New Venture Lead. The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company. Akron, OH. Lead design development of new innovation platforms, value propositions & business models delivering differentiating products. Lead design research & development teams. Be design thinking subject matter expert and voice of customer.
Need MS in Design Research, Industrial Design, Automotive Design, Transportation Design, Strategic Design, or related discipline (foreign equiv. accepted). Need 5 yrs. exp. as Industrial Designer, Lead Designer, Design Instructor, Innovation Leader or related in an innovation focused setting. Need 5 years in leading design innovation in organizations or equivalent entrepreneurial experiences in the automotive industry, with experience in User Centered Design and Design thinking approaches. Need 5 years exp. leading innovation projects from concept to ready-to-launch stage in the automotive and mobility industries. Need 5 yrs. exp. in automotive systems, digital systems (web, e-commerce, backend) and solution deployment. Need 2 yrs. exp. directly supporting innovation relating to industrial design. Experience may be gained concurrently.
Goodyear is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to that individual’s race, color, religion or creed, national origin or ancestry, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, genetic information, ethnicity, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Goodyear is one of the world’s largest tire companies. It employs about 64,000 people and manufactures its products in 47 facilities in 21 countries around the world. Its two Innovation Centers in Akron, Ohio and Colmar-Berg, Luxembourg strive to develop state-of-the-art products and services that set the technology and performance standard for the industry. For more information about Goodyear and its products, go to http://www.goodyear.com/corporate.
Goodyear is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to that individual’s race, color, religion or creed, national origin or ancestry, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, genetic information, ethnicity, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by law.
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