Director, Industrial Design

Company Description

Fortune Brands Innovations, Inc. is an industry-leading home, security and digital products company. We’re focused on exciting opportunities within the home, security and commercial building markets. Our driving purpose is to elevate every life by transforming spaces into havens. We believe our work and our brands can have incredibly positive impacts for not just our business and shareholders, but for people and the planet, too.

At Fortune Brands, we’re building something big. We’re advancing exciting innovations in all of our products and processes. We’re delivering trust, dependability, sustainability, and style. To make it all happen, we’ve transformed our workplace into an environment where smart, ambitious people have the support to reach their fullest potential.

When you join Fortune Brands, you become part of a high-performing team empowered to think big, learn fast and make bold decisions. We support an inclusive culture where everyone is encouraged be their authentic selves, and where our differences and unique perspectives are a key strength.

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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.

• 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.

• 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
  -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.

• Establish and evolve best-in-class…