Senior Manager, Industrial Design

Location: US - GA - Atlanta; full-time onsite role. Applicants must already be authorized to work full-time in the United States; visa sponsorship is not available. Travel required: 00%–25%.

Salary: $139,600–$157,900 annual base pay, plus a 15% annual incentive reference value.

Company

hirify.global develops and operates a global portfolio of beverage brands and equipment, including coolers, vending machines, fountain dispensers, and Freestyle units.

What you will do

• Lead industrial design direction from discovery through production, defining design vision, principles, and standards.
• Generate concepts and develop sketches, CAD, renderings, graphics, mock-ups, prototypes, and market-ready designs for beverage equipment.
• Provide art direction and feedback to agencies, manufacturers, and development partners while ensuring designs are intuitive, on-brand, manufacturable, scalable, and cost-conscious.
• Partner with UX researchers and project teams to identify unmet needs, validate concepts, and apply human factors, ergonomics, accessibility, and usability principles.
• Collaborate with engineering, software, marketing, procurement, manufacturers, and other partners to balance desirability, feasibility, durability, cost, and operational requirements.
• Create product stories, presentations, design narratives, equipment graphics, production specifications, and visual guidance aligned with hirify.global brand standards.

Requirements

• Portfolio demonstrating exceptional industrial design craft, creative range, concept development, problem-solving, design process, and products brought toward market; include a portfolio link with the application.
• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Design or a related field.
• 7+ years of industrial design experience with consumer products, commercial equipment, durable goods, or a comparable product category.
• Advanced capability in 2D and 3D design tools, including CAD such as SolidWorks or Rhino, rendering tools such as KeyShot, and Adobe Creative Suite.
• Deep understanding of injection molding, metal finishing, die-casting, extrusion, cost, and quality management.
• Experience collaborating with engineering and manufacturing teams to bring designs to market.
• Practical experience applying user-centered design, ergonomics, research findings, or usability feedback to physical product decisions.
• Knowledge of industrial design project management and delivering projects on schedule and to quality expectations.

Nice to have

• UI or interaction design experience, including wireframes, interactive prototypes, design systems, and Figma.
• Experience with consumer research, field observation, and usability testing.
• Experience designing for foodservice, retail, hospitality, or amusement environments.
• Knowledge of accessibility and inclusive design across physical and digital touchpoints.
• Experience with CMF strategy, production graphics, brand systems, or visual identity application.
• Experience with generative AI, immersive tools, digital fabrication, rapid visualization, video editing, or motion design.

Culture & Benefits

• Opportunity to create tangible consumer experiences at global scale across more than 17 million equipment units.
• Collaboration within a multidisciplinary, global equipment platforms team.
• Work across hirify.global brands including hirify.global, Simply, Fairlife, and Topo Chico.
• Inclusive, curious, empowered, agile, and continuous-learning culture.
• Medical, financial, and other benefits are offered depending on the position.