Senior Director, Industrial Design

Sharkninja; Needham (MA); On-site; USD 165,000 - 245,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

401(k) retirement plan with matching

Paid time off

Product discounts

Stock purchase program

Job summary

SharkNinja is seeking a senior Industrial Design leader to own the vision for a multi-billion-dollar product portfolio across Shark and Ninja brands. You will lead a globally distributed team of design managers and set strategic direction that combines aesthetics, manufacturability, and business impact.

You will collaborate with executives in Product, Engineering, Marketing, and Brand, shaping what gets built and connecting design decisions to commercial outcomes while driving AI-enabled design

Qualifications

• Extensive leadership of large industrial design teams and managers.
• Proven track record shipping brand-defining consumer products at scale.
• Experience aligning design with business metrics and roadmaps.
• Fluency with manufacturing, materials, DFM, and CMF; cost trade-offs.
• Strong exec-level communication and cross-functional influence.
• Experience with AI-enabled design workflows and modern CAD tools.

Responsibilities

• Set multi-year industrial design strategy and maintain design language across Shark/Ninja portfolios.
• Lead globally distributed design teams; manage org structure, budget, and partnerships.
• Shape product decisions by connecting design to commercial outcomes and timelines.
• Represent design externally at industry events, collaborations, and awards.
• Drive AI-enabled design adoption and scalable workflows across teams.

Skills

Industrial design leadership

Design strategy

Cross-functional collaboration

Executive communication

Brand-defining products

Cost-conscious design

AI-enabled design workflows

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Industrial Design or related

Tools

SolidWorks

Rhino

Job description

SharkNinjais a global product design and technology company, with a diversified portfolio of 5-star rated lifestyle solutions that positivelyimpactpeople’s lives in homes around the world. Powered by two trusted, global brands, Shark and Ninja, the company has a proventrack recordof bringing disruptive innovation to market and developing one consumer product after another has allowedSharkNinjato enter multiple product categories, driving significant growth and market share gains. Headquartered in Needham, Massachusetts with more than4,100associates, the company’s products are sold at key retailers, online and offline, and through distributors around the world.

At SharkNinja, we're building an AI-native culture. We're not waiting for the future; we're creating it. Our people are expected to experiment boldly, adopt new tools, and continuously raise what's possible to create meaningful impact for our consumers. If you believe the best way to do your job hasn't been invented yet, you'll fit right in.

Shark and Ninja products are in tens of millions of homes. You would own how they look, feel, and get recognized.

This is the top industrial design seat at SharkNinja. You set the design vision for a multi-billion-dollar portfolio, lead a global team of design leaders, and sit in the room where category and investment decisions are made — not downstream of them.

What you'll own

The vision. Multi-year ID strategy across the full Shark and Ninja portfolio, and the design language, standards, CMF, and ergonomics that make our products unmistakable in every market.

The organization. A globally distributed, multi-layer ID team of managers and principal designers. Org design, hiring, leveling, succession, budget, headcount, and external agency partnerships are yours.

The bar. The critique culture and craft standards that hold at scale - including when timeline and cost push against them. You make the final call when design intent and technical or commercial constraints collide.

The seat at the table. You operate as a peer to executives in Product, Engineering, Marketing, and Brand, shaping what gets built rather than only how it looks — and you connect design decisions to commercial outcomes you report on directly.

The next toolset. Enterprise strategy for AI, generative design, and emerging technology in the design workflow: what we adopt, how we use it, how it scales.

The public face. Representing SharkNinja design externally — with partners, at industry forums, in award programs — and making this a place the best designers want to work.

What you bring

• 15+ years in industrial design, including 8+ leading teams and demonstrated experience managing managers
• Ownership of design strategy for a large, complex consumer portfolio, shipped at scale from concept through mass production
• A body of work that shows brand-defining products, measurable consumer and commercial impact, and the teams and design cultures you built
• Credibility with C-suite peers: framing design as a business lever, defending positions with evidence, converting vision into funded roadmaps
• Experience building and scaling design organizations — org design, leveling frameworks, global structures, agency management
• Deep fluency in manufacturing, materials, DFM, and CMF, with the judgment to trade design intent against cost, feasibility, and speed to market
• Command of the modern toolchain: SolidWorks, Rhino, or equivalent 3D CAD; strong sketching and visual storytelling; an informed point of view on where AI-powered design and rendering tools belong in professional work
• Bachelor's or Master's in Industrial Design, Product Design, Mechanical Engineering, or a related discipline

Salary and Other Compensation: The annual salary range for this position is displayed below. Factors which may affect starting pay within this range may include geography/market, skills, education, experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate.

The Company offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts (HSA) with company contribution, 401(k) retirement plan with matching, employee stock purchase program, life insurance, AD&D, short-term disability insurance, long-term disability insurance, generous paid time off, company holidays, parental leave, identity theft protection, pet insurance, pre-paid legal insurance, back-up child and eldercare days, product discounts, referral bonus program, and more.

Pay Range

$165,000 - $245,000 USD

Our Culture

At SharkNinja, we don't just raise the bar - we push past it every single day. Our Outrageously Extraordinary mindset drives us to tackle the impossible, push boundaries, and deliver results that others only dream of. If you thrive on breaking out of your swim lane, you'll be right at home.

What We Offer

We offer competitive health insurance, retirement plans, paid time off, employee stock purchase options, wellness programs, SharkNinja product discounts, and more. We empower your personal and professional growth with high impact Learning Programs featuring bold voices redefining what's possible. When you join, you're not just part of a company - you're part of an outrageously extraordinary community. To gether, we won't just launch products— we'll disrupt entire markets.

At SharkNinja, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion are vital to our global success. Valuing each unique voice and blending all of our diverse skills strengthens SharkNinja’s innovation every day. We support ALL associates in bringing their authentic selves to work, making an impact, and having the opportunity for career acceleration. With help from our leadership, associates, and our community, we aim to have equity be a key component of the SharkNinja DNA.

We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability, or any other class protected by legislation, and local law. SharkNinja will consider reasonable accommodations consistent with legislation, and local law. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, please contact SharkNinja People & Culture [e-mail]

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