Lead - Generative Intelligence and Search Ecosystem Analyst — On Running
- Location
- Zürich
- Contract
- internship
- Posted
- 41 days ago
Role overview
Generative Intelligence and Search Ecosystem Analyst In Short
The way the world discovers information is undergoing a fundamental shift.
Consumers are moving away from traditional search engines toward a fragmented ecosystem of AI assistants, agentic models, and decentralized social channels.
- Generative Intelligence and Search Ecosystem Analyst In Short
- The way the world discovers information is undergoing a fundamental shift.
Company and context
- Everywhere" landscape, moving the organization from tracking rankings to mastering "entity authority" and AI recall.
- Ecosystem Intelligence: Lead the analysis of the non-linear customer journey, using advanced clickstream and behavioral data to identify exactly where and how consumers are shifting their trust from traditional search engines to generative AI and social platforms.
- Technical Authority on Retrieval: Serve as the internal expert on Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG).
- You will define the technical standards for how our product data should be structured to be "machine-readable" and "summarization-ready," minimizing AI hallucinations about our technology.
- Global Market Orchestration: Navigate the nuances of international search ecosystems (including Google, Baidu, Naver, and Yandex), ensuring On’s technological narrative is consistent and authoritative across different linguistic and algorithmic environments.
- Cross-Functional Influence: Partner with Paid and Organic Search, Content, Marketing, and Product teams to optimize budget allocation and content pipelines, acting as a trusted thought partner to bridge the gap between technical data engineering and brand storytelling.
- Operational Excellence: Partner with Data and Tech teams to guide the construction of scalable ETL pipelines for log file analysis, monitoring AI bot behavior (like GPTBot) at the server level to ensure high-value content is indexed and retrieved efficiently. Your Story
- Proven Domain Expert: You have extensive experience (8+ years) in technical SEO and search analytics.
- You don’t just use tools; you have a track record of solving complex visibility problems and understand the underlying mechanics of how information is vectorized, retrieved, and presented.
- Future-proof mindset: You haven’t just watched the search landscape change; you have looked into how to adapt your toolkit.
Additional details
- Generative Intelligence and Search Ecosystem Analyst
- At On, we address this transformation through our "Search Everywhere" initiative.
- You will tackle complex, ambiguous challenges by treating Large Language Models (LLMs) as the new search index, ensuring our technical innovations (from CloudTec™ to LightSpray™), product attributes and brand stories are accurately represented and recommended to consumers globally.
- Operational Excellence: Partner with Data and Tech teams to guide the construction of scalable ETL pipelines for log file analysis, monitoring AI bot behavior (like GPTBot) at the server level to ensure high-value content is indexed and retrieved efficiently.
- Collaborative Influencer: You are a strong communicator who can translate complex linguistic analytics into actionable business terms for senior stakeholders across regions and functions.
- We transform complex digital signals into actionable insights that fuel growth, retention, and a seamless shopping experience.
Notes and original content
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Questions about this listing
What salary does On Running offer for this role?
On Running lists CHF 101'500 - 154'000 gross per year for this position in Zürich. This is the salary published in the original listing (or, when the employer omits a figure, a realistic estimate for the role and sector) — the calculator on this site converts it to your actual net take-home once cross-border tax and social contributions are applied.
Is this a full-time role, and what type of contract does On Running offer?
This listing is a internship position. The contract type shown here comes directly from the employer's original posting; always confirm exact hours, notice period and probation length with On Running during the application process, since these details can vary by role even within the same contract category.
Do I need a cross-border work permit for a role in Zürich?
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