Lead - Footwear Design

In short

We're excited to offer the opportunity to join On as a Lead Footwear Designer within the Performance All Day vertical. In this role, you will champion the creative direction and strategic design exploration of future-forward footwear concepts. You will steer the full creative process-from early insights and design vision to validated product concepts ready for development-guiding both the team and category toward new and inspiring innovations that elevate the On design language.

Your story

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Industrial/Product Design or related field.
• 7 + years of relevant footwear or product design experience, with proven impact at a senior or lead design level.
• Strong knowledge of footwear materials, constructions, knits, engineered textiles, and emerging manufacturing technologies.
• Demonstrated ability to set creative direction and own a category, from early vision to execution-ready outcomes.
• Exceptional skills in 2D design tools (Adobe Creative Suite); 3D capabilities (Rhino, Blender, Gravity Sketch, etc.) are a strong advantage.
• Awareness of AI as an emerging design tool, and interest in integrating it into exploration workflows.
• Advanced sketching, storytelling, prototyping, and visualization skills.
• Bold, boundary-pushing creativity with strong business and consumer awareness.
• Clear, structured communicator with excellent presentation skills.
• Strong time-management abilities and comfort leading multiple initiatives simultaneously.
• Passion for working cross-functionally and nurturing team culture.
• Fluent in English; additional languages are a plus.