As a Lead Lightspray SMU Footwear Developer, you will be a driving force at the forefront of On's product evolution for the Lightspray range. 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 complexity, manage key stakeholder relationships, and translate visionary concepts into scalable, performance-driven products.
Tasks
- Lead and own the end-to-end creation of SMUs and Special projects within the creation organization.
- Manage multiple Lightspray projects independently, from initial strategy and conception through to product sign-off, ensuring alignment with cross-functional teams.
- Leverage expertise in manufacturing processes, material properties, and Lightspray product construction to develop products aligned with company strategy.
- Tackle challenges in tooling, molding, and assembly, and develop new materials, colors, and product specifications using a root-cause analysis mindset.
- Act as the primary liaison between global development hubs Zurich and Vietnam, aligning on roles, responsibilities, and prototyping timelines.
- Collaborate closely with internal stakeholders across Product Management, Sourcing, and Design during regular validation meetings.
- Work with computational designers, footwear developers, product managers, and designers to ensure the seasonal calendar for SMUs meets business needs.
- Coordinate complexity through PLM and with Asia partners, and drive development timelines to meet critical calendar milestones.
Requirements
- 5+ years of progressive experience in footwear development, with a significant focus on standard inline creation processes.
- Knowledge of footwear manufacturing processes, including tooling, molding, injecting, welding, lasting, and assembly.
- Understanding of factory capabilities, tolerances, and limitations, and ability to design for scalable replication.
- Natural technical curiosity and a robust, root-cause analysis approach to problem-solving.
- In-depth, demonstrated knowledge of advanced footwear materials, their properties, and performance characteristics, including experience with advanced testing and analysis.
- Exceptional communication, negotiation, and influencing skills, with the ability to confidently present and defend concepts to senior management and external partners.
- Ability to work with a high degree of autonomy, navigating ambiguity, and making independent judgments on complex and significant issues.
- Comfortable and proficient with industrial machinery and hands-on prototyping.
- High levels of English language proficiency are highly regarded.
- Ability to travel up to 10-15% of the time.
Benefits
- An environment designed to give people the tools to develop holistically – to stay active, to learn, explore and innovate.
- Supportive, team-oriented atmosphere with access to personal self-care for both physical and mental well-being.
- Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a fair and inclusive work environment, free of discrimination.
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Das Team
On's Lightspray Creation team is an agile, interdisciplinary group of footwear creation, advanced manufacturing, and future-of-sport experts, driving innovations and athlete-informed technologies. As a member of the On Innovation Team, you will think outside the box and bring new, innovative ideas to life.