WHOOP

Industrial Designer Packaging – Lead

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Boston MA USA

Hybrid

130K-170K Annually

Senior level

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The Role

As a Lead Industrial Designer for packaging at WHOOP you will design and develop packaging systems across hardware products ensuring brand representation and product experience. Responsibilities include leading structural design maintaining design cohesion collaborating with teams and innovating sustainable solutions.

Summary Generated by Built In

At WHOOP we’re on a mission to unlock human performance and maximize healthspan. Our products empower members through deeper physiological understanding enabling smarter decisions in training recovery sleep and daily life.

The Creative Org defines how WHOOP is felt in the world. We are responsible for the physical manifestations of the brand from hardware bands and accessories to collaborations retail environments pop-ups and in-store moments. Working in close partnership across the company we operate with high taste deep craft and exacting standards. This is a design team built on trust candor and a shared obsession with quality. We are empowered to initiate to challenge and to lead. Our mandate is simple and uncompromising: to deliver best-in-class design across every physical touchpoint and to make WHOOP unmistakable through clarity restraint and excellence

As an Industrial Designer Packaging - Lead you will help shape the design and development of packaging systems across our hardware and accessory portfolio. This role is responsible for creating cohesive scalable packaging families that reflect WHOOP’s design principles: simplicity performance and precision.

You will define how our products show up in the world from first touch to unboxing ensuring every detail reinforces the brand and product experience. This role requires a strong balance of creative vision engineering rigor and cross-functional collaboration.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Packaging System Leadership:

Lead the design of structural packaging across a range of hardware and accessory products

Establish and evolve packaging families that scale across product lines while maintaining consistency

Define principles for form materials and construction that reinforce WHOOP’s brand and product philosophy

Design Excellence & Cohesion:

Ensure a high bar for simplicity clarity and precision in all packaging outputs

Maintain cohesion across SKUs generations and product categories

Translate complex product ecosystems into intuitive and elegant packaging solutions

Cross-Functional Collaboration:

Partner closely with Industrial Design Brand Engineering Operations and Supply Chain

Integrate packaging considerations early in the product development process

Balance design intent with manufacturing constraints cost targets and sustainability goals

Development & Execution:

Own packaging from concept through production including prototyping testing and vendor collaboration

Create detailed CAD models technical drawings and specifications for manufacturing

Work with suppliers to ensure quality scalability and fidelity to design intent

Innovation & Sustainability:

Identify opportunities to reduce material usage improve sustainability and optimize logistics

Stay informed on new materials processes and packaging innovations

Push the team toward smarter more efficient solutions without compromising experience

QUALIFICATIONS:

7+ years of experience in structural packaging design preferably in consumer electronics or premium consumer products

Strong portfolio demonstrating packaging systems not just one-off solutions

Expertise in materials manufacturing processes and structural design principles

Proficiency in CAD tools such as SolidWorks Fusion 360 or similar

Experience bringing products from concept through mass production

Highly organized self-directed and comfortable operating in a fast-paced growth-stage environment

Boston-based; 4 days in office

Strong commitment to embracing and leveraging AI tools in day-to-day tasks ensuring AI-assisted work aligns with the same high-quality standards as personal contributions

This role is based in the WHOOP office located in Boston MA. The successful candidate must be prepared to relocate if necessary to work out of the Boston MA office.

Interested in the role but don’t meet every qualification? We encourage you to still apply! At WHOOP we believe there is much more to a candidate than what is written on paper and we value character as much as experience. As we continue to build a diverse and inclusive environment we encourage anyone who is interested in this role to apply.

WHOOP is an Equal Opportunity Employer and participates in E-verify to determine employment eligibility. It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

The WHOOP compensation philosophy is designed to attract motivate and retain exceptional talent by offering competitive base salaries meaningful equity and consistent pay practices that reflect our mission and core values.

At WHOOP we view total compensation as the combination of base salary equity and benefits with equity serving as a key differentiator that aligns our employees with the long-term success of the company and allows every member of our corporate team to own part of WHOOP and share in the company’s long-term growth and success.

The U.S. base salary range for this full-time position is $130000 - $170000. Salary ranges are determined by role level and location. Within each range individual pay is based on factors such as job-related skills experience performance and relevant education or training.

In addition to the base salary the successful candidate will also receive benefits and a generous equity package.

These ranges may be modified in the future to reflect evolving market conditions and organizational needs. While most offers will typically fall toward the starting point of the range total compensation will depend on the candidate’s specific qualifications expertise and alignment with the role’s requirements.

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The Company

HQ: Boston MA

500 Employees

Year Founded: 2012

What We Do

At WHOOP we’re on a mission to unlock human performance. WHOOP empowers members to perform at a higher level through a deeper understanding of their bodies and daily lives. Our wearable device and performance optimization platform has been adopted by many of the world's greatest athletes and consumers alike.

Why Work With Us

At WHOOP we’re focused on building an inclusive and equitable team with a strong sense of belonging for everyone—increasing representation in every way as our team grows. We believe that our differences are our source of strength—so much so it’s one of our core values. 