Design Director Experience – Shaving & Grooming

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Define the Next Era of an Icon

In 1939 Philips revolutionized personal care by inventing the rotary shaver. Decades later we created the at-home IPL market and disrupted the industry again with OneBlade. Innovation is not just our history; it is our baseline.

Today Philips Grooming & Beauty is entering its most ambitious era yet. We are shifting from selling standalone devices to architecting holistic data-driven and sustainable personal care ecosystems. As the Experience Design Director for Shaving Solutions you will hold the keys to designing a signature experience forour most iconic global portfolio.

Based in Shenzhenthe hyper-accelerated tech capital of the worldyou will lead a high-performing cross-competence design studioteam. (Additional location: Amsterdam).You will bridge premium Westernconceptualize develop and deliver user-experience design withleveragingthe worlds most advanced manufacturing and digital ecosystem transforming how millions of people around the globe define their authentic selves.

Strategic Vision Holistic Execution

This is a high-visibility executive role requiring a T-shaped design leader. You will not just manage a team; you will act as a strategic partner to the business championing the voice of the consumer and challenging the status quo to drive meaningful innovation.

Vision & Strategy

• Translate Vision to Business value:Synthesize deep consumer market and cultural insights into a cohesive design strategy for the Shaving category. Partner directly with Business Leaders to turn commercial goals into award-winning creative solutions.
• OrchestrateEcosystems:Move beyond the physical object. You will orchestrate end-to-end user journeys that seamlessly integrate physical hardware digital UX/UI (IoT/Connected Health) premium packaging and in-store/digital communication.

Creative Leadership & Delivery

• Elevate the Craft:Oversee the creative output of a multidisciplinary team. Champion the Philips Design Language System while pushing the boundaries of CMF (Color Material Finish) ergonomics and sustainability.
• Concept to Reality:Drive operational excellence. Lead your team through advanced development platform creation and technical realization ensuring premium design quality is maintained through to engineering and final implementation.

People & Stakeholder Management

• Unify Distributed Teams: Lead coach and cultivate a diverse design team that spans locations and time zones. You excel at building a shared studio culture maintaining high alignment and fostering psychological safety across hybrid and remote environments.
• Influence the Matrix: Act as a powerful advocate for design. Communicate complex design decisions with narrative flair aligning and inspiring internal executive stakeholders international cross-functional peers and external partners alike.

Who You Are

You are an ambitious collaborative design executive who thrives at the intersection of physical hardware digital interaction and lifestyle trends. You possess a unique blend of analytical depth and creative intuition.

• The Track Record:10 years of progressive experience in industrial design interaction design or product-service design with a proven history of launching complex high-volume consumer electronic devices (ideally small or stand-alone electronic personal care/wellness products).
• The T-Shaped Edge:Deep expertise in your core design discipline coupled with the broad capability to orchestrate full E2E experiences across Product UX UI communicationand Service Design.
• Manufacturing & Agile Savvy:Comprehensive knowledge of taking a product from a sketch all the way through tool validation and manufacturing. Experience leading design within Lean/Agile development frameworks is highly valued.
• Cultural & Trend Agility:A sharp eye for global trends in fashion art technology and lifestyle. You understand how visual languages impact diverse markets and cultures.
• Credentials:A Bachelors or Masters degree in Product Design Industrial Design Interaction Design or a related field.
• Language:Professional fluency in English is mandatory. Fluency in Mandarin is a distinct advantage given the Shenzhen location but not a barrier for the right global leader.

How we work together
We believe that we are better together than apart. For our office-based teams this means working in-person at least 3 days per week.

This position is based in Amsterdam The Netherlands or Shenzhen China.

About Philips
We are a health technology company. We built our entire company around the belief that every human matters and we wont stop until everybody everywhere has access to the quality healthcare that we all deserve. Do the work of your life to help the lives of others.
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If youre interested in this role and have many but not all of the experiences needed we encourage you to apply. You may still be the right candidate for this or other opportunities at Philips. Learn more about our commitment to diversity and inclusion here.