Job Description
Job description Overview Hayward Holdings Inc. (NYSE "HAYW") is the largest manufacturer of residential swimming pool equipment in the world, with a significant presence in the commercial pool market that is continuously growing. Hayward designs, manufactures, and markets a full line of residential and commercial pool and spa equipment including pumps, filters, heating, cleaners, salt chlorinators, automation, lighting, safety, flow control, and energy solutions at our company-owned facilities. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Hayward also has facilities in Tennessee, Arizona, and Rhode Island as well as Canada, Spain, France, Australia, and China. As an Industrial Design Manager within Hayward’s Global Innovation organization, you will lead and execute Industrial Design for key product platforms and active NPD programs across connected physical products and digital touchpoints. This is a high-impact role responsible for delivering product experience quality, stewarding Hayward’s Visual Design Language (VDL), and translating customer insights into differentiated, manufacturable solutions within defined program scope. Reporting to the Senior Director of Global Innovation, you will work closely with Product Management and Engineering within a collaborative NPD trifecta to deliver near- and mid-term platform programs. Responsibilities Design Leadership and Execution Lead industrial design execution for assigned product platforms and NPD programs, ensuring alignment to design intent, user needs, and business objectives. Apply and help evolve Hayward’s Visual Design Language (VDL) across assigned product platforms and NPD programs, ensuring consistency and brand alignment across both physical and digital touchpoints. Ensure high standards of design quality, usability, and manufacturability from early concepts through production release. Systems Thinking and Product Experience Translate complex customer needs and use cases into holistic product experiences bala
