Senior Lead - Innovation Concept Design

In short

As the Senior Lead Innovation Concept Designer, you will lead the creation of groundbreaking concepts and products for high-performance athletes while advancing On’s sustainability goals. As a design lead within the Innovation Design team, you’ll shape the future direction of On’s pinnacle performance products and technologies. Through forward-thinking innovation, you guide a team of designers and collaborate across functions to deliver cutting-edge solutions.

Your Mission

• Lead the Innovation Concept Design team, setting the direction and vision for On’s future running product design and technology platforms.
• Drive innovation from concept to final delivery, overseeing multiple projects and ensuring seamless transition to other teams.
• Collaborate closely with On’s world-class athletes and the sport science team to incorporate data-driven design and insights into the product development process.
• You help shape the design vision, mentoring other designers and providing leadership across various design projects.
• Spearhead the development of new concepts using advanced prototyping, mock-ups, and 2D/3D tools, ensuring alignment with innovation goals.
• Lead collaboration with Europe and Asia based development teams to create functional, performance-driven, and scalable innovation solutions.
• Streamline workflows utilizing digital tools to accelerate the design process and enhance manufacturing capabilities.
• Represent the innovation design team in cross-functional meetings
• Travel to Asia and Europe 2-4 times a year to engage with development centers, ensuring alignment and progress across all stakeholders.

Your story

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in product/industrial design or similar field.
• 8+ years of experience in global innovation teams, with at least 3 years in a leadership role delivering world-class performance products.
• Proven track record of pushing the boundaries of product design and innovation, with the ability to lead and inspire a team.
• Deep understanding of performance products, athlete insights, and data-driven design approaches, with the ability to translate these into functional, scalable product designs.
• Expertise in advanced materials and manufacturing processes, including proficiency in 2D/3D design tools and prototyping techniques.
• Strong leadership, communication, and presentation skills, capable of influencing cross-functional teams and stakeholders.
• Comfortable navigating complex projects, managing timelines and prioritizing tasks in a fast-paced, innovative environment.
• Fluent in English, both written and spoken.

What to expect

We want to set everyone up for success, so here’s the lowdown on how we hire. Our process is a two-way street – bringing you into our culture, while helping us learn how you think.

Our full process can last about eight weeks from application to offer, because we care about getting it right. These steps explain how we usually do things.

Before you get started, feel free to consider if you want to work with us. Strange question? Well, we give people a lot of space to navigate their day-to-day and that style isn't for everyone. We want you to be passionate about what you do and be sure this is the right fit. Because when skills and passion combine – it creates that 'Wow' moment.

• Step One

  It starts with you...

  You'll start by submitting your application to a specific role. We try to keep this step as simple as possible. We do get a lot of applications, but we review them all. We ask that you allow around 14 days for us to come back to you with a response. If you are a good fit to the role, someone will follow up with you within that window. If you didn't receive a reply, or were unsuccessful this time around, we encourage you to look for other possible matches at On.

• Step Two

  Interview with a recruiter

  What ignites your spirit? This is where we’ll start getting to know all about you and what makes you tick – and it’s your first chance to get a feel for our culture. Chatting with a member of our talent team, you’ll learn more about On and how we work. We’ll learn about what motivates you and what you could bring to the team.

• Step Three

  Interview with a hiring manager

  Ready to dig into the details? This second interview will be held with your future manager and will focus on the specifics of the job. Together you’ll delve into your unique skills and experiences and how they could be relevant at On. It's also a time to assess how you might feel working side-by-side. Bring any questions you have about the job, the team or anything else you might like to know – this is an open forum.

• Step Four

  The Case Study

  What's your style? This task will help us understand how you think, face a challenge and give insight into your novel ideas. Designed to give everyone their best shot, your case study is based on something you might typically experience on the job. This is your chance to show us what you’ve got. So express yourself. Be you.

• Step Five

  The Experience Day

  Your first taste of the Oniverse. This is a time to meet some of the people you'll be working closest with. In person or virtually, you'll get a feel for the day-to-day at On and the people who make it happen. You'll chat with a few potential teammates - the conversations will be as equally driven by the role and your experience as by our values. We believe how you do things is just as important as what you do.

• Step Six

  The Result

  Are we a good fit? We’ll get together internally to share our feedback and decide if we’re a match. We know that job searching is a big time investment, so it’s not a decision we take lightly. It’s also time for you to reflect on the experience – are we the right place for you? No matter the outcome, we’ll give you meaningful feedback.

Step One:

It starts with you...

You'll start by submitting your application to a specific role.

We try to keep this step as simple as possible. We do get a lot of applications, but we review them all. We ask that you allow around 14 days for us to come back to you with a response. If you are a good fit to the role, someone will follow up with you within that window. If you didn't receive a reply, or were unsuccessful this time around, we encourage you to look for other possible matches at On.