VP, Advanced Development

About Us

SharkNinja is a global product design and technology company, with a diversified portfolio of 5-star rated lifestyle solutions that positively impact people’s lives in homes around the world. Powered by two trusted, global brands, Shark and Ninja, the company has a proven track record of bringing disruptive innovation to market and developing one consumer product after another has allowed SharkNinja to enter multiple product categories, driving significant growth and market share gains. Headquartered in Needham, Massachusetts with more than 4,100 associates, the company’s products are sold at key retailers, online and offline, and through distributors around the world.

About The Role

At SharkNinja, we are redefining how floor care products improve everyday life, and our VP of Design & Advanced Development for Floor Care sits at the heart of that ambition. We're seeking a visionary innovation leader to head our global Front-End Innovation team dedicated to floor care: a hands-on group of design storytellers, engineers, and inventors who bring breakthrough product ideas to life across corded vacuums, cordless stick and handheld platforms, and hard floor extraction. This isn't just a design leadership role, it's about leading the spark behind SharkNinja's next generation of floor care icons. You'll be the creative catalyst defining what's next in cleaning technology, helping teams turn blue-sky thinking into tangible, consumer-loved innovations that dominate shelf and define categories.

What You'll Do

• Lead SharkNinja's Floor Care Front-End Innovation team, driving concept creation, design storytelling, and early platform exploration across corded, cordless, and hard floor extraction categories.
• Inspire a team of Industrial Designers and Product Design Engineers to generate physical and visual prototypes that sell ideas and excite cross-functional partners and senior executives.
• Own the innovation roadmap for floor care, identifying whitespace opportunities across corded performance vacuums, cordless stick and handheld platforms, and wet/dry hard floor extraction systems.
• Be a design storyteller, pitching future-focused floor care concepts that connect emotionally with consumers and drive alignment across the business.
• Cultivate a high-energy innovation environment where curiosity, creativity, and invention are celebrated and continuously pushed forward.

What You'll Bring

• A degree in Product Design Engineering, Industrial Design, or a related field blending design and engineering. A PDE background is highly valued.
• 15+ years of experience in product design and innovation, ideally in high-volume consumer goods, with meaningful experience across floor care, home appliances, or adjacent categories.
• Demonstrated command of floor care technology across at least two of the three platforms: corded, cordless (stick/handheld), and hard floor extraction/wet-dry systems.
• A rich portfolio of category-defining consumer products that demonstrate design excellence, storytelling, and successful commercialization.
• Proven leadership building and developing creative teams, mentoring talent, championing new voices, and fostering collaboration across disciplines.
• The ability to lead with vision and conviction while remaining hands-on, detail-oriented, and deeply engaged in the creative process.
• A strong technical foundation in high-volume manufacturing and a genuine appreciation for the intersection of creativity and feasibility.
• Bold thinking, grounded in insight, empathy, and a deep understanding of how consumers actually use and feel about their floor care products.

Why This Role Matters

Floor care is one of SharkNinja's most competitive and strategically critical categories, and this role puts you at the center of defining what it looks like next. You'll lead a team of makers, storytellers, and engineers across corded, cordless, and hard floor extraction to uncover what's next, spark new possibilities, and turn compelling ideas into category-changing products. If you're obsessed with invention, fueled by creativity, and ready to lead a team that lives at the edge of what's possible in floor care, this is your moment.

Pay Range

The annual salary range for this position is $280,000—$325,000 USD.

Our Culture

At SharkNinja, we don’t just raise the bar—we push past it every single day. Our Outrageously Extraordinary mindset drives us to tackle the impossible, push boundaries, and deliver results that others only dream of. If you thrive on breaking out of your swim lane, you’ll be right at home.

What We Offer

• Competitive health insurance
• Retirement plans
• Paid time off
• Employee stock purchase options
• Wellness programs
• SharkNinja product discounts
• Referral bonus program
• More

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We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability, or any other class protected by legislation, and local law. SharkNinja will consider reasonable accommodations consistent with legislation, and local law.