Director of Industrial Design & Integrated Experiences

VIRA Insight, LLC; Eagan (MN); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

VIRA Insight, LLC seeks a Senior Manager, Industrial Design & Integrated Experiences to lead the design function for products, fixtures, and environmental experiences. You will guide teams from concept through implementation, ensuring manufacturability, cost-conscious choices, and alignment with brand standards.

You will collaborate closely with Engineering, Project Management, Sales, and customers to translate objectives into actionable concepts, manage resources, and drive design excellence

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Industrial Design, Product Design, Environmental Design, Experience Design, or a related discipline; equivalent relevant experience may be considered.
• Seven or more years of progressive experience in industrial design, custom product development, retail environments, branded experiences, or a related field.
• Three or more years of experience leading people, design teams, or complex cross-functional design programs.
• Portfolio demonstrating strong design thinking, design judgment, problem solving, technical awareness, and successful implementation of physical experiences.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Industrial Design function across product, program, and integrated experience initiatives.
• Set priorities and resources balancing customer needs, project complexity, timelines, and budgets.
• Build workload visibility with dashboards and reporting.
• Establish design processes, standards, tools, and review practices for consistency and speed.
• Translate customer objectives and brand standards into clear design strategies.
• Ensure design solutions cover product interaction, environment, accessibility, and installation.

Skills

Industrial design principles

Human factors

Prototyping

Design for manufacture and assembly

Materials & manufacturing processes

People leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Industrial Design or related field

Tools

3D design

Rendering workflows

Job description

VIRA Insight, LLC seeks a Senior Manager, Industrial Design & Integrated Experiences to lead the design function for products, fixtures, and environmental experiences. You will guide teams from concept through implementation, ensuring manufacturability, cost-conscious choices, and alignment with brand standards.

You will collaborate closely with Engineering, Project Management, Sales, and customers to translate objectives into actionable concepts, manage resources, and drive design excellence