Fortune Brands Innovations · 22 hours ago
Industrial Design Manager, Trends & CMF (Color, Finish & Materials)
Deerfield, IL
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$105K/yr - $165K/yr
10+ years expFortune Brands Innovations, Inc. is an industry-leading home, security and digital products company. As the Industrial Design Manager, Trends & CMF, you will inspire a world-class industrial design team and lead the trend strategy while enhancing the emotional connection between products and user experiences.
Consumer GoodsSecurity
Responsibilities
Inspire and inform worldclass industrial design team
Foster a culture infused with creativity
Lead the Trend Strategy and Color, Finish, Materials application to our portfolio of brands
Spot emergent design trends and work cross functionally to size cultural themes
Contextualize macro trends and scale relevant to FBIN products. Define inspiration and any relevant guardrails
Inspire design strategy balancing short term initiavies with future forward strategies and execution across kitchen, bath showering environments and accessories
Deliver elevated product and experience design that advances brand relevance and business growth
Spot blindspots in Trend strategies and define solutions to address
Develop design documentation to support new products
Defines, documents and developes technically feasible, elevated CMF across ID projects
Manages CMF database and CMF finish library
Work It Together with the Industrial Design Team to align on emerging initiatives and concept development
Directly lead key initiatives, managing internal and external resources to deliver compelling solutions
Establish and evolve best-in-class trend forecasting processes, methods, and tools
Advance adoption of Trend and Color Finish, Materials methodologies 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 Adobe Creative Cloud, Keyshot, VizCom and VR environments
Encourage skillsets that blend technical craft with empathy, creativity, and strategic collaboration
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in CMF, Industrial Design or a related field
10+ years of experience in industrial design, with a strong portfolio of consumer or interior goods
Solid knowledge of global design trends in architecture and interior design with proven ability to translate and communicate actionable recommendations
Ability to take macros trends and translate to product solutions that enhance the overall emotional connection with the user
Confident speaking to and presenting trend strategies to internal cross functional teams and external media
Experience taking physical products from concept to launch preferably including connected or digitally enabled products
Proficient in design tools like Keyshot, Adobe Creative Cloud, and familiar with VR/AR or AI-enhanced design tools
Preferred
5+ years leading and mentoring design teams
Experience working for fashion, interior, architecture, home or connected products
Experience in plastics, metal manufacturing and finishing
Knowledge of design systems, visual brand language, and working across multiple brands
Benefits
Comprehensive, competitive benefits that prioritize all aspects of wellbeing and provide flexibility for our teammates’ unique needs
Robust health plans
A market-leading 401(k) program with a company contribution
Product discounts
Flexible time off benefits
Adoption benefits
Numerous ERGs (Employee Resource Groups) to foster a sense of belonging for all associates
Company
Fortune Brands Innovations
Fortune Brands Innovations is an industry-leading home, security and digital products company.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$900M2022-03-28Post Ipo Debt· $900M
2011-10-04IPO
Leadership Team
Todd R. Teter
Senior Vice President and General Manager Global Plumbing Group House of Rohl
Recent News
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