Senior Director of Industrial Design, SharkNinja
Offers employee stock purchase options
3+ days a week in office
Home devices and appliances
Job no longer available
Home devices and appliances
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
Offers employee stock purchase options
3+ days a week in office
1001+ employees
Company mission
SharkNinja's mission is to positively impact people's lives every day in every home around the world.
Role
Who you are
- This individual will have a strong understanding of customer needs, engineering needs and an ability to lead and execute on all our innovative products to meet that demand
- You have a university degree in Industrial Design or equivalent, with an MBA preferably
- You have 10+ years of experience in Industrial Design, Interior Design, R&D and related activities
- You have a track record of design innovation successes
- You have a good understanding of the consumer product industry, key players, markets, and customers
- You understand how to build and evolve design language systems
- You are creative, collaborative and driven to innovate
- You are a solid communicator to engage people and generate buy-in
- You have experience leading a team
What the job involves
- This role responsible for creating the product experience for all our products touching Ninja and Shark brands
- You will be part of a team that pushes the boundaries of design paradigms and is able to quickly switch back and forth from operating at a high level as well as on the ground level tactically
- This Design Labs team will act like a consultancy serving SharkNinja and working closely with the team and have deep understanding of the culture and business engine
- You will decide on all industrial design for our products, from styling and aesthetics to functionality and experience. These design decisions impact our principal end-customer experiences and their overall appreciation for our products
- You will be highly skilled in communicating design visions and concepts through sketch, CAD and renderings working closely with engineering
- You have proficiency in SolidWorks, KeyShot, Photoshop and Illustrator
- You will develop deep comprehension of the consumer needs and trends in the home appliance space
- You will conduct research into emerging design and technology trends
- You will present our design ideas, concepts and products to customers and gather feedback from our end-customers and leadership team
- You will create a detailed and inspiring vision on how to identify and meet customers’ needs for business aircraft
- You will lead, plan, organize and execute projects with a team of highly skilled and diverse designers
- You will collaborate with engineering and manufacturing teams to rapidly experiment and iterate on design concepts to bring them to reality
Our take
Consumer demand for new and better home appliances continues to grow. SharkNinja serves this demand by designing and manufacturing innovative home goods and devices. Specifically, it has a growing line of solutions that consist of Shark cleaning and home care products and Ninja kitchen appliances.
SharkNinja has been in operation since 1994, which is testament to the quality and popularity of its products. Since its initial launch in Canada, the company has expanded into the US and the UK. In 2017 SharkNinja was bought by CDH Private Equity for over $1.5 Billion, further proof of its impressive market value. Perhaps more evidence is that it brings in annual revenues of around $4B.
SharkNinja’s main challenge is facing down big-name competitors such as home appliance giant Dyson. In fact, through innovative design, it seized the market-leading spot in traditional vacuums from Dyson and is only second to iRobot in sales of robotic models. A 2023 IPO saw an extra $296 million in funding added to SharkNinja's pot and was followed by product launches in new sectors such as air conditioning and food cooling, indicating that the company is still full of new product ideas.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
10% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company benefits
- Employer paid group benefits including medical, dental, life insurance and more
- Competitive RRSP matching program
- 16 vacation days to start
- Paid sick days
- Paid volunteer and cultural days
- Employee & Family Assistance program
- An opportunity to accelerate your career with world class brands
- Continuous development and mentoring
- Opportunity to join various employee-based affinity groups
- Diverse, inclusive, and community-minded organization
- Wellness program offering free virtual fitness classes and a fitness reimbursement
- Employee product discounts
Company HQ
Needham Heights, Needham, MA
Leadership
Mark Rosenzweig
(Founder)Founded SharkNinja in 1994. Has won three Red Dot Awards for product Design.
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