Sr. Industrial Designer

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Newell Brands is a leading consumer products company with a portfolio of iconic brands like Graco®, Coleman®, Oster®, Rubbermaid®, Sharpie® and Yankee Candle® - and 24,000 talented teammates around the world. Our culture is built on values in action:
Integrity, Teamwork, Passion for Winning, Ownership, and Leadership. We work together to win, grow, and make a real impact—supported by a high-performing, inclusive, and collaborative environment where you can be your best, every day.

Job Overview

We are seeking a talented industrial designer who can create world-class product innovation. As a Senior Industrial Designer
, you will bring consumer insight and stellar execution to design initiatives that harness cutting-edge technologies, integrating generative AI and emerging design tools into your workflow, pushing boundaries while ensuring each concept delivers real-world value.

You will advocate for the design process across consumer products, from home goods and baby gear to outdoor equipment and kitchen appliances. As a key contributor, you will collaborate with graphic designers, usability experts, CMF specialists, and engineers to drive concepts from initial idea through to production-ready reality.

• Lead the design of complex, high-visibility projects from concept through commercialization, ensuring alignment with consumer insights, brand strategy, and business goals.
• Develop and communicate compelling product visions through sketching, rendering, prototyping, and storytelling.
• Drive design exploration and innovation, proactively identifying new opportunities in form, function, and user experience.
• Collaborate deeply with Marketing, Engineering, R&D, and Manufacturing to balance design intent with feasibility, cost, and timelines.
• Translate research and trend analysis into actionable design strategies and differentiated product experiences.
• Establish and uphold design standards for aesthetics, usability, and craftsmanship within assigned projects.
• Create and present persuasive design narratives to influence leadership and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Provide guidance to Associate and Staff designers, helping them grow their skills and elevate their work.
• Contribute to cross-category design reviews, offering constructive feedback and design critique.
• Act as a subject matter expert in design tools, prototyping, and advanced visualization techniques.
• Champion consumer empathy and design-driven thinking across teams, advocating for the role of design as a competitive advantage.

• Bachelor s degree in Industrial Design
• 5 years+ of relevant experience in corporate or consulting Industrial Design
• Very good communication and presentation skills
• Demonstrated ability to work in team environments
• Exhibits advanced Aesthetic Sensibilities mastery in product form, detailing, and CMF with sophisticated understanding of aesthetic paradigms aligned to brand identity and market positioning.
• Leads with Consumer Empathy through designs informed by articulated and unarticulated insights embedded in workflows and real-world use cases.
• Utilizes Design Context through compelling storytelling that fosters emotional and logical connection. Advanced LLM use with compelling prompts. Proficient with ChatGPT, MS CoPilot or equivalents
• Advanced Design Feasibility knowledge, ensuring production-ready designs through close engineering/manufacturing collaboration while meeting requirements without sacrificing core ideas.
• Demonstrates 2D design skills with strong sketching and Gen AI exploration while maintaining design intent. Advanced composition skills. Proficient with Adobe Creative Suite, Midjourney, Vizcom or equivalents
• Highly developed 3D design…