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. [Requirements] You are Expected: • Fluency in English and Mandarin (written and spoken) for effective collaboration with global teams and local suppliers. • 8+ years of CMF design experience, with a strong record of consumer product innovation. • Exceptional creative eye for color harmony, material expression, and finish aesthetics. • Skilled in trend analysis, storytelling, and presentation tools (Adobe Suite, KeyShot, CMF decks, prototypes). • Strong knowledge of materials, coatings, plastics, metals, glass, textile, textures, and global manufacturing processes. • Familiarity with CMF standards and tools such as Pantone, NCS, SPI, YickSang, Mold-Tech, etc. • Strong ability to connect CMF strategy to consumer emotion, brand identity, and market trends. • Ability to work in an agile, fast-paced environment, delivering programs on time without compromising quality. • Proven ability to inspire and influence cross-functional stakeholders and senior leadership through compelling storytelling. • Attention to detail, with an obsession for precision craftsmanship, color application, surface quality and appeal. • Strong communicator, able to influence global teams and suppliers across cultures through clear, concise messages and storytelling that drive impactful results. • A robust portfolio showcasing original creative work that highlights the product development process. Education/Certifications/Affiliations • Bachelor’s degree in industrial design, Textile/Material Design, or related field; Master’s degree is a plus.