Brazil Job Openings
Whirlpool
Sr Manager: Brazil Design Studio
October 30, 2024
Requisition ID: 65239
ABOUT WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
Whirlpool Corporation (NYSE: WHR) is a leading kitchen and laundry appliance company, in constant pursuit of improving life at home and inspiring generations with our brands. The company is driving meaningful innovation to meet the evolving needs of consumers through its iconic brand portfolio, including Whirlpool, Kitchen Aid, Jenn Air, Maytag, Amana, Brastemp, Consul, and In Sink Erator. In 2023, the company reported approximately $19 billion in annual sales, 59,000 employees, and 55 manufacturing and technology research centers. Additional information about the company can be found at Whirlpool Corp.com.
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See what it's like to work at Whirlpool by visiting Whirlpool Careers. Additional information about the company can be found on Facebook, Twitter, Linked In, Instagram and You Tube.
At Whirlpool Corporation, we value and celebrate diversity. Whirlpool Corporation is committed to equal employment opportunity and prohibits any discrimination on the basis of race or ethnicity, religion, sex, pregnancy, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, or any other category protected by applicable law.
ABOUT WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
Whirlpool Corporation (NYSE: WHR) is a leading kitchen and laundry appliance company, in constant pursuit of improving life at home and inspiring generations with our brands. The company is driving meaningful innovation to meet the evolving needs of consumers through its iconic brand portfolio, including Whirlpool, Kitchen Aid, Jenn Air, Maytag, Amana, Brastemp, Consul, and In Sink Erator. In 2023, the company reported approximately $19 billion in annual sales, 59,000 employees, and 55 manufacturing and technology research centers. Additional information about the company can be found at Whirlpool Corp.com.
The team you will be a part of
The Product Design team designs, validates and brings new products to market.; designs, tests and integrates components to produce final designs; and evaluates the design's overall effectiveness, cost, reliability and safety. Collaborates with internal partners to optimize designs for manufacturability. Uses CAD/CAE systems to model new designs and produce detailed engineering drawings.
This role in summary
As a regional design leader (site lead), you will be responsible for representing the Design function on a regional basis by creating the right connections with the global design leadership, regional business unit executive Presidents, your stakeholders in other regions, the regional marketing team and the global platform leaders and planners.
Within the studio, you will be accountable for managing the multidisciplinary regional creative design team giving them guidance, energy and direction across multiple projects through every stage to deliver outstanding work; from immersion to implementation, maintaining a high level of craft and executing the creative vision of projects along the design process. Projects will be both regional and some global in nature.
You will build, nurture, and engage a creative and leadership oriented culture within the Brazil Design Studio. This will include working on a daily basis structuring the right capabilities in the region by integrating industrial design, interaction, usability, Color Finish and Materials (CMF), and perceived quality disciplines delivering complete design packages to programs. Fostering this culture will be your responsibility as you recruit, develop, train and retain a world-class design staff.
As Sr. Manager Brazil Studio, you will be part of a global organization and be responsible for planning and coordinating the resources in order to enable the design direction and best practices of Design groups. You will be the key regional Strategic leader on Brand Design and Platform Innovation. Through a strong process partner relationships you will ensure smooth running of projects while maintaining the design intent and achieving the perceived quality targets. Understanding of the Business of Design and how to help the team create balanced design solutions will be needed to effectively lead this studio.
Within the studio, you will be accountable for managing the multidisciplinary regional creative design team giving them guidance, energy and direction across multiple projects through every stage to deliver outstanding work; from immersion to implementation, maintaining a high level of craft and executing the creative vision of projects along the design process. Projects will be both regional and some global in nature.
You will build, nurture, and engage a creative and leadership oriented culture within the Brazil Design Studio. This will include working on a daily basis structuring the right capabilities in the region by integrating industrial design, interaction, usability, Color Finish and Materials (CMF), and perceived quality disciplines delivering complete design packages to programs. Fostering this culture will be your responsibility as you recruit, develop, train and retain a world-class design staff.
As Sr. Manager Brazil Studio, you will be part of a global organization and be responsible for planning and coordinating the resources in order to enable the design direction and best practices of Design groups. You will be the key regional Strategic leader on Brand Design and Platform Innovation. Through a strong process partner relationships you will ensure smooth running of projects while maintaining the design intent and achieving the perceived quality targets. Understanding of the Business of Design and how to help the team create balanced design solutions will be needed to effectively lead this studio.
Your responsibilities will include
- Develop a sense of belonging and collaboration within the studio;
- Guide other designers and give effective design critique and direction;
- Exemplify design leadership behaviors and practices for effective teaming;
- Create compelling stakeholder relationships;
- Understanding the business in the region and influencing regional plans for product success;
- Encourages cutting edge creativity, and motivates your teams to go beyond current trends;
- Champion Visual Brand Strategies and Govern their execution;
- Continually seek and identify process improvements across the global Design organization;
- Write Project charters that identify scope and impact of proposed design programs;
- Oversee regional and category design work;
- Work to develop staffing plans, supervise performance and calibrate talent pools across Category Teams;
- Manage designers and their career development through effective coaching and mentoring;
- Support Design Org and Strategies with global coordination of the category and initiatives;
- Plan and maintain budgets for development spend and travel with Design Operations team;
- Set direction through excellent analysis and coordination of all design discipline strategies;
- Model Whirlpool core values of respect, integrity, diversity and teamwork.
Minimum requirements
- Excellent leadership qualities;
- Excellent communication, presentation and negotiation skills;
- Excellent Design sensibilities across physical and digital design products;
- Strong project planning skills, including proposals, work breakdown schedules, resource planning, and project reviews;
- Experience planning and executing ID work in accordance with accepted product development processes, e.g., phases and gates;
- Demonstrated skill applying industrial design practices, e.g., concept definition, development, refinement and delivery;
- Strong organizational and multitasking skills;
- Demonstrated experience working with cross functional teams and managing multiple projects;
- Strong desire to work collaboratively with others;
- 10 years of industry experience leading Product Design teams.
What we offer
_One day of Home Office per week;
_Short Friday every Friday;
_Access to the Company Recreation Club available for affiliated employees and guests;
_Discount on products through Compra Certa;
_Executive discount on products through Compra Certa;
_Discount on insurance (pet, auto, home, bike, travel, and more)
_Gympass;
_Employee Support Program, providing 24-hour assistance with legal, social, financial, social workers, and psychologists;
_Daycare assistance or Nursery at the company for female employees;
_Benefits such as consigned or social loans, health plan, dental plan, life insurance, and private pension plans competitive with the market;
_Services available on-site: cafeteria, internal bank branch, and lactation room;
_Annual Executive Check-Up covered by the health plan, with no copayment;
_Transportation voucher, Shuttle buses or Free parking at the company;
_Food voucher;
_Meals on-site;
_Two weeks of remote work from anywhere;
_After 5 years with the company, eligible employees can take four weeks of paid leave;
_Retention bonus;
_Extended maternity/paternity leave.
Learn more at https://www.whirlpoolcareers.com/trabalhe-conosco-no-brasil/
_Short Friday every Friday;
_Access to the Company Recreation Club available for affiliated employees and guests;
_Discount on products through Compra Certa;
_Executive discount on products through Compra Certa;
_Discount on insurance (pet, auto, home, bike, travel, and more)
_Gympass;
_Employee Support Program, providing 24-hour assistance with legal, social, financial, social workers, and psychologists;
_Daycare assistance or Nursery at the company for female employees;
_Benefits such as consigned or social loans, health plan, dental plan, life insurance, and private pension plans competitive with the market;
_Services available on-site: cafeteria, internal bank branch, and lactation room;
_Annual Executive Check-Up covered by the health plan, with no copayment;
_Transportation voucher, Shuttle buses or Free parking at the company;
_Food voucher;
_Meals on-site;
_Two weeks of remote work from anywhere;
_After 5 years with the company, eligible employees can take four weeks of paid leave;
_Retention bonus;
_Extended maternity/paternity leave.
Learn more at https://www.whirlpoolcareers.com/trabalhe-conosco-no-brasil/
Additional information
Whirlpool has big plans for the future, just like you. We understand that it takes preparation and hard work to get there. So, we offer challenging purposes, ownership of your role, great teams, and tools to build your capability. In our performance-based setting, you can take your career in exciting new directions - and as far as you want to go.
See what it's like to work at Whirlpool by visiting Whirlpool Careers. Additional information about the company can be found on Facebook, Twitter, Linked In, Instagram and You Tube.
At Whirlpool Corporation, we value and celebrate diversity. Whirlpool Corporation is committed to equal employment opportunity and prohibits any discrimination on the basis of race or ethnicity, religion, sex, pregnancy, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, or any other category protected by applicable law.
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