CMF Manager for Smart Devices
Our team develops smart devices, including smart speakers and TVs. We are seeking a CMF Manager to lead the entire CMF process, from concept and research to innovation, material management, and production, ensuring the highest quality standards and effective cross-team collaboration.
Tasks that await you
Cooperation
You will collaborate with designers from the product concept stage to define specifications and implement them in production. You will also monitor the entire production process to ensure stable, high-quality results and coordinate with designers, engineers, and PMs to meet product and schedule requirements.
You will collaborate with designers from the product concept stage to define specifications and implement them in production. You will also monitor the entire production process to ensure stable, high-quality results and coordinate with designers, engineers, and PMs to meet product and schedule requirements.
Projects and innovation
You will independently handle the full scope of CMF project work and manage communication between internal teams and suppliers. You will also drive CMF innovation in colors (Pantone/NCS), materials (plastic, metal, fabric), and finishing processes (tooling, injection, painting, polishing, texturing).
Research
You will conduct preliminary CMF design research, color analysis, and material process verification, and propose implementable CMF design plans that strengthen the competitive advantage of product appearance.
Material library
You will build and maintain the CMF material library, manage manufacturer resources, schedule proofing, and track implementation to ensure project development stays on schedule.
Product vision
You will introduce and promote advanced CMF technologies in both product and manufacturing processes, raising the overall level of product appearance and production quality.
Management
You will manage the CMF team, arrange workloads, and coordinate with internal and external stakeholders.
We expect that you
- Have a Bachelor’s degree or higher in design (industrial design, environmental art design, visual communication, product design), MBA preferred
- Have 10+ years of experience with consumer electronic products, components, and manufacturing processes (5+ years in top 10 Mobile, PC, TV, or IT brands preferred)
- Have at least 5 years of design and CMF team management experience
- Possess strong attention to detail and a hands-on approach
- Have demonstrated leadership skills and the ability to influence others
- Are proficient in Chinese (HSK 4) and English (C1)
- Live in Shenzhen
Benefits
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Health
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Growth
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Sport
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And more
Enhanced medical insurance begins from your first month at Yandex. It covers health care services at clinics and hospitals, whether for emergency care, surgeries, routine visits in your home country or abroad, medical tests and diagnostics, dental care, accident insurance, etc.
Additionally:
- Corporate insurance plans for family members (children and spouses) on special terms.
- Mental health programs.
At Yandex, we have everything you need for continuous growth and learning: an internal educational platform, mentoring, and programs for both beginners and experienced leaders.
We also cover the cost of attending industry conferences — both as a speaker and as a participant.
Moreover, at Yandex, we have internal projects where our employees share their expertise, discuss complex topics, and analyze their project cases.
At Yandex's big offices, we have our own fully equipped gyms. There, you can work out independently or with a trainer.
Additionally:
- Free online fitness classes.
- Additional discounts at fitness clubs and/or other fitness providers.
- Reimbursement of sports competitions.
- Corporate sport form for official sports competitions.
At Yandex, we promote health and fitness and have sports clubs and communities. You are welcome to join the existing teams or groups or create your own.
You can join existing teams or create your own.
Flexible schedule
We don't have a set start and end time for the workday — work when it's convenient for you and your team.
Hybrid format
Work where it's most convenient for you — for example, part of the week from the office and part from home.
Everything for children
Medical Insurance plans, kids' days at the office, gifts for newborns.
Thank you for your application!
We will contact you within a week.
Wed Aug 07 2024 14:43:03 GMT+0300 (Moscow Standard Time)
