At a Glance:
This role will oversee projects and process management to ensure continued success within the Performance All Day (PAD) category at On. As a Senior Footwear Developer, you will manage all phases of product development, from the initial concept to production and commercialization. You will collaborate closely with Product Managers, Designers, and the Lead of Product Development.
Your Team:
We are an innovative, creative, and science-driven team dedicated to transforming cutting-edge ideas into prototypes and exceptional products. High quality and performance are our top priorities when creating footwear. Our team combines expertise across Engineering, Development, and Product Management to create extraordinary products.
Your Mission:
- Own and represent the product development process for the Performance All Day category at On.
- Execute development using your advanced knowledge of the performance footwear development process.
- Collaborate with teams in Zurich and Vietnam, design, and product marketing to realize functional footwear products while adhering to the product creation calendar.
- Define effective methods to manage the product creation process, conducting meetings with product teams during each development phase to review, make changes, and drive decision-making towards on-time production.
- Provide expert knowledge and recommendations on materials, components, and construction options to meet pricing targets and functional requirements.
- Plan and execute the development processes in alignment with critical dates and team/company goals.
- Monitor costs and identify opportunities for product efficiencies.
- Work alongside our testing team and biomechanics experts to validate and test products, while effectively managing the sampling and prototyping phases.
- Collaborate closely with the innovation team to commercialize new innovations in our Performance All Day Footwear product.
Your Story:
- Higher education degree preferred and 6+ years of experience in the footwear industry or as a footwear developer.
- Extensive Footwear Development Expertise: Proven advanced knowledge and experience in the end-to-end product development process for performance footwear.
- Product Lifecycle Management: Demonstrated ability to define and manage product creation processes from concept to on-time production, conducting reviews, driving decision-making, and implementing changes at each development phase.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Strong ability to effectively collaborate with diverse teams, including design, product marketing, innovation, testing, and biomechanics experts, across various geographical locations.
- Technical Footwear Knowledge: Expert-level understanding of materials, components, and construction options in footwear, with the ability to provide recommendations that consider functional requirements and pricing targets.
- Project Management: Skilled in planning and executing development processes to meet critical deadlines and achieve team and company goals.
- Cost Management & Efficiency: Experience in monitoring product costs and identifying opportunities for efficiency improvements.
- Prototyping & Sampling Management: Proficient in managing the sampling and prototyping phases of product development.
- Innovation Commercialization: Ability to closely work with innovation teams to bring new innovations to market within performance footwear.
What We Offer:
We offer a dynamic, challenging, and sporty environment, recognized as the ‘fastest growing sports company’ of its time. With offices worldwide, we are an international team eager to innovate and build something incredible. We cultivate an active environment where each individual strives for excellence and can reach their full potential. Your work matters here; you will be hands-on, and your team members are among the best in their respective disciplines.
If you are driven to elevate On to new heights, curious about this opportunity, and want to join our growing team, apply online using the form below. Only applications matching the job profile will be considered.