Senior Lead - Footwear Design Exploration
Pays :
Suisse
Région : Zürich
Ville : ZÜRICH
Catégorie : Création - Design
Type de contrat : CDI
Type d'emploi : Plein temps
Description du poste
We are excited to offer the position of Senior Lead - Footwear Design Exploration, within the Performance All Day vertical of our design team. You will work in a very fast-moving environment where you will help lead and drive the full design and creative process of footwear design exploration, starting from concept research to product briefings for production.
Your Mission
- You will be responsible for the design exploration of a whole shoe family
- You own your projects from design concepts through to final delivery
- You design technology-infused movement-lifestyle products
- You will work on developing concepts, mock-ups, visuals, 2D and 3D files for new projects
- You must have an eye for totally new creation and the vision for new opportunities and creative avenues
- You must have a great knowledge and understanding about the fashion industry
- Pushing the boundaries must come naturally to you and the ability to visualize and communicate your process to key stakeholders
- You will collaborate with our Zurich and Vietnam based development teams on creating functional and performance-driven products
- Proactively work to understand consumer and future buying/lifestyle habits to inform new ways to promote the brand this these mindsets
- Keep up to date with various regional requirements and the finite variation in the consumer types and cultural influences
- Stay on top of relevant, upcoming trends and materials and an understanding of how to infuse these inspirational avenues with the brand vision and DNA
- You will develop and visualize a strong vision for future products
- You should be a strong communicator, adapt at liaising with key stakeholders and confident presenting to cross-functional teams
- You enjoy working as a team player and have an open style with sharing and taking on various points of view
- Bachelor or master's degree in product or industrial design or a related field
- Experience working with textiles, knits and engineered materials would be a plus, such as understanding of the application to footwear design
- Approximately 8 - 10 years experience within a similar Footwear Design or relevant industry Design role
- A curious mind with a strong interest for contemporary footwear, fashion, and design
- Excellent 2D software skills (Adobe CS), 3D software skills are definitely a plus
- A good understanding of AI and how it could cater as a tool in exploration
- Good sketching and mock-up skills
- You should be fearless in terms of new thinking around design
- Structured mind, excellent communication and presentation skills
- Excellent time management skills which enable you to work in a fast-moving environment and handle several projects and seasons at the same time Strong interest in working with cross-functional teams - materials, product managers, designers Team player and a positive mind You enjoy networking across various functions Fluent in English both written and spoken, any other language would be a plus