Lead - Commercialization Engineer

ON.com; Zürich; Vor Ort; CHF 85.000 - 120.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Supportive team-oriented atmosphere

Access to personal self-care programs

Zusammenfassung

ON.com in Zürich is seeking a Lead, Innovation Commercialization Engineer to drive the evolution of footwear. You will independently manage high-impact projects and innovate strategies that prioritize performance and manufacturability.

The role demands at least 8 years of experience in the footwear industry, particularly in advanced manufacturing processes. You will be a key influencer, ensuring product intent meets commercial needs while leading a supportive, collaborative team environment.

Qualifikationen

• 8+ years of progressive experience in the footwear industry focused on innovation.
• Proven ability to lead the scaling of new technologies and assess commercial viability.
• Experience in mentoring or supervising project activities.

Aufgaben

• Manage multiple high-impact footwear development projects from confirmation to production.
• Spearhead the end-to-end commercialization process with strategic vendors.
• Own documentation of complex tooling and upper-related issues.

Kenntnisse

Advanced footwear manufacturing processes

Root-cause analysis

Exceptional communication skills

Negotiation skills

Mentoring junior team members

Ausbildung

Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Engineering or Material Science

Tools

2D and 3D computational design

Jobbeschreibung

As a Lead, Innovation commercialization engineer, you will be a driving force at the forefront of On's scale of product evolution. You will operate with a high degree of autonomy to lead complex projects, challenge conventions, and champion innovative approaches that define the future of footwear. This role requires you to master technical complexity, manage key stakeholder relationships, and translate visionary concepts into scalable, performance-driven products.

Your Mission

As a leader within the team, you will independently manage multiple high-impact footwear development projects from confirmation to production, defining methods and procedures for new assignments and potentially supervising other team members. As a senior contributor, you will leverage your expertise to guide and influence both management and your team.

You will spearhead the end-to-end commercialization process, leveraging your expert knowledge of manufacturing processes, fit, material properties, mold and process manufacturing. Your strong root‑cause analysis mindset will be crucial in troubleshooting significant and unique issues related to tooling, molding, assembly, fit, and wear.

As the central hub for On's key manufacturing regions, you will act as a critical liaison between On inline development and production teams, working closely with strategic vendors to ensure product intent is maintained while meeting commercial and operational requirements. You will engineer products for efficient manufacturability, lowest cost, and highest quality and performance.

You will serve as a key influencer and central communication hub, managing expectations and negotiating effectively with diverse internal teams and major external T1/T2 partners and sourcing teams across regions.

Collaborating with computational designers, you will work with upper patterns and tooling construction adjustments to enhance fit, durability, and ensure scalable manufacturing. You will be responsible for full size run grading, technical manufacturing operation manuals, initial production trial, ERP system update, scalability sign off, among others.

You will own the documentation of complex tooling and upper-related issues, defining and communicating clear correction actions to all stakeholders for manufacturing guidelines.

Your story

8+ years of progressive experience in the footwear industry, with a significant focus on innovation and bringing new technologies to market.

Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Engineering, Material Science, or another relevant technical field.

2D and 3D, computational design and algorithmic capabilities are a plus.

Proven ability to not only lead the scaling of new technologies but also to assess their commercial viability and factory readiness.

Expert‑level knowledge of advanced footwear manufacturing processes, including robotics, automation, tooling, molding, injecting, welding, lasting, and assembly.

You understand factory capabilities, tolerances, and limitations and know how to engineer for scalable replication.

A natural technical curiosity and a robust, root‑cause analysis approach to problem‑solving.

Exceptional communication, negotiation, and influencing skills, with the ability to confidently present to senior management and external partners.

A demonstrated ability to work with a high degree of autonomy, navigating ambiguity and making independent judgments on complex and significant issues.

Experience in mentoring junior team members or supervising project activities is a strong plus.

Ability to travel up to 15-20% of the time.

Benefits

We offer an environment designed to give people the tools to develop holistically – to stay active, to learn, explore and innovate. Our distinctive approach combines a supportive, team‑oriented atmosphere, with access to personal self‑care for both physical and mental well‑being, so each person is led by purpose.

On is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to creating a work environment that is fair and inclusive, where all decisions related to recruitment, advancement, and retention are free of discrimination.