WHOOP

Senior Industrial Design, Lead

WHOOP$130K — $170K *
Consumer Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 8+ years of industrial design experience in consumer electronics or wearables.
  • Portfolio showcasing exceptional design taste and problem-solving skills.
  • Experience in guiding products from concept to manufacturing.
  • Strong understanding of ergonomics and body-worn product design.
  • Proficiency in 2D and 3D design, including CAD and prototyping.

Responsibilities

  • Lead industrial design projects for WHOOP's wearable technology and accessories.
  • Translate insights into innovative design strategies and product experiences.
  • Develop design concepts through sketches, models, and prototypes.
  • Conduct ergonomic studies and wearability testing for diverse user needs.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to balance design, performance, and manufacturability.
  • Oversee CMF direction to ensure cohesive material and design language.
  • Mentor and elevate the skill set of junior designers.

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits package including health, dental, and vision insurance.
  • Equity stake in the company to promote long-term investment in WHOOP's success.
  • Opportunities for professional development and mentorship within a collaborative environment.
Full Job Description
We are looking for a Senior Industrial Design, Lead to help define the future of WHOOP hardware and wearable experiences. This role is for a designer who can move fluidly between vision and execution, shaping product strategy while obsessing over the details of form, fit, material, finish, comfort, manufacturing, and long-term user behavior. As Senior Industrial Design, Lead, you will own and drive industrial design across next-generation WHOOP products, accessories, and wearable systems. You will lead concept development, translate insights into compelling physical experiences, and partner deeply with Product, Engineering, Research, CMF, Apparel, Manufacturing, Brand, and Marketing teams to bring world-class products to market. This person will help define how WHOOP shows up on the body, in sport, in daily life, and in culture. The ideal candidate has deep experience designing wearable products or technically complex consumer hardware, a refined aesthetic point of view, strong ergonomic intuition, and the ability to lead cross-functional teams from early exploration through mass production. RESPONSIBILITIES: - Lead industrial design for future WHOOP hardware, bands, accessories, and wearable ecosystems from concept through production. - Translate user, athlete, member, and market insights into design strategies, product architectures, and differentiated physical experiences. - Create compelling design concepts through sketching, 3D modeling, prototyping, visualization, and storytelling. - Drive ergonomic studies, wearability testing, fit analysis, and human factors exploration to ensure products perform across body types, activities, environments, and use cases. - Partner closely with Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Sensors, Apparel, Product, and Manufacturing to balance design intent, technical feasibility, performance, comfort, durability, and cost. - Lead CMF direction in collaboration with CMF and Brand partners, ensuring every material, finish, texture, and color decision reinforces the WHOOP design language. - Build and evolve design systems for WHOOP hardware, accessories, and on-body experiences, creating consistency while enabling future innovation. - Prototype rapidly across fidelity levels, from rough physical mockups to refined appearance models and functional wear-test samples. - Guide design decisions through clear rationale, strong visual communication, and a deep understanding of member needs. - Mentor industrial designers and contribute to a high-performance creative culture rooted in craft, rigor, curiosity, and accountability. - Present design work to senior leadership, clearly articulating the strategic, experiential, technical, and business rationale behind key decisions. - Partner with external vendors, model shops, factories, and development partners to preserve design intent through tooling, validation, and production. - Stay ahead of trends in wearables, health technology, performance apparel, fashion, materials, manufacturing, and culture. QUALIFICATIONS: - 8+ years of industrial design experience, with significant experience in consumer electronics, wearables, health technology, performance products, footwear, apparel, or technically complex consumer goods. - A portfolio that demonstrates exceptional taste, concept development, design process, problem solving, prototyping, and production execution. - Proven experience bringing products from early concept through manufacturing and launch. - Deep understanding of ergonomics, body-worn products, soft goods, hard goods, materials, CMF, manufacturing processes, and design for scale. - Strong 2D and 3D design skills, including sketching, CAD, rendering, visualization, and physical prototyping. - Ability to lead ambiguous, future-facing design programs while also managing the details required to ship excellent products. - Experience collaborating with engineering and manufacturing teams on technically constrained products. - Strong storytelling and presentation skills, with the ability to influence executive stakeholders and cross-functional partners. - A refined aesthetic point of view and a high bar for proportion, detail, materiality, usability, and emotional resonance. - A collaborative, low-ego leadership style with the ability to mentor designers and elevate the work of a broader team. - Passion for health, fitness, sport, human performance, design innovation, and the future of wearable technology. This role is based in the WHOOP office located in Boston, MA. The successful candidate must be prepared to relocate if necessary to work out of the Boston, MA office. Interested in the role, but don't meet every qualification? We encourage you to still apply! At WHOOP, we believe there is much more to a candidate than what is written on paper, and we value character as much as experience. As we continue to build a diverse and inclusive environment, we encourage anyone who is interested in this role to apply. The WHOOP compensation philosophy is designed to attract, motivate, and retain exceptional talent by offering competitive base salaries, meaningful equity, and consistent pay practices that reflect our mission and core values. At WHOOP, we view total compensation as the combination of base salary, equity, and benefits, with equity serving as a key differentiator that aligns our employees with the long-term success of the company and allows every member of our corporate team to own part of WHOOP and share in the company's long-term growth and success. The U.S. base salary range for this full-time position is $130,000 - $170,000. Salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within each range, individual pay is based on factors such as job-related skills, experience, performance, and relevant education or training. In addition to the base salary, the successful candidate will also receive benefits and a generous equity package. These ranges may be modified in the future to reflect evolving market conditions and organizational needs. While most offers will typically fall toward the starting point of the range, total compensation will depend on the candidate's specific qualifications, expertise, and alignment with the role's requirements.

About WHOOP

WHOOP is a wearable technology company that specializes in fitness tracking. The company was founded in 2012 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts. WHOOP's flagship product is a wristband that tracks various metrics related to fitness and health, such as heart rate variability, sleep quality, and recovery time. The company also offers a subscription service that provides personalized insights and recommendations based on the data collected by the wristband. WHOOP has raised over $200 million in funding and has partnerships with several professional sports leagues and teams.
Learn more about WHOOP
Size
500 employees
Industry
Founded
2011

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