Navigator to the Co-Founder & Co-Chairman

Location: Zurich

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Talent

In short

As the Navigator to the Co-Founder & Co-Chairman, you will serve as a key partner, elevating their effectiveness by ensuring their time and focus are directed toward what matters most. This role goes beyond traditional support, requiring you to act as a trusted advisor and thought partner at the highest level of the organization. You will be responsible for bringing clarity to complex situations and ensuring the successful execution of key priorities. We are looking for a highly organized and reliable professional with a proven ability to perform in a fast-paced, global environment. You are known for your calm execution, strong sense of ownership, and ability to handle sensitive information with complete discretion.

Your Mission

Partnership & Priority Management:

Act as a primary thought partner to the Co-Chairman, in close collaboration with the Chief of Staff, helping to shape priorities and focus their time on critical business issues.
Provide high-touch, real-time support throughout the day by leading daily briefings, managing transitions, and ensuring the Co-Chairman is fully prepared for each upcoming meeting.
Drive the agenda and preparation for leadership meetings, board sessions, and important offsites, ensuring clear objectives and timely follow-ups.
Serve as a gatekeeper, enabling the Co-Chairman to focus on high-impact activities.

Cross-Functional Leadership & Communication:

Independently manage the Co-Chairman's inbox with full autonomy. This includes handling all correspondence and proactively drafting outgoing emails with all necessary information, ensuring they are prepared with such thoroughness that they require minimal to no review before sending.
Serve as a key liaison between the Co-Chairman and other teams (including product, AI, brand, and communication) to ensure alignment and drive progress on important initiatives.
Ensure the Founder is involved and effectively positioned in all internal and external communications and PR activities, enabling their feedback to be incorporated early.
Manage key communication flows on behalf of the Co-Chairman.

Operational & Vision Execution:

Translate the Founder's ideas and vision into actionable plans and projects. You will be responsible for implementing these concepts by leading meetings with key stakeholders and preparing all materials required to present them effectively.
Oversee the optimization of processes within the executive office to improve efficiency.

Stakeholder & Relationship Management:

Build and maintain strong, trust-based relationships with senior leaders, board members, and key external partners.
Manage all aspects of global Board Meetings, from planning and logistics to the onboarding of new members.

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Your story

5+ years of experience in a senior executive support or senior business partner role, ideally within a fast-scaling, global company.
Exceptional forward-thinking, prioritization, and problem-solving skills, with a proven ability to bring structure to ambiguous situations.
Demonstrated ability to operate with a high degree of discretion, confidentiality, and trusted support for leadership.
Outstanding communication skills for working with various teams and stakeholders; ability to influence without direct authority.
Expertise in coordinating in high-pressure situations and an ability to remain calm and adaptable.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills in both English and German.
A proactive mindset, a strong sense of ownership, and a hands-on, team-oriented attitude.

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About the Team

On has become one of the fastest growing sports brands in the world, and our team from 72 nationalities is rapidly expanding around the globe. The role of a Navigator will offer you the opportunity to be at the very pulse of On's strategy and growth by supporting one of our Co-Founders in leading important projects and priorities at On. This dynamic and multifaceted position is for someone who is great at navigating competing priorities to make the most of the day and the weeks of one of our Founders. This means being agile and connected in a very fast-paced environment. Join us and help keep On moving at top speed.

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Gavin

Talent Acquisition Specialist

I’m getting people curious about On – what we're working on, and ultimately what kind of working environment we have, the essence as to what life here is like. I love to get people on a call and change their perception.

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What we offer

This position places you at the center of a global, fast-growing brand, giving you unique insights into the company's direction, culture, and innovation. As a key partner to executive leadership, you will play an instrumental role in creating the structure and flow that allows the Co-Chairman to focus on driving On's vision forward.

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.