Senior Lead - Commercialization Engineer

On Holding
Zurich
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Administration & Executive AssistanceExperience: 10+ yearsSkills: ["Root-cause analysis","Communication","Negotiation","Influencing","Autonomy"]

Lead end-to-end footwear commercialization, independently managing multiple development projects from confirmation to production. Own commercialization across manufacturing processes, fit, materials, and mold/process manufacturing, using root-cause analysis to troubleshoot tooling, molding, assembly, fit, and wear issues. Serve as the liaison between inline development and production teams and external T1/T2 partners, engineering for efficient manufacturability, cost, quality, and scalable replication, including manuals, trials, and ERP updates.

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Senior Lead - Commercialization Engineer

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Job Summary

Lead end-to-end footwear commercialization, independently managing multiple development projects from confirmation to production. Own commercialization across manufacturing processes, fit, materials, and mold/process manufacturing, using root-cause analysis to troubleshoot tooling, molding, assembly, fit, and wear issues. Serve as the liaison between inline development and production teams and external T1/T2 partners, engineering for efficient manufacturability, cost, quality, and scalable replication, including manuals, trials, and ERP updates.
Location: Zurich
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Administration & Executive Assistance
Seniority: Sr. Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Independently manage multiple high-impact footwear development projects from confirmation to production, defining methods and procedures and potentially supervising other team members.
  • •Spearhead the end-to-end commercialization process across manufacturing processes, fit, material properties, mold, and process manufacturing; troubleshoot tooling, molding, assembly, fit, and wear issues.
  • •Act as a central liaison between inline development and production teams and strategic vendors to maintain product intent while meeting commercial and operational requirements.
  • •Collaborate with computational designers on upper patterns and tooling construction adjustments to enhance fit, durability, and scalable manufacturing.
  • •Own documentation for complex tooling and upper-related issues, including correction actions, full size run grading, technical manufacturing operation manuals, initial production trial, ERP updates, and scalability sign-off.
Travel: Medium travel

Key Requirements

  • •10+ years of progressive footwear industry experience focused on innovation and bringing new technologies to market.
  • •Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in Engineering, Material Science, or another relevant technical field.
  • •Expert knowledge of advanced footwear manufacturing processes, including robotics, automation, tooling, molding, injecting, welding, lasting, and assembly.
  • •Strong root-cause analysis mindset and technical curiosity for troubleshooting unique tooling, molding, assembly, fit, and wear issues.
  • •Exceptional communication, negotiation, and influencing skills, with ability to present to senior management and external partners; travel up to 15–20%.
Experience:10+ yearsFootwear industryInnovationManufacturing
Education:
Skills:Root-cause analysisCommunicationNegotiationInfluencingAutonomy
Languages:English
Tech Stack:2D3DComputational designAlgorithmic capabilitiesERPRoboticsAutomationToolingMoldingInjectingWeldingLastingAssembly

Company Brief

On Holding
Designs, manufactures, and sells performance running shoes, apparel, and accessories under the On brand. Combines Swiss engineering and innovation with lifestyle design to serve runners and athletes globally through retail and direct-to-consumer channels.
Industry: Fashion & Apparel
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Zurich, Switzerland
Founded: 2010
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