On

Lead - Retail Architect

On  •  Shanghai, CN (Onsite)  •  3 hours ago
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Job Description

On is expanding its retail presence and shaping the future of performance retail. We’re looking for a dynamic Retail Design Lead , reporting to the Sr. Lead – Retail Design, to help bring our vision to life across APAC. In this role, you’ll lead the store design workstream for new retail locations in close collaboration with internal cross functions and external partners.

- Lead the end-to-end design process for DTC and DMS store projects from initial concept to build-out
- Translate On’s brand, values, and visual identity into architectural design, ensuring consistency and quality across all store environments
- Manage appointed design team to deliver design packages, including zoning concepts, 3D modeling, visualizations, sample boards, and presentations for internal and external reviews
- Ensure compliance with ON’s global design guidelines, local building codes and landlord criteria, and health and safety standards as appropriate
- Partner with distributor client, local architects, external design vendors, contractors, and suppliers to deliver spaces that meet On’s standards and timelines
- Review architectural drawings to verify alignment with the approved design intentions
- Collaborate closely with internal teams – Construction, Leasing, Retail Operations, Visual Experience/Merchandising, IT for coordinated smooth execution
- Monitor design progress, ensure on-brand execution, and support landlord communications, visiting sites as needed

- Bachelor's or Master’s Degree in Interior Design or Architecture
- Minimum 8-10 years of work experience in interior design for premium retail brands
- Led design projects for premium retail stores from concept to completion, including franchise/distributor operated stores
- Proficiency in working level English
- Proven track record of successful retail concept development or design managing role of key projects
- Expert in 2D/3D software: AutoCAD, Sketch-up, Enscape, Adobe Photoshop/Illustrator/InDesign, etc.
- Expert in interior material selection and usages
- Expert in detail-oriented construction and fixture development
- Experience in local building codes, accessibility regulations and other relevant construction constraints
- Experience in fast-paced projects with the ability to manage consistently tight deadlines, multiple projects and deliverables.

At On we stimulate creativity and innovation and foster On spirit within everything we do.
You will be part of our dynamic Retail Expansion team responsible for multiple cross-functional projects from market analysis and retail strategy to concepts and final delivery, construction, fit-out for all store types. Working with key stakeholders within Marketing, Commercial, Visual Merchandising towards creating a consistent consumer experience across all retail touch points.

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About On

Our mission is to ignite the human spirit through movement.

Founded in 2010, On set out to shake up the running industry with a single transformative product, a completely new cushioning technology for running shoes, CloudTec®. Today, On remains innovation and design-led, delivering industry-disrupting premium footwear, apparel, and accessories for high-performance running, outdoor, and all-day activities.

Existing at the intersection of performance, design and impact – inspired by athletes, we always look for ‘better’ – something we believe is achieved through continual experimentation, starting again, thinking differently, breaking the mold. Every day our teams continue to cook up trailblazing innovations within our Zurich-based On Lab and across our global hubs from Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi to Shanghai, Portland, Berlin, Tokyo and beyond.

We like to keep creativity and innovation in-house, whether it's to create inspiring marketing campaigns, think up next-gen retail spaces, or take leaps in sustainability and product design – it all comes together to deliver on our mission. At On, we're all believers in the human spirit and what it’s capable of. And with every On product, design and innovation, we set out to inspire humans to Dream On.

Learn more about On:

- www.on.com

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Industry
Retail & Ecommerce
Company Size
5,001-10,000 employees
Headquarters
Zurich, CH
Year Founded
2010
Website
on.com
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