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Fortune Brands Innovations · 1 day ago

Director, Industrial Design

Deerfield, IL

Full-time

Hybrid

Director/Executive

$140K/yr - $200K/yr

15+ years exp

Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc. is an industry-leading home, security, and digital products company focused on transforming spaces into havens. As the Director of Industrial Design for the Moen brand, you will manage a world-class industrial design team, guide design strategies, and ensure alignment with business goals while fostering a culture of creativity and collaboration.

Consumer GoodsSecurity

Responsibilities

Build, inspire, and manage a worldclass industrial design team

Foster a culture where designers feel fulfilled, motivated, and empowered to grow

Set clear goals, secure needed resources, and enable the team to succeed

Celebrate successes and foster continuous learning and feedback

Lead and inspire the creative industrial design vision for Moen brand, focusing on trend and style strategies across North America and Asia

Guide and manage design strategy and execution across kitchen, bath and showering environments including accessories

Deliver outstanding product and experience design that advances brand relevance and business growth, and reflect both aspirational and accessible solutions

Co-create the Annual Global Trend Forecasting strategy translating macro global trends into actionable insights and relatable style segments

Partner with cross functional creative teams to enrich the design eco-system around new launches

Oversee design execution across strategic product roadmaps, innovation pipelines, and ID-led initiatives

Direct design across the full spectrum of styles, from traditional to modern, with deep knowledge of art and design history, decorative arts, and global style trends

Strengthen global collaboration, traveling 20–40% of the time to our Cleveland R&D facility, Shanghai Design Studio, customer collaborations, industry trade shows and global design fairs

Ensure alignment with VP/GM-level stakeholders and support business unit goals

Work It Together with the Innovation Team to align on emerging initiatives and concept development

Directly lead key initiatives, managing internal and external resources to fulfill a robust design roadmap

Establish and evolve best-in-class design processes, methods, and tools

Advance adoption of design methodologies including Trend Forecasting, User-Centered Design, and Design Thinking

Translate Annual Design Trend Strategy macro level insights to design application

Embrace and implement new technologies including AI-augmented design tools and emerging platforms

Lead by example in technical tools including CAD (SolidWorks), Adobe Creative Cloud, Keyshot, VizCom and VR environments

Encourage skillsets that blend technical craft with empathy, creativity, and strategic collaboration

Qualification

Industrial DesignDesign ThinkingTrend ForecastingUser-Centered DesignSolidWorksAdobe Creative CloudUX PrinciplesSustainability AdvocacyTeam LeadershipCommunication SkillsCollaboration

Required

Bachelor's degree in Industrial Design or a related field

15+ years of experience in industrial design, with a strong portfolio of consumer or interior goods

10+ years leading and mentoring design teams, with a focus on growing talent and team capability

Solid knowledge of global design trends in architecture and interior design with proven ability to translate and communicate actionable recommendations

Ability to take complex design strategies and synthesize them into straightforward understandable approaches

Confident speaking to and presenting trend strategies to internal cross functional teams and external media

Experience taking physical products from concept to launch, including connected or digitally enabled products

UX principles and experience working with UX and digital teams

Experience with various metal casting manufacturing methods is a plus

Demonstrated advocacy for sustainability and implementation of circular design strategies

Proficient in design tools like SolidWorks, Keyshot, Adobe Creative Cloud, and familiar with VR/AR or AI-enhanced design tools