Senior Director of Product, Performance Verticals

Location: Zurich

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Product Strategy

In short

As a visionary and results-driven Executive Product Leader, you will lead the strategic direction and long-term architecture of On's Performance Product Portfolio (Running, Outdoor, Athletes). This pivotal role demands a mastery of technical innovation strategically fused with deep-seated consumer insights, defining the global trajectory of On's performance categories.

You will provide visionary and strategic leadership for all performance verticals, ensuring alignment with On’s global mission and long-term business objectives. As a strategic yet hands-on leader, you will bring cutting-edge products to market while optimizing processes, fostering innovation, and ensuring operational excellence across all functions.

With deep expertise in leading global Product organizations, you will inspire and mentor a talented product strategy team, setting new benchmarks for collaboration and innovation. You will ensure our product pipeline is both agile and world-class, balancing hands-on involvement to impact the present with strategic and visionary thinking to influence the company’s long-term trajectory.

Your Mission

Define and drive overarching product strategy for the performance division in support of the company’s brand vision, mission and growth objectives
Lead, grow and enable the global product strategy team for our performance verticals, ensuring seamless collaboration across product innovation, design,and product creation teams
Partner closely with innovation, product creation and design teams to ensure all product initiatives are aligned with our vision of becoming the most premium sportswear brand globally, rooted in performance.
Build and scale a high-performance team that thrives on cross-functional collaboration and operational excellence, while fostering an environment of inclusivity, development, and accountability.
Foster leadership at every level, with a clear focus on developing and nurturing the next level of leadership within the organization. Mentor, coach, and empower emerging leaders to ensure a robust succession pipeline that sustains long-term success
Establish a clear vision for how channel strategy, brand strategy and product strategy together orchestrate the product portfolios lifecycle across our performance vertical.
Lead with a focus on vision and innovation, ensuring that On stays ahead of industry trends and maintains its position as a leader in the performance market.

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Your story

15+ years of global leadership experience in high-performing product organizations, ideally within sportswear industries
10+ years of experience leading large teams and the ability to inspire and execute against high growth business objectives
Visionary and entrepreneurial product leader at heart with a passion for building and mentoring world-class teams, capable of fostering innovation and delivering superior results
Track record of building and improving processes and systems in complex, multinational and cross-functional organizations, driving operational efficiencies
Expertise in end-to-end product creation
Profound experience collaborating with design, product creation, and GTM teams at the executive level, acting as a key partner in defining and executing product roadmaps
Exceptional communication and relationship-building skills, with the ability to influence and engage at all levels, internally and externally

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About the Team

As the product strategy team, we’re responsible for managing product creation from start to finish. Our cross functional interaction is driven by a consumer-focused mindset to ensure we create a product line that sells in and through.

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Hyeyoung

Head of Strategic Product Initiatives

The way we solve problems is very unique and that brings a very unique energy into it. It motivates me everyday, waking up with this excitement that's quite unusual.

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What we offer

On is a place that is centered around growth and progress. We offer an environment designed to give people the tools to develop holistically – to stay active, to learn, explore and innovate. Our distinctive approach combines a supportive, team-oriented atmosphere, with access to personal self-care for both physical and mental well-being, so each person is led by purpose.

On is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to creating a work environment that is fair and inclusive, where all decisions related to recruitment, advancement, and retention are free of discrimination.

Build the better you

What to expect

We want to set everyone up for success, so here’s the lowdown on how we hire. Our process is a two-way street – bringing you into our culture, while helping us learn how you think.

Our full process can last about eight weeks from application to offer, because we care about getting it right. These steps explain how we usually do things.

Before you get started, feel free to consider if you want to work with us. Strange question? Well, we give people a lot of space to navigate their day-to-day and that style isn't for everyone. We want you to be passionate about what you do and be sure this is the right fit. Because when skills and passion combine – it creates that 'Wow' moment.