Senior Designer Customisable Furniture (m/f/d)
Summary
Leads the design of modular, customizable furniture for an e-commerce brand, creating CAD specs, prototypes, and collaborating with engineering to align aesthetics with manufacturability and sustainability.
As a Senior Designer Customisable Furniture, you’ll drive the creative vision for the newest category within our Westwing Collection, bringing innovative design, modular thinking, and strategic product development to life. You’ll play a key role in shaping this category from the ground up, ensuring a seamless blend of style, configurability, quality, and sustainability. This position is permanent and based in Munich.
At Westwing, we’re building the Superbrand in Design with a team that’s shaping the future of beautiful home & living.
Here is what you can look forward to:
Our team is a diverse group of professionals aiming for high performance, working together at a fast pace in an inspiring, international and informal environment that enables you to grow your career while working with a brand and products our customers love. We’re made up of passionate people who are creative enough to disrupt the status quo, brave enough to fail and smart enough to win. So come, be part of the “wow, you work at Westwing?” crowd.
Diversity is deeply rooted in our culture. Our mission doesn’t stop to inspire only your design choices, it continues to embrace an inclusive lifestyle filled with respect to everyone’s uniqueness, cultural differences and equal opportunity. Design & Creative
- Play a key role in the in-house design team, creating on-trend, visually appealing designs for modular and customisable furniture - the newest category within the Westwing Collection
- Drive product development with an emphasis on premium design, quality, sustainability, and materials, balancing aesthetics with the manufacturability of configurable systems
- Translate modular system architecture into detailed CAD specifications, technical drawings, and prototypes, ensuring components work coherently across configurations
- Collaborate with engineering and tech to ensure the digital customization experience faithfully reflects design intent
- Bring an innovative, problem-solving mindset to the design challenges unique to a brand-new, still-evolving category
- Effectively communicate and convey creative visions to both internal and external stakeholders
- Align creative decisions with assortment strategies and commercial goals
- 7+ years of professional experience in product design, with proven expertise in furniture design and development, including materials, quality, and sustainability
- Experience designing modular or configurable product systems, with proficiency in CAD/3D modeling tools (e.g. Rhino, SolidWorks, AutoCAD)
- In-depth knowledge of industry trends, brands, and IP, coupled with a passion for design
- Comfortable navigating ambiguity and building processes from scratch as part of a brand-new category
- Exceptional relationship-building and communication skills, able to work closely with engineering, buying, and commercial teams
- Hands-on attitude and experience in a fast-paced, international environment
- Fluency in English
At Westwing, we’re building the Superbrand in Design with a team that’s shaping the future of beautiful home & living.
Here is what you can look forward to:
- A high-performance culture built on trust, feedback and collaboration
- An inspiring, international environment that empowers you to think big, take ownership, and grow beyond your comfort zone
- A flexible hybrid setup with 3 office days per week - because strong connections and quick collaboration make great ideas happen
- Work-from-anywhere opportunities for up to 4 weeks per year - as fresh perspectives spark bold ideas
- 30 days of paid holiday to rest, recharge, and come back ready to create
- A beautiful, centrally located, dog-friendly office with inspiring spaces, a sunny terrace, and good food - designed for moments that energise and connect
- Exclusive discounts - 40% off Westwing Collection, 20% off third-party brands (each on non-reduced items), 10% Family & Friends discount, plus special-occasion vouchers
- Wellbeing support through mental health resources, sports memberships, and preventive care
- Sustainable mobility options with discounted public transport and JobRad - moving with purpose and care for the planet
- Support for working parents, including our on-site Westwing Wichtel daycare and a partnership with multilingual provider Elly & Stoffl
- One annual Social Impact Day to give back to a cause you care about - because being human is our true superpower
- Team rituals that celebrate results and togetherness - from Movie Nights and Oktoberfest to Summer & Winter Parties
Our team is a diverse group of professionals aiming for high performance, working together at a fast pace in an inspiring, international and informal environment that enables you to grow your career while working with a brand and products our customers love. We’re made up of passionate people who are creative enough to disrupt the status quo, brave enough to fail and smart enough to win. So come, be part of the “wow, you work at Westwing?” crowd.
Diversity is deeply rooted in our culture. Our mission doesn’t stop to inspire only your design choices, it continues to embrace an inclusive lifestyle filled with respect to everyone’s uniqueness, cultural differences and equal opportunity. Design & Creative