About This Role
Leading client accounts and internal teams to create future products and experiences for consumer brands is the core of this senior-level industrial design role. It suits an experienced designer who can manage client relationships, lead design and innovation teams, and create proposals for new business.
Responsibilities
- Lead projects and advise clients in bringing new products and experiences to life
- Build strong client relationships for key accounts to deliver great work and identify new business opportunities
- Write proposals and pitch to clients alongside the team
- Lead teams to design and develop consumer electronics and similar devices for mass production
- Build compelling design narratives that convey the brand and audience you are designing for
- Provide creative direction and guidance to research, design and delivery teams
- Think and act strategically and guide clients with compelling solutions
- Possess a strong aesthetic sensibility and a great eye for detail
- Design holistic user experiences
- Have a sustainability mindset when developing new concept ideas
- Continually hone your creative, technical and communication skills
- Collaborate with an open mind with colleagues and clients
- Lead with creativity and act with urgency
- Drive to design at the highest level for clients and their customers
Requirements
- Excellent portfolio of industrial design experience showcasing your skills, thinking, and methodology
- Bachelor’s degree in industrial design
- Minimum 3 years professional experience
- Fluent and confident with hand sketching and craft modelling
- Exceptional aesthetic sensibility
- Empathetic to user needs, motivations, and behaviours
- Thorough understanding of three-dimensional design and skilled with Rhino/Solid Works and Keyshot (or similar)
- Proficiency across multiple design tools you will use in projects (e.g. Miro, Figma, Adobe Creative suite, Teams etc.)
- Experienced at tuning in to brand values and crafting compelling stories
- Excellent communication and presentation skills with a strong ability to articulate and convince others of your ideas and strategies
- Solid understanding of industry trends and advancements in design and creativity
- Good understanding of engineering and manufacturing requirements
- Knowledgeable and passionate about emerging technologies (AI, Machine learning, Generative AI, XR, etc.) and its impact on design solutions
Nice to have:
- Experience in consultancy
- Experience working with consumer and healthcare brands
Benefits
- Health and lifestyle perks accompanying private healthcare for you and your family
- 25 days annual leave (plus a bonus half day on Christmas Eve) with the opportunity to buy 5 additional days
- Generous company pension scheme
- Opportunity to get involved with community and charity-based initiatives
- Annual performance-based bonus
- PA share ownership
- Tax efficient benefits (cycle to work, give as you earn)
About the Company
PA has full R&D facilities and a highly experienced team, with a 1,500 sq m. combined studio, workshops and labs. Its Irish studio is located in Co. Wicklow, five minutes from Bray’s seafront and 30 minutes from Dublin City Centre.
