Sporting Fashion & Goods
Senior Specialist Innovation Concept Design
Mid Level
Zürich, Switzerland
in office
Full time
Creative & ContentFootballCreative Direction
Job description
About the Role
This role drives the creation of future-defining concepts, technologies and products with a dedicated focus on football. It sits within a multidisciplinary Innovation Design Studio and broader Innovation team of experts, developers and engineers, turning blue-sky innovation into production-ready products. The role leads end-to-end concept creation, challenges industry standards and works with sports science, engineering, materials and development teams to shape the future of football footwear and performance product ecosystem.
Key Responsibilities
- Act as a key player in the Innovation Design Studio and push the boundaries of the company's pinnacle design and technology platforms.
- Own projects from bold visions through to successful implementation and tangible prototypes.
- Partner closely with sports science, engineering and materials teams to advance data-driven footwear design and technological innovation.
- Shape the company's future design vision by applying an advanced, multidimensional 2D and 3D design methodology.
- Establish modern prototyping workflows and use digital creation tools and AI technologies to realise pioneering product concepts.
- Collaborate with Zurich- and Vietnam-based development teams on crafting best-in-class performance-driven products, including travel to Vietnam- and Europe-based development centres.
Required Experience & Qualifications
- Bachelor's or master's degree in product/industrial design and/or design engineering.
- 5+ years of experience in global environments driving groundbreaking, performance-focused products.
- Adventurous, entrepreneurial mindset and an appetite for pushing design standards further.
- Analytic approach with the ability to break down complex problems.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills.
- Strong data-driven design approach that translates into highly functional solutions.
- Deep knowledge of advanced materials and digital manufacturing processes, with eagerness to experiment and pioneer new technologies.
- Excellent 3D and prototyping skills.
- Strong visualisation skills and AI fluency, with a habit of exploring the latest tools and embedding them into the creative process.
- Ability to thrive in cross-functional teams of world-class experts and engage collaboratively in creative problem solving.
- Fluent in English, both written and spoken.
Preferred Skills
- Background in football or lateral sports is advantageous.
- Computational design knowledge is a plus.
Workplace
- Travel to Vietnam- and Europe-based development centres is required.
The Application Process
- Successful completion of a background check is required before the start date.
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