Senior Specialist Innovation Concept Design

About the role

The Innovation Designer drives the creation of future-defining concepts, technologies and products with a dedicated focus on football. Working in a multidisciplinary team, you will challenge industry standards and lead the end-to-end concept creation process for On's football footwear and performance product ecosystem. You will partner with sports science, engineering and materials teams and travel to the Zurich and Vietnam-based development centres.

Key responsibilities

• Own projects from bold visions through to implementation and tangible prototypes.
• Shape the design vision using an advanced 2D and 3D design methodology.
• Establish modern prototyping workflows and use digital creation tools and AI technologies.
• Collaborate with the Zurich and Vietnam development teams on performance-driven products.
• Validate concepts against real athlete needs, ensuring designs are commercially feasible, manufacturable and trusted by consumers.

Required profile

• Bachelor's or master's degree in product/industrial design and/or design engineering.
• 5+ years of experience driving performance-focused products in global environments; football or lateral sports background is an advantage.
• Analytic approach, strong communication and presentation skills, and a data-driven design approach.
• Fluent in written and spoken English.

Required skills

• Deep knowledge of advanced materials and digital manufacturing processes.
• Excellent 3D and prototyping skills; computational design is a plus.
• Strong visualisation skills and AI fluency.