<p>Senior Industrial Designer, Wellness</p> <p>Work Mode: Onsite</p> <p>Location:?Onsite 4 days onsite - Kohler, WI</p> <p>Opportunity</p> <p>Within the Industrial Design Team, you'll work at the leading edge of innovation-exploring temperature variation, the soothing power of water, and multisensory experiences that calm, invigorate, and inspire. Your mission is clear: redefine wellness through design-bringing meaningful products, experiences, and interfaces to life that connect emotionally with consumers and push the category forward.</p> <p>As a Senior Industrial Designer, you will play a critical leadership role within the New Product Development (NPD) community for Wellness. You'll lead complex design initiatives from early concept through implementation, shaping not just what we make-but how we think about wellness as a brand.</p> <p>You'll balance creative vision with strategic thinking, collaborating across engineering, marketing, manufacturing, and beyond to deliver inspired, feasible, and market-ready solutions.</p> <p>Key Responsibilities</p> <ul> <li>Lead and own large-scale and/or complex design projects from concept generation through implementation. </li><li>Champion design excellence by guiding problem-solving exercises, ideation sessions, and critiques with Industrial Design partners and cross-functional teams. </li><li>Translate ideas into reality through sketching, CAD, and high-fidelity mockups, ensuring exceptional attention to detail at every stage. </li><li>Develop and present compelling product strategies and design narratives that deliver competitive and financial advantage. </li><li>Build deep insight into socioeconomic trends, technology, interiors, and the wellness industry, applying learnings to product strategy and innovation. </li><li>Define the target consumer for each product category and channel, ensuring design decisions resonate with the intended audience. </li><li>Serve as a subject-matter expert in the Wellness category, executing design research, concept development, physical modeling, and storytelling. </li><li>Partner closely with Engineering, Marketing, Purchasing, and Manufacturing to align design intent with business realities and operational excellence. </li><li>Continuously explore and evolve model-making and presentation techniques to support speed, cost, and impact. </li><li>Maintain awareness of consumer expectations, competitor offerings, and global design trends across U.S. and international markets. </li></ul> <p>Skills/Requirements</p> <ul> <li>Bachelor's or Master's degree in Industrial Design (or related field) from an accredited institution. </li><li>5+ years of experience with a Bachelor's degree or 3+ years with a Master's degree in industrial design, interior design, architecture, furniture, lighting, consumer research, or a related discipline. </li><li>Passion for wellness and human-centered design; experience in wellness-focused products or environments is a strong plus. </li><li>A bias for action, comfort with ambiguity, and openness to pivot as market dynamics evolve. </li><li>Startup or zero-to-one product experience preferred. </li><li>A collaborative mindset and willingness to jump in wherever needed to move the business forward. </li></ul> <p>#LI-SC2</p> <p>#LI-Onsite</p> <p>Applicants must be authorized to work in the US without requiring sponsorship now or in the future.</p> <p>We believe in supporting you from the moment you join us, which is why Kohler offers day 1 benefits. This means you'll have access to your applicable benefit programs from your first day on the job, with no waiting period. The salary range for this position is $94,350 - $145,350. The specific salary offered to a candidate may be influenced by a variety of factors including the candidate's experience, their education, and the work location. In addition, this position is eligible for a performance bonus/variable incentive compensation.</p> <p>Why Choose Kohler?</p> <p>We empower each associate to #BecomeMoreAtKohler with a competitive total rewards package to support your health and wellbeing, access to career growth and development opportunities, a diverse and inclusive workplace, and a strong culture of innovation. With more than 30,000 bold leaders across the globe, we're driving meaningful change in our mission to help people live gracious, healthy, and sustainable lives.</p> <p>About Us</p> <p>It is Kohler's policy to recruit, hire, and promote qualified applicants without regard to race, creed, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, national origin, disability or status as a protected veteran. If, as an individual with a disability, you need reasonable accommodation during the recruitment process, please contact kohlerjobs@kohler.com. Kohler Co. is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.</p>