Lead Design Manager, Resilient

Lead Design Manager – Resilient

Position Level: Mid‑Senior Level / Management

• Serve as subject matter expert on all MRF products to internal and external stakeholders, including the sales team, nora, Global Product Design (GPD), and marketing department.
• Train and educate other designers to improve the quality of their craft and develop foundational knowledge of resilient‑based products.
• Partner with the nora team to ensure successful product execution by leveraging resilient technical and industry knowledge, critical trend information, and relevant color insights.
• Advocate alternative approaches, technologies, or partnerships critical to expanding Interface's resilient business and in‑house design capabilities.
• Stay updated on current design trends, tools, and technologies to ensure best practices in product design.
• Plan and execute design workshops to gather initial concept data and critical color feedback.
• Create innovative new designs, constructions, and aesthetics through the use of tools specific to product construction for global manufacturing and marketing.
• Create presentations that include concepts, color ranges, digital simulations, and strategy outlines.
• Collaborate with the Global Product Design Team to develop concepts, products, presentations, and other marketing or merchandising materials.
• Deliver inspirational presentations to Marketing, Sales Teams, and Customers upon request.
• Create production‑ready, technically accurate files for Interface and its associate manufacturers worldwide.
• Maintain a cohesive and orderly archiving system, digital or printed, for referencing patterns, relevant constructions, production files, and room scenes.
• Champion Interface core values:
  Design a Better Way, Be Genuine and Generous, Inspire Others, Connect the Whole, Embrace Tomorrow Today.
• Collaborate generously and enthusiastically with the Global Product Design team and other stakeholders to build a better product and work environment, communicating effectively.
• Serve as the centralized contact between design operations and product managers to maintain project alignment, foster clear communication, and meet key milestones.
• Develop and maintain design systems and best practices to ensure consistency and design excellence across all LVT products.
• Facilitate purchasing of specified designs or external artwork.
• Develop and execute product strategies and roadmaps to support rapid growth across the marketplace.
• Craft a product vision for current platforms, products, and future innovations.
• Utilize industry knowledge, contacts, and expertise to drive the implementation of key business strategies to meet customer needs while increasing speed‑to‑market.
• Build and maintain strong supplier relationships with global art houses.

• Minimum 10 years of professional experience in textile or surface design.
• Minimum 3 years of people leadership.
• Proficiency with design systems and a strong understanding of resilient manufacturing processes.
• Advanced skills in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign) and point‑carre or similar software.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite.
• Demonstrated ability to create production‑ready designs and color ranges for rotogravure printing, digital printing, and embossing.
• Advanced understanding of manufacturing processes for printing, embossing, and other design disciplines.
• Knowledge of commercial product performance needs and standards.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to present ideas clearly to diverse audiences.
• Proven ability to work collaboratively and independently in a fast‑paced, high‑volume environment.
• Exceptional attention to detail and strong organizational skills.
• Ability to build and maintain strategic internal relationships.

• Fluent in English with excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Comfortable collaborating with colleagues and partners for whom English is a second language.

• Bachelor's degree in Design or a related discipline.

• Design studios, open‑office environment, and manufacturing facilities in LaGrange and Atlanta, GA, including some non‑climate controlled facilities.
• Extended periods of sitting (up to 8 hours).
• Frequent deadlines requiring focus and time management.
• Occasional lifting of up to 20 lbs.
• Regional and global travel up to 10%.

Equal Opportunity Employer. We are a VEVRAA Federal Contractor.