Director, Industrial Design

Fortune Brands • Deerfield, IL

9h • $140,000 - $220,000

About The Position

As the Director of Industrial Design, Moen brand you will manage, guide, and scale a world-class industrial design team that shapes thoughtful, meaningful product experiences across the brand. This role focuses on inspiring a creative team, supporting effective execution, and evolving design practices in ways that align with both user needs and business goals. We’re looking for someone who brings expertise in industrial design, a strong understanding of trend- forward design, and the ability to create bridges between physical and experience design. This person will support cross-functional collaboration, uplift team members, and contribute to the company’s long-term innovation strategy through vision, empathy, adaptability, and clear communication. We value individuals who can Think Fast by integrating design thinking with business strategy and leveraging technology to enhance creativity and accelerate impact; Work It Together by building trust-based relationships across cross-functional teams to ensure alignment on roadmaps and innovation pipelines; and Make the Hard Call by confidently navigating ambiguity, prioritizing work with clarity, and balancing forward looking design with execution realities.

Requirements

• 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.

Nice To Haves

• Experience designing for interior, architecture, home and the relationship with connected products.
• Knowledge of design systems, visual brand language, and working across multiple brands.

Responsibilities

• Team Development
• 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.
• Design & Project Leadership
• 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.
• Process & Capability Development
• 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.

Benefits

• At Fortune Brands, we support the overall health and wellness of our associates by offering comprehensive, competitive benefits that prioritize all aspects of wellbeing and provide flexibility for our teammates’ unique needs. This includes robust health plans, a market-leading 401(k) program with a company contribution, product discounts, flexible time off benefits, adoption benefits, and more. We offer numerous ERGs (Employee Resource Groups) to foster a sense of belonging for all associates.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees