On is a publicly traded footwear and apparel company built around proprietary cushioning technology and in-house design and innovation. The tech stack reveals a heavy Microsoft ERP backbone (Dynamics 365 Finance, Supply Chain, X++) paired with cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, Azure) and modern application layers (TypeScript, Node.js, GraphQL), signaling a maturing supply-chain-first architecture. Active hiring across sales (100 roles), operations (47), and engineering (44) reflects a company simultaneously scaling go-to-market, optimizing fulfillment, and modernizing infrastructure—with documented pain around inventory health, cross-functional communication, and on-time sample delivery.
Notable leadership hires: Store Lead, Area Lead, Marketing Lead, Footwear Materials Lead, Director of Diversity
On designs and sells premium running, outdoor, and lifestyle footwear, apparel, and accessories for athletes and active consumers. Founded in 2010 in Zurich, the company competes on innovation (proprietary CloudTec® cushioning), design quality, and brand positioning. Operations span product development, retail storefronts, and supply chain across Asia-Pacific, Europe, and North America. The company operates regional hubs in Vietnam, China, Japan, and the United States alongside its Zurich headquarters. As a public company with 1,001–5,000 employees, On is actively expanding store footprint (new openings in Korea and beyond), standardizing production processes, and onboarding new suppliers—while simultaneously investing in ML (Kubeflow, Vertex AI, Google Gemini adoption) and identity infrastructure (Okta).
On uses Microsoft Dynamics 365 (Finance, Supply Chain, Operations) for ERP, paired with AWS and GCP for cloud services. The engineering layer runs on TypeScript, Node.js, NestJS, and GraphQL. Data observability is provided by New Relic, Looker, Tableau, and Power BI. Infrastructure relies on Kubernetes, Terraform, and Kafka for streaming.
On is headquartered in Zurich and maintains hubs in Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, Shanghai, Portland, Berlin, and Tokyo. Current hiring spans 19 countries: China, Vietnam, Switzerland, Japan, UK, Indonesia, US, South Korea, Australia, Italy, France, Austria, Spain, Belgium, Germany, Canada, Sweden, Mexico, and New Zealand.
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