Footwear Testing Lead

Vor 6 Tagen


Zurich, Schweiz On AG Vollzeit

At a Glance:
At On we see Product Testing as the voice of our consumers who meticulously evaluate each product to ensure each user has a rich and long lasting product experience. The ultimate Product experience means everything to us so we need a visionary leader who is passionate about sport, understands functional movement patterns and is acutely aware of biomechanics and global foot anthropometry. As a Testing Lead Footwear, you will play a key role in determining the global testing strategy and guiding the team in their rigorous quality examinations of our new products coming to market through highly collaborative partnerships with athletes and testers. You will work in an environment where we make ideas happen fast, decide quickly and give high levels of responsibility. This role will be based in our Zürich Lab.

Your Team:
We’re a team responsible for making sure that the products for On represent the highest quality standards. We have a lot of responsibility to meet the needs and demands of our customers. So we analyse, test and validate our products in the most comprehensive manner. Only products that pass our rigorous tests ever go to market.

Your Mission:

- Drive the overall On Footwear Strategy, setting up and/or improving processes to ensure world class testing standards are adhered to.
- Lead a global team of footwear product testers
- Set us up for durable growth by building our global testing conditions and standards by creating robust partnerships, regional calibration, operating frameworks and procedures.
- Execute all aspects of footwear testing, including planning, recruiting testers, conducting tests, analyzing data, collecting athlete insights, writing reports, delivering presentations and program management.
- Develop a strong caring partnership program with our testers to ensure we have the best brand x tester relationship in the industry
- Lead feedback sessions with a diverse mix of testers, both internal and external to bring their insight and voice to the table during every product development review
- Make sure the team delivers in-depth feedback to our product developers and designers both during testing and after tests are completed
- Work closely with our development teams to ensure that high quality and correct feedback on test products are delivered in an efficient and timely manner.
- Act as main point of contact with leadership team within the Footwear Product Creation area
- Lead, mentor and guide a team of professional footwear testers who have the knowledge to influences decision making regarding material, component and construction options to meet the product’s performance goals.
- Drive synergies between footwear, apparel and accessories testing
- Partner with sports science lab to develop and validate test methods specific to the movement expectations of the product
- Partner with our athlete team to develop test standards that are the best for the athlete
- Develop strong technical, anthropometrical and biomechanical understanding of the competitor landscape
- Modernise user experience, communication and reporting by developing efficient technology solutions in partnership with our operations and IT teams.

Your Story:

- 10+ years of experience in the athletic footwear industry.
- 10+ years of experience in analysing data, collecting insights, writing reports, delivering presentations and overall program management
- 7+ years of experience within the function of Footwear testing
- Excellent leadership skills, comfortable leading a professional testing team, ability in people management.
- Ability to work well at Leadership level and collaborate with key stakeholders in the product team and beyond.
- A Can-Do attitude and the ability to work with a high degree of flexibility.
- Ability to work outside of typical working hours when necessary.
- Available to travel internationally
- Detailed oriented and analytic mind: ability to create a plan and follow timelines, but also to think creatively and outside the box.
- Fluent in English and German
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Economics, Mathematics, Statistics, Computer Science, Information Management, Engineering or related field of study.

What we offer:
We offer a dynamic, challenging and sportive environment that has been ranked as the ‘fastest growing sports company’ of its time. With offices across the globe, we are an international team who is hungry to innovate and build something incredible. We foster an active environment where each individual thrives for excellence and can achieve their full potential. This is where your work matters, you’re hands-on and your team members are amongst the very best in their respective disciplines and fields.
- On is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to creating a work environment that is fair and inclusive, where all decisions related to recruitment, advancement, and retention are free of discrimination._



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