Design Lead, Retail

Our mission at Oura is to empower every person to own their inner potential. Our award-winning products help our global community gain a deeper knowledge of their readiness, activity, and sleep quality by using their Oura Ring and its connected app. We've helped millions of people understand and improve their health by providing daily insights and practical steps to inspire healthy lifestyles.

Empowering the world starts with living our values and empowering our team. As a quickly growing company focused on helping people live healthier and happier lives, we ensure that our team members have what they need to do their best work — both in and out of the office. 

We’re seeking a visionary Design Lead, Retail with a deep portfolio of relevant experience to drive the creation of immersive environments at retail locations around the world. In this strategic role, you will conceptualize, manage, and deliver exceptional experiences that seamlessly integrate brand identity, customer insights, and business objectives to shape the way customers engage with our spaces, driving meaningful interactions that lead to sales.

What you will do: 

• Lead the vision and roadmap for innovative retail concepts, including store layouts, displays, and fixtures, ensuring alignment with brand and business goals.
• Lead the design of flexible, modular systems and optimize space layouts to enhance functionality, engagement, and adaptability to retail trends.
• Develop and implement user journey strategies informed by research insights to shape impactful retail experiences.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including marketing, merchandising, and user research, to ensure cohesive and user-centered designs.
• Prototype and refine design elements in partnership with vendors and engineering teams, ensuring feasibility and quality.
• Stay at the forefront of retail design trends, technologies, and consumer behavior to inspire and drive innovation.

This is a remote US role with a preference for candidates based on the east coast.

We would love to have you on our team if you have:

• 8+ years of experience in retail, commercial, or experiential design, including strategic leadership and cross-functional team management
• Proficiency in 3D design software (e.g., AutoCAD, SketchUp, Rhino, Blender) and rendering tools like V-Ray or KeyShot
• Strong spatial reasoning, problem-solving, and communication skills, with the ability to lead user-centered design from strategy through execution
• Proven ability to integrate customer insights and user research into innovative, functional retail experiences
• Passion for continuous learning and driving innovation in retail design and customer engagement
• Highly adaptable, proactive, and self-motivated, with a strong sense of ownership and accountability
• Organized and efficient multitasker, comfortable managing shifting priorities in a fast-paced, high-growth environment
• Strong collaborator and communicator, effective in small team environments aligned toward shared goals and vision

At Oura, we care about you and your well-being. Everyone here at Oura has a ring of their own and we are continually looking to improve employee health.

What we offer:

• Competitive salary and equity packages
• Health, dental, vision insurance, and mental health resources
• An Oura Ring of your own plus employee discounts for friends & family
• 20 days of paid time off plus 13 paid holidays plus 8 days of flexible wellness time off
• Paid sick leave and parental leave

Oura takes a market-based approach to pay, which may vary depending on your location. US locations are categorized into tiers based on a cost of labor index for that geographic area. While most offers will be closer to the starting range, successful candidates' pay will be determined based on job-related skills, experience, qualifications, work location, internal peer equity, and market conditions. These ranges may be modified in the future.

• Region 1: $126,000 - $157,000
• Region 2: $115,000 - $144,000
• Region 3: $108,000 - $135,000

A recruiter can determine your zones/tiers based on your US location.

We are not considering candidates residing in the following states: Alaska (AK), Arkansas (AR), Delaware (DE), Iowa (IA), Mississippi (MS), Missouri (MO), Nebraska (NE), Oklahoma (OK), Rhode Island (RI), South Dakota (SD), Vermont (VT), West Virginia (WV), and Wisconsin (WI)

Oura is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Individuals seeking employment at Oura are considered without regard to age, ancestry, color, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, mental or physical disability, national origin, protected family care or medical leave status, race, religion (including beliefs and practices or the absence thereof), sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. We will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics.

We will work to ensure individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.

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