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Senior Industrial Designer (f/m/d) - Shanghai

Permanent employee, Full-time · Shanghai

Your mission

lead the creative direction and execution of complex interdisciplinary client projects
drive form exploration and define coherent design languages
act as a key client lead, building trust and guiding decision-making
conduct qualitative and desk research to identify relevant insights
create clear design narratives, concepts, and strategic frameworks
plan and facilitate workshops with clients and internal teams
develop people-centered concepts and turn them into refined design solutions
build and deliver compelling presentations that align and convince clients
participate in design critiques to continuously elevate craft and thinking.

Your profile

5+ years of industry work experience as an industrial designer in an international setting.
strong capability in art direction and form exploration, with a clear sense for aesthetics, proportion, and design language.
proven client leadership experience, including leading meetings, workshops, and presentations.
convincing critical thinking, outstanding creativity and excellent presentation skills.
proven ability to design, plan, articulate and lead complex interdisciplinary projects with method and minimal supervision
keen sense for detail and outstanding craft skills, especially in hand-sketching, Adobe Creative Cloud, Rhino or SolidWorks, KeyShot, and Blender or Cinema 4D.
confident coverage of topics beyond your core discipline: e.g. CMF, research, brand-strategy, UX/UI.
native-level Chinese (Mandarin) and fluent English, spoken and written (essential)
natural presence, emotional intelligence, and maturity; people leadership experience is a plus.

Why us?

a fun, passionate, and international team that values both excellence and personality
a structured onboarding program to support your integration and growth
modern office environment with flexible working hours
competitive benefits supporting a healthy lifestyle (generous paid vacation days, fitness allowance and home-office support)
continuous learning through on- and off-the-job training, conferences, and exhibitions
diverse project exposure across industries and disciplines
regular team events, both planned and spontaneous

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About us

PHOENIX is a product innovation studio that turns brands into winners of tomorrow’s wellbeing mega-economy. As an independent, award-winning studio, PHOENIX makes the foggy future visible to its partners, accompanying them from idea to market success. Today, the team of around 70 international design experts reinvent the future of wellbeing in Stuttgart and Shanghai and thus stand for excellent design - as confirmed by over 900 design awards. Since 1987 we have been driven by Logik, Moral und Magie - our design philosophy which sums up our notion of design excellence: lucid solutions with love for humanity and that special something.

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