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Head of Engineering

On Holding AG - Shanghai

Posted Jan 14, 2026

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U.S. role benchmark (BLS OEWS)
$116,543 U.S. median for this role
Projected growth (BLS Employment Projections)
+9.8% - Much faster than average

Matched to SOC 15-1252 - Software Engineering aggregate by role bucket.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2024 and Employment Projections, 2024-2034.

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About this role

Head of Engineering Shanghai In Short: We are establishing a Global Technology Center in China to serve as a strategic R&D and innovation center for next-generation retail and commercial platforms. As Head of Engineering, you will be responsible for building, leading, and scaling this hub, owning the end-to-end engineering strategy, execution, and talent agenda. This role combines deep technical leadership, organizational building, and global stakeholder management. You will operate at the intersection of China's highly advanced retail ecosystem and our global technology platform, delivering software products that power markets across the globe. You will report into global technology leadership and act as a key member of the Global Engineering Leadership Team. Your entrepreneurial and result-driven mindset, combined with strong hands-on technical oversight and execution skills, will make you a key member of the core team on which On's future is built. Your Mission: Your mission is to build a world-class engineering organization in Shanghai, China that delivers globally scalable, locally excellent retail technology platforms. You will: - Establish China as a center of excellence for retail innovation - Lead the development of proprietary, self-owned global platforms - Ensure China-based teams operate as first-class global product teams - Balance China-specific depth with global platform standardization - Build an engineering culture rooted in technical excellence, ownership, and global impact Lead with Vision - and with Code - Lead and scale multiple engineering teams responsible for building globally critical retail and commercial platforms from China. - Shape the technical direction, platform roadmap, and

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