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In ShortAt On, incredible things happen when ideas are backed by science, bold exploration, and uncompromising engineering.The Senior Director of Innovation Engineering leads and scales On’s global innovation engineering disciplines for footwear from our On Labs HQ in Zürich, Switzerland. Reporting directly to the Sr. Director of Innovation, this role holds enterprise accountability for the entire technical innovation portfolio—unifying polymer science, sports, technology, and scale-up engineering into a seamless technical engine.Working alongside leadership partners, including the Director of Sports Science and the Director of Innovation Strategy, this position shapes the future of Footwear Innovation at On. Bringing world-class leadership and strategic systems thinking, the Senior Director bridges deep scientific discovery with consumer-facing performance storytelling, turning radical concepts into industry-defining footwear products and manufacturing platforms.Your MissionAs the technical anchor for Footwear Innovation, you will set the engineering vision, cultivate multi-disciplinary technical excellence, and drive breakthrough platforms from initial concept to commercial readiness.Executive Engineering & Technical Portfolio Leadership: Define and execute the multi-year footwear engineering roadmap across long-range planning and new horizons, aligning technical breakthroughs with On’s growth ambitions.Oversee Core Engineering Pillars: Guide and inspire strategic and operational excellence across four specialized technical verticals:Polymer Science & Compound Engineering: Direct the research, formulation, and development of next-generation foams, elastomers, and circular raw materials.Sports Engineering (Concept Engineering & CAE/Simulation): Champion digital twins, finite element analysis (FEA), and biomechanical modeling to accelerate virtual prototyping and optimize kinetic performance.Technology & Manufacturing Engineering: Drive advanced exploratory hardware