Senior Specialist - Quality Technical Apparel & Accessories 

Location: Zurich, Switzerland - Reporting to Senior Leader APP&ACC Operations EMEA

At a Glance:

An opportunity to become part of the world’s fastest growing sports company has just become available in the EMEA Operation. As a QA Technical Senior Specialist, you are responsible for managing the technical and quality at On T1 suppliers in the EMEA and Turkey operation. As a key member of the globally integrated sourcing team and cross-functional Apparel & Accessories operation, you will be based in Zurich with frequent travel within the EMEA region upon request.

Your Team:

We, the Apparel & Accessories Quality team, are dedicated to ensuring premium product quality and the highest level of production efficiency for On. We invite you to join us in redefining the future of sportswear quality.

Your Mission:

• Standardizing the construction and production technology for premium apparel and accessories. This involves developing and documenting comprehensive technical specifications and best practices for product assembly and manufacturing processes to ensure consistent quality, durability, and a premium aesthetic finish, enabling efficient, scalable production while maintaining high craftsmanship.
• Evaluate the technical capabilities of suppliers and utilize cutting-edge technology such as bonding, laser/ultrasonic, sublimation print … to elevate their capacity to a premium standard.
• Conduct development sample inspections to identify quality issues, assess product safety, evaluate production feasibility, and propose solutions to achieve premium quality, minimize cost, and maximize productivity.
• Serve as a pivotal representative for the Technical & Quality team in special projects to launch new products, new processes, and new technologies focused on achieving premiumization.
• Bulk Production Quality Assurance:

• Manage & monitor factory technical audits, improvement and supplier performance.
• Conduct the in-process and final inspection of the total new and carry-over product during bulk production.
• Manage problem-solving for existing and new production-related to technical, quality, process and system during bulk production.

Your Story:

• Diploma or degree in Apparel Technology, Fashion Technology, Garment Engineering, or a related field
• Strong knowledge of garment construction, sewing techniques, and finishing standards.
• At least 7-10 year’s experience in apparel development and manufacturing.
• Strong experience with the functional sportswear (both woven and knitted), premium/luxury quality level is a plus.
• Proficiency cooperating among the teams and with the international suppliers.
• Willingness to travel to supplier locations in Europe to check Quality Inspections and Factory visit.
• You have an entrepreneurial spirit, a high sense of responsibility and the ability to manage and drive a project.

What we offer:

We offer a dynamic, challenging and sportive environment that has been ranked as the ‘fastest growing sports company’ of its time. With offices across the globe, we are an international team who is hungry to innovate and build something incredible. We foster an active environment where each individual strives for excellence and can achieve their full potential. This is where your work matters, you’re hands-on and your team members are amongst the very best in their respective disciplines and fields.

Dich erwarten die Übernahme von FvP-Mandaten und sehr vielfältigen Beratungsmandaten international agierender Unternehmen. Als Bestandteil des BakerHicks fvP-Teams, erörterst Du Strategien und Konzepte auf sehr hohem fachlichem Niveau. Du hast die Chance, Dich in einem schnell wachsenden Unternehmen unternehmerisch einzubringen und trägst wesentliche Bestandteile zur Weiterentwicklung und strategischen Ausrichtung von BakerHicks bei. Sehr grosse persönliche Freiheit und Eigenverantwortung bei der Arbeitsgestaltung ist für uns selbstverständlich. Freundlichkeit, Respekt und gegenseitiges Vertrauen prägen unsere Zusammenarbeit.   

Für diese Position suchen wir Bewerbende, die ein Pensum zwischen 20% und 60% suchen.

Deine Aufgaben

• Du unterstützt unser Qualitätsmanagement-Team als "Fachtechnisch verantwortliche Person" (fvP) / Qualified Person (QP) / QA Manager sowie im Bereich Regulatory Affairs, die auf Mandatsbasis für unsere Kunden tätig ist. 
• Zu unseren Kunden zählen Hersteller, Zulassungsinhaber, Grosshändler, Logistiker und Transportunternehmen sowie Firmen mit Handel im Ausland.
• Zu Deiner Aufgaben zählt die Sicherstellung der fachtechnischen Verantwortung gemäss den gesetzlichen Anforderungen nach HMG und AMBV sowie Mitarbeit im Bereich Arzneimittelzulassungen (Regulatory Affairs)

Dein Profil

Du bist eine leistungsstarke, teamfähige und flexible Persönlichkeit mit Durchsetzungsvermögen und einem akademischen Abschluss in Pharmazie, Chemie, Naturwissenschaften etc. Du arbeitest organisiert, strukturiert und genau, um sowohl selbstständig als auch in interdisziplinären Teams die vorgegebenen Ziele zu erreichen. Darüber hinaus erfüllst Du folgende Kriterien:

• Nachgewiesene Zulassung als "Fachtechnisch verantwortliche Person" nach AMBV (bevorzugt Zulassung als fvP auch für Herstellbetriebe)
• GMP-Kenntnisse in der pharmazeutischen Industrie
• Erfahrung mit Arzneimittelzulassung/ Regulatory Affairs von Vorteil
• Lösungsorientiertes Handeln
• Ausgeprägte Kommunikationsfähigkeiten
• Fliessende Sprachkenntnisse in Deutsch und Englisch

Über BakerHicks

Seit 1957 sind wir Vorreiter in den Bereichen Design, Engineering und Projektmanagement. Von der Beratung bis hin zum Bau und der Compliance unterstützen unsere multidisziplinären Design- und Ingenieurteams Unternehmen auf der ganzen Welt dabei, ihre Projekte auf die effizienteste, kostengünstigste und nachhaltigste Weise zu realisieren.

Benefits

• Überstunden voll kompensierbar
• Flexible Arbeitszeiten im Rahmen eines Gleitzeitmodells mit Blockzeiten
• Europäische Projekteinsätze möglich
• Umfassende Spesenregelung zur Aufwandserstattung
• Mitarbeiter werben Mitarbeiter
• 2 verschiedene Pensionskassenlösungen (jährlich wechselbar)
• U-Abo für Pendler
• Flache Hierarchien
• Homeoffice
• Höchster Standard für Arbeitssicherheit
• 25 Urlaubstage
• Volle Lohnzahlung im Krankheitsfall bis zum 30. Tag
• Weltweite Reiseversicherung
• UVG-Zusatzversicherung
• Zuschuss für Velopendler
• Teilzeitarbeit möglich
• Möglichkeit zu unbezahltem Urlaub

Diversität & Inklusion

Bei BakerHicks ist es uns wichtig, dass wir ein Umfeld schaffen, in dem sich alle zugehörig fühlen. Als Unternehmen sind wir in der glücklichen Lage, mit einem vielfältigen Team von Menschen mit den unterschiedlichsten Hintergründen und Erfahrungen zusammenzuarbeiten. Alle von uns sollten respektvolles und positives Verhalten erwarten können, das uns anspornt. Um sicherzustellen, dass wir immer ein offenes Ohr haben und ständig dazulernen, haben wir ein Team zusammengestellt, das uns dabei hilft, unsere Strategien für Diversität und Inklusion zu steuern.

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The mission of Speechify is to make sure that reading is never a barrier to learning.

Over 50 million people use Speechify’s text-to-speech products to turn whatever they’re reading – PDFs, books, Google Docs, news articles, websites – into audio, so they can read faster, read more, and remember more. Speechify’s text-to-speech reading products include its iOS app, Android App, Mac App, Chrome Extension, and Web App. Google recently named Speechify the Chrome Extension of the Year and Apple named Speechify its Design award winner for inclusivity for 2025.

Today, nearly 200 people around the globe work on Speechify in a 100% distributed setting – Speechify has no office. These include frontend and backend engineers, AI research scientists, and others from Amazon, Microsoft, and Google, leading PhD programs like Stanford, high growth startups like Stripe, Vercel, Bolt, and many founders of their own companies.

Overview

With the growth of our Android app, being the most used text-to-speech app in the Play Store, we find the need for a Senior Android Engineer to help us support the new user base as well as work on new and exciting projects to push us forward.   

This is a key role and ideal for someone who thinks strategically, enjoys fast-paced environments, passionate about making product decisions, and has experience building great user experiences that delight users.

We are a flat organization that allows anyone to become a leader by showing excellent technical skills and delivering results consistently and fast. Work ethic, solid communication skills, and obsession with winning are paramount. 

Our interview process involves several technical interviews and we aim to complete them within 1 week. 

What You’ll Do

• Owning major features and working closely with our design team - take ownership of features inside the app and become responsible of delivering high quality features
• Shape the future of our Android team
• Own, maintain and improve reliability metrics for key features
• Participate in discussions across different teams - Product, Design, Engineering
• Review pull requests, and support other teammates
• Handle critical issues or cope with unexpected challenges 
• Take ownership of feature releases and provide nightly builds for the QA team

An Ideal Candidate Should Have

• 5+ years of software engineering experience
• Familiarity with Android components
• Experience building or contributing to at least one Android app
• Product design intuition and user empathy
• Drive to push the boundaries of Android UI/UX
• Understanding of the importance of tests and how to approach writing tests
• Self-drive to improve the app and codebase above and beyond what's outlined in the spec
• Rock solid experience with Kotlin, Kotlin Coroutines, Kotlin Flow, Dagger 2, MVVM, Clean Architecture, Background Services, Music Player Service, Android Animations, Jetpack Navigation, JUnit tests
• Excellent communication skills
• User oriented problem solving approach
• Driven with continuous feedback from leaders

Bonus:

• Experience building, maintaining, or otherwise contributing to open source projects in Android
• Experience with iOS, Web or NodeJS

Technologies we use:

• Kotlin
• Kotlin Coroutines
• Kotlin Flow
• Jetpack Navigation
• Dagger 2
• Room
• Custom Views, Canvas & Paint
• Jetpack Compose
• JUnit

What We offer:

• A fast-growing environment where you can help shape the company and product.
• An entrepreneurial-minded team that supports risk, intuition, and hustle.
• A hands-off management approach so you can focus and do your best work.
• An opportunity to make a big impact in a transformative industry.
• Competitive salaries, a friendly and laid-back atmosphere, and a commitment to building a great asynchronous culture.
• Opportunity to work on a life-changing product that millions of people use.
• Build products that directly impact and support people with learning differences like dyslexia, ADD, low vision, concussions, autism, and more.
• Work in one of the fastest growing sectors of tech, the intersection of artificial intelligence and audio.

Think you’re a good fit for this job? 

Tell us more about yourself and why you're interested in the role when you apply.
And don’t forget to include links to your portfolio and LinkedIn.

Not looking but know someone who would make a great fit? 

Refer them! 

Speechify is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. 

Speechify does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.

Required:

• 3+ in Windows desktop application development using Windows App SDK, WinUI (or similar), C#, XAML — and ideally additional experience with native Windows code (C++, Win32/WinRT/COM).
• Deep understanding of Windows application architecture, including interop between managed code (.NET) and native code.
• Proven track record of designing, building, and shipping production-quality desktop applications, with an emphasis on reliability, performance, scalability, and maintainability.
• Strong experience with accessibility APIs on Windows (e.g. Microsoft UI Automation or similar), and a dedication to building accessible and inclusive software.
• Excellent software engineering fundamentals: OOP, design patterns, data structures, algorithms, memory management, multi-threading or asynchronous programming (where relevant).
• Experience leading technical design, mentoring other engineers, conducting code reviews, and making architecture-level decisions.
• Strong communication skills; ability to articulate tradeoffs, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and drive consensus.
• A user-centric mindset: focus on building polished, intuitive, and accessible experiences for end users.

Preferred / Bonus:

• Experience with writing automated tests for UI — unit tests, integration tests, UI automation tests; familiarity with relevant testing frameworks.
• Experience with performance optimization for desktop apps (memory usage, startup time, rendering performance, high-DPI support, responsiveness under load).
• Experience with localization/globalization, right-to-left UI support, internationalization, accessibility for multiple regions.
• Familiarity with telemetry, analytics, crash reporting, logging, and error monitoring in desktop applications.
• Previous experience in shaping CI/CD workflows, release pipelines, and deployment strategies for desktop applications.
• Demonstrated ability to take ownership of feature areas or modules and drive them long-term, including maintenance, refactoring, and technical debt management.

What we offer

• A high-impact role: you will define architecture, shape the future of our Windows product, and directly influence what millions of users see and experience.
• A collaborative, flat-structure engineering culture — you are not just a coder, but a builder and a decision-maker.
• Opportunities to lead — mentor others, steer technical direction, and grow into broader technical leadership (e.g. Tech Lead, Architect).
• Flexibility, autonomy, and responsibility: you define how to solve problems, own features end-to-end, and contribute to long-term product vision.
• A purpose-driven mission: building software that’s reliable, accessible, and user-centered — making a real difference for people.                  

Think you’re a good fit for this job? 

Tell us more about yourself and why you're interested in the role when you apply.
And don’t forget to include links to your portfolio and LinkedIn.

Not looking but know someone who would make a great fit? 
Refer them! 

Speechify is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. 
Speechify does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.