Ready to lead, disrupt and reinvent the sleep industry?
We are Emma – The Sleep Company. We revolutionize sleep by pushing the boundaries of what technology can do for rest. Our aim is to awaken people's best by enhancing their sleep.We are one of Europe’s fastest-growing sleep innovation companies with 850 + team members representing over 65 nationalities at our international offices in Frankfurt, Manila, Lisbon, and Shanghai and Mexico City.
At Emma, our product development always starts with people. We believe that meaningful solutions should deliver value for the people they are designed to serve.
As a Product and Innovation Design Lead, you will play a crucial role throughout the entire process of product development — using design to inspire our development and innovation teams, lead and develop Product Designers, and enhance people’s sleep, one night at a time.
What you'll do:
- Lead, develop and engage the wonderful team of Product Designers.
- Work with cross-functional teams to innovate and develop Emma product portfolio from consumer insights to the ready-to-scale product.
- Lead and guide teams through various projects by verifying ideas and executing them into lean prototypes.
- Plan and execute on projects to improve design, functionality, and construction of products.
- Establish the processes, that enable consistent designing, sketching, prototyping and delivering of solutions with rapid iteration and innovation.
- Collaborate across various teams and manage stakeholders effectively and sensitively.
Who we're looking for:
- You have university degree in product design or industrial design or comparable degree/education
- You have high motivation and enthusiasm for our projects, reliability, proactivity, rational thinking, and a collaborative mindset to work well in a cross-function team environment.
- Passion about driving the future of sleep
- Passion about leading, developing, and engaging people
- Proven ability to work cross-team and to manage multiple stakeholders needs and expectations
- Ability to juggle multiple priorities and effectively deliver in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
- An empathy and curiosity for how great brands, businesses and organizations navigate innovation and design and how to implement it in your work
- An international background that allows you to look at opportunities from multiple perspectives
- You are fluent in English; German will be a plus
Preferred Qualifications:
- Able to showcase your end-to-end design process across multiple projects, that include interaction and design artifacts, multiple iterations, and high-fidelity prototypes
- Experience connecting your work with other cross-product initiatives within the company to drive collaboration
- Examples of leadership in non-product dimensions that have made a team stronger and positively impacted the work environment
Become an Emmie
Our work culture is built on strong values promoting community, agility, and ownership. Growth and excellence in all areas are important to us, which is why we offer our team members opportunities to unlock their full potential professionally and personally.
Emma proudly celebrates diversity. We are an equal opportunity employer committed to promoting inclusion in our workplace. We consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, ethnic origin, religion or belief, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability or age.
Our aim is to get back to you in a couple of days, however we are currently receiving a large amount of applications and this might lead to a delay in the process. We will get back to you as soon as possible!