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CMF Design Manager (m/f/d)

Opel 🇩🇪 65428 Rüsselsheim am Main, Germany

Onsite Full-time Senior

Define Opel’s Color, Material, and Finish (CMF) vision and strategy, ensuring coherence across all vehicle lines. Lead and mentor the CMF team while building partnerships with other design and engineering teams.

Responsibilities

  • Define Opel’s Color, Material, and Finish (CMF) vision and strategy aligned with the brand’s design DNA and product portfolio
  • Ensure the portfolio coherence: guarantee consistency and emotional impact of CMF across all vehicle lines, from concept to production
  • Translate design concepts into impactful and feasible CMF solutions that maintain coherence across all models
  • Ensure CMF direction supports future mobility trends, sustainability goals, aligned with the Brand DNA

Requirements

  • Degree in Industrial Design, Transportation Design, Fashion Design, or related field
  • Significant experience in CMF Design, at least partly within the automotive industry
  • Proven expertise in color development, materials innovation, coatings and surface finishes
  • Strong ability to lead and motivate teams with empathy, openness, and purpose

Benefits

  • Above-tariff compensation
  • 30 days of vacation
  • Flexible working hours
  • Company pension plan
  • Diverse training opportunities
  • Company bike
  • Corporate benefits

Key Skills

CMF Design experience Automotive industry experience Color development Materials innovation Coatings and surface finishes Leadership and team motivation Communication and interpersonal skills Strategic and curious mindset Advanced design and research-driven innovation English fluency

About Opel

Every Opel available purely-electric now 🔋 #ThisIsOpel – Forever Forward since 1899 ⚡️ Driven by our restless spirit, Opel is shaping the future with a detoxed driving experience, greenovation at heart and modern German technology and design. Challenging the status quo for a better tomorrow. The people that build the cars, design the bold curves, ask the right questions. Opel is about that one step ahead. The one thought ahead. Forever Forward since 1899! Opel is one of Europe’s largest automotive brands with a presence across more than 60 markets. True to our heritage, we question the norm and define our own path – with our bold and pure design philosophy and German engineering excellence. In this regard we are continuing our model offensive in growing segments and are preparing our vehicle portfolio for a sustainably successful future in view of the ambitious global emission targets. We believe the best way to take on the future is to go all in: In 2024, every Opel model will be

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