Head of Product Design

MatchLab Talent
Pune, Maharashtra

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Job details

Full-time
₹10,00,000 a year
2 days ago

Qualifications

Graphic design
Fusion 360
SolidWorks
Manufacturing
Plastics injection moulding
Sheet metal
Rhinoceros 3D

Full job description

Head of Product Design

Location: Hadapsar, Pune

Experience: 5+ years in industrial/product design of physical, mass-manufactured consumer products

About the Role

We are looking for a creative, hands-on Head of Product Design to lead the end-to-end design of physical products in categories like corporate gifting, home décor, and desk accessories. The ideal candidate will have a strong portfolio of taking concepts from sketch to prototyping, development, and mass manufacturing using materials such as plastic, MDF, acrylic, metal, glass, wood, and resin.

This is not a UI/UX, graphic design, or engineering design role. We need a product designer with a strong creative foundation and proven experience delivering finished, manufactured products.

Key Responsibilities

Own the full product design lifecycle: concept ideation, sketching, 3D modelling, prototyping, design validation, and production handoff.
Design new products and collections for corporate gifting, home décor, and desk accessories with a focus on aesthetics, functionality, and manufacturability.
Select and apply materials (plastic, MDF, acrylic, metal, glass, wood, resin, etc.) and finishes appropriate to product intent, cost targets, and production processes.
Create detailed design specifications, drawings, and BOM inputs for vendors and internal manufacturing teams.
Collaborate with sourcing, production, and quality teams to ensure designs are feasible, cost-effective, and meet quality standards at scale.
Research trends in home décor, gifting, and lifestyle products to build fresh, commercially viable design directions.
Maintain organised design files, sample libraries, and documentation for repeatable production.

Must-Have Skills & Experience

5+ years of hands-on experience in industrial/product design of physical, mass-manufactured consumer products.
Strong portfolio showing end-to-end product journeys: concept prototype production retail/manufactured goods.
Proven work with materials such as plastic, MDF, acrylic, metal, glass, wood, resin, or similar.
Experience in categories like corporate gifting, home décor, desk accessories, lifestyle products, or related hard-goods categories.
Excellent sketching, 3D modelling (e.g., Rhino/SolidWorks/Fusion 360 or equivalent), and prototyping skills.
Solid understanding of manufacturing processes (injection moulding, CNC, sheet metal, casting, finishing, assembly, etc.) and design for manufacturability.
Strong creative sense with attention to form, proportion, colour, texture, and finish.

Nice to Have

Experience working with Indian and/or international home décor/gifting brands or manufacturers.
Exposure to cost engineering and value optimisation without compromising design intent.
Basic understanding of packaging design as it relates to product protection and presentation.

What We Are Not Looking For

UI/UX designers or digital product designers
Pure graphic designers or illustrators.
Engineering design roles focused only on mechanical/functional design without a strong creative product design foundation.

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