Senior/Lead/Principal CMF Designer

About the Role:
The Senior/Lead/Principal CMF Designer in SharkNinja will define the creative direction and emotional impact of Shark and Ninja products through world-class Color, Material, and Finish design. As a senior individual contributor, you will drive trend-inspired CMF strategies, palette creation, and material storytelling, ensuring every product delivers brand differentiation and consumer delight.
You will balance strategic vision with hands-on creative execution, collaborating with global design, marketing, and engineering teams while serving as a guardian of CMF design quality. Beyond programs, you will also act as a driver of global CMF R&D capability, shaping the future with new materials, finishes, and surface treatments that expand SharkNinja's design language and innovation pipeline.
Here are some of the EXCITING things you'll get to do:
CMF Concept & Strategy
• Define color, material, and finish strategies that strengthen Shark and Ninja's global brand identity.
• Translate consumer insights and trend research into compelling CMF directions across categories.
• Develop storytelling assets (palettes, renderings, prototypes) that inspire cross-functional teams and influence senior leadership.
Innovation & R&D
• Explore new materials, coatings, and treatments to drive future CMF innovation.
• Partner with the Global Industrial Design and CMF teams to evaluate and integrate emerging technologies and processes into design strategies.
• Contribute to long-term CMF roadmaps that align design innovation with brand and business goals.
Execution & Quality Alignment
• Partner with Engineering, CMF development and suppliers to ensure creative vision translates into manufacturable solutions.
• Provide design leadership in sample reviews and critical checkpoints, protecting the creative intent.
• Elevate aesthetic fidelity and premium finish quality across all programs.
Collaboration & Leadership
• Collaborate with Global Industrial Design, Marketing, and Engineering teams to integrate CMF seamlessly into product design.
• Mentor Shenzhen-based CMF designers, raising creative and storytelling standards.
• Represent CMF Design in cross-functional reviews, executive presentations, and global workshops, championing the voice of design.