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Senior Lead - Product Insights & Analytics

Location: Zurich

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Product Operations

In short

As the Senior Product Insights & Analytics Lead within On’s Operational Excellence team, you will build R&D capabilities by transforming complex data into actionable insights. You will lead a team to define analytical strategies, manage stakeholder relationships, and to support both immediate operational KPIs and long-term AI initiatives. Your expertise will bridge the gap between data management and strategic decision-making, ensuring meaningful impact across all creation milestones.

Your Mission

Strategic Leadership: Build and mentor a high-performing data team while fostering a collaborative, innovative culture centered on continuous improvement.
Drive Strategic Insights: Partner with Product Leadership across Innovation, Strategy, Design, Creation, and Sourcing to identify key questions, define analytical approaches, and deliver data-driven insights that inform critical business decisions and strategic initiatives.
Shape Data-driven Decisions and Processes: Lead the "Right Data at the Right Time" initiative, focusing on optimizing data flow to provide the product organization with relevant information at key decision moments.
Uncover Growth Opportunities: Proactively identify, scope, and lead complex analytical projects from conception through to implementation, ensuring alignment with strategic priorities and delivering actionable recommendations.
Advance Emerging Technologies: Explore and assess emerging technologies, particularly in AI, to understand how On's R&D and product organization can leverage these advancements for enhanced efficiency and strategic advantage.
Elevate Reporting & Analytics Groundwork: Develop and refine data groundwork and reporting, transitioning from reactive data provision to proactive, insightful analysis that empowers stakeholders and drives continuous improvement.

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Your story

Advanced Education: Master’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Information Technology, Data Analytics or a related technical discipline preferred.
Proven Leadership: 8+ years of experience in data analytics and management, with a significant background in lead or supervisory positions.
Technical Ecosystem: Proficient in Centric PLM, D365 (ERP), BigQuery, and Looker, Python and Excel to drive data analysis and product lifecycle workflows.
Strategic Analysis: Strong analytical mindset capable of interpreting complex datasets to extract actionable trends and business insights.
Senior Stakeholder Management: Demonstrated track record of effective communication and stakeholder management, with the ability to engage, influence, and align with senior leaders.
Project Execution: Highly organized with the ability to prioritize competing tasks and lead large-scale projects in a fast-paced environment.
Team Empowerment: Demonstrated leadership ability to mentor staff, manage cross-functional collaboration, and foster continuous improvement.
Language Skills: Proficiency in English is required; fluency in additional languages are a plus.

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About the Team

You will be part of the Operational Excellence team: an entrepreneurial, dynamic and talented group focused on evolving the product organization (innovation, product strategy, design, development, sourcing) to new levels of effectiveness and performance.

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Dennis

Specialist, Apparel Product Manager

We’re at the heart of the action, helping out different people and teams across R&D and the wider business every day. There’s a learning curve, sure, but the variety of projects and topics we cover is unmatched.

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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.