Product Design Manager

At Joseph Joseph, we are driven by a simple yet powerful belief — that intelligent design has the ability to transform everyday living. We create distinctive, thoughtfully engineered products that not only solve real-world problems but also bring joy, beauty, and functionality to daily life.

Headquartered in London, we have grown into one of the world’s most admired houseware brands, with a presence in over 100 countries and partnerships with leading department stores, independent retailers, and a rapidly expanding e-commerce business.

What you will be doing:

Project delivery

• Accountable for multiple, fast-paced complex projects launching into a global marketplace.
• Resolve design details and drive development forward, ensuring on-time launches against tight critical paths.
• Liaise directly with packaging designers and manufacturing suppliers to manage prototypes, samples and quality checks.

Concept and category development

• Identify relevant opportunities to consistently drive category innovation and growth.
• Develop clear and concise briefs for the Industrial Design and Engineering resource supporting your projects.
• Convey updates on product development, along with new plans and ideas, confidently and engagingly to ensure progress is clear and decisions are made easily.

Cross-functional collaboration

• Collaborate with in-house designers, engineers and commercial teams to align on requirements, budgets and margin targets.
• Assess technical development issues, define scope for resolution, communicate options and drive issues to closure.

Commercial stewardship

• Ensure projects are kept within agreed budgets and product costs align with margin targets.
• Ensure adherence to timelines and proactively address challenges to support project continuity and enable successful commercial launches.

Team & culture

• Mentor junior colleagues, fostering a collaborative and high-performance culture.
• Support recruitment and handover processes as the team evolves.

What we need from you:

• An undergraduate (or master’s) degree in Industrial Design, Product Design, Mechanical Engineering or a related discipline.
• Solid product development experience, with a track record of delivering complex consumer goods from concept to manufacture.
• An ability to effectively manage time whilst working to tight critical paths on multiple projects.
• Clear communication skills, with the confidence to present ideas to senior stakeholders.
• A good understanding of manufacturing techniques and processes, ideally with factory experience in the Far East.
• An enthusiastic, hands-on approach, comfortable getting involved with all aspects of the process.
• Proficiency in design applications such as Adobe CS and SolidWorks.
• A creative, entrepreneurial mindset with the ability to challenge conventional thinking while keeping ideas commercial.
• An adaptable and dependable character, capable of engaging effectively across teams.

What you will get from us:

• Competitive salary and holiday allowance
• Company performance related bonus
• A pension contribution
• An exclusive staff discount
• Flexible working pattern with 3 days in the office and 2 from home
• External private employee wellbeing support
• Access to Perkbox
• Season-ticket travel loan
• Cycle to work scheme
• Holiday trading (buy/sell) and extra holiday days for long service

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