Product Design Director

Developing and implementing a comprehensive product design strategy aligned with the company's overall business goals and objectives. This involves understanding market trends, customer needs, and competitive landscape to define a compelling product design vision.

Leading the end-to-end product design process, including conceptualization, prototyping, testing, and final product development. This involves coordinating with cross-functional teams such as engineering, manufacturing, and marketing to ensure seamless execution of the design process.

Managing and leading a team of product designers and design professionals. This includes hiring and developing talented designers, assigning design projects, providing mentorship and guidance, and fostering a collaborative and innovative design culture.

Conducting research to understand user needs, preferences, and behavior in the architectural space. This includes gathering user feedback, conducting user interviews, and observing user interactions to inform the design process and create user-centered architectural products.

Ensuring that architectural products exhibit both aesthetic appeal and functional excellence. This involves overseeing the development of design concepts, exploring materials, finishes, and textures, and integrating ergonomic and usability considerations into the product design.

Overseeing the creation of prototypes and conducting rigorous testing to validate product design concepts. This includes collaborating with engineering and manufacturing teams to ensure feasibility and manufacturability of the design while maintaining design intent.

Establishing quality control processes and ensuring adherence to design standards and industry regulations. This includes conducting design reviews, performing quality checks, and resolving design-related issues or challenges that arise during the product development lifecycle.

Collaborating with internal and external stakeholders, such as architects, contractors, suppliers, and clients, to gather feedback, understand requirements, and align product design with market needs. This involves effective communication, managing relationships, and incorporating stakeholder input into the design process.