Senior Lead - Development Manager, Americas

In short

As the Senior Lead - Development Manager, you will be responsible for the end-to-end execution of On’s most complex and high-profile real estate development projects across the Americas. You will leverage your deep expertise in project and construction management to deliver premium, on-brand retail, showroom, and workplace environments. Reporting to the Director, Real Estate Development, AMER, this role critically drives operational excellence and process innovation for the Real Estate Development team, ensuring all projects are completed on time and within budget.

Your Mission

• Drive the strategic execution of high-priority Real Estate Development projects across the Americas, ensuring every store, showroom, and workplace environment aligns with On's premium design aesthetic and commitment to quality

• Champion the rapid scale-up of the construction pipeline, developing and implementing standardized processes, scalable CapEx budget models, and technical manuals to maximize efficiency and brand integrity

• Lead and direct internal and external Development Managers, Consultants, and Contractors from initial project planning through to final construction completion and turnover to our business partners, instilling a culture of safety, quality, and accountability

• Foresee, resolve, and manage complex risks related to multi-jurisdictional compliance, permitting, and construction contract complexities across key American markets

• Provide expert financial control by developing, justifying, and controlling large-scale multi-project CapEx budgets, including robust cost estimation, value engineering, and financial reporting

• Cultivate and sustain strong cross-functional partnerships, adeptly synthesizing diverse stakeholder needs and aligning on necessary trade-offs to achieve unified, business-critical outcomes

• Proactively identify underlying issues and root causes within complex projects, delivering unique, scalable solutions to new-to-brand and multi-regional challenges

• Spearhead the technical development and continuous improvement of fixtures and store elements, focusing on premium quality, roll-out efficiency, and optimizing supply chain logistics through expert negotiation

Your story

• You bring 8+ years of progressive functional experience in construction, architecture, or real estate development, with hands-on expertise managing diverse retail formats, including high street, mall, and flagship stores in a high-growth, premium environment

• You bring 2+ years of direct people leadership experience, guiding, mentoring, and developing project managers and technical specialists to achieve ambitious project outcomes across multiple regions

• You possess a strong appreciation for premium design aesthetic combined with the understanding of premium material specifications, construction methods, and QA/QC protocols necessary to deliver stores that meet the high aesthetic and durability standards of a global luxury brand

• Proven ability to rapidly scale the construction pipeline while maintaining brand quality, including establishing standardized processes ("Playbooks") and scalable CapEx budget models, including robust cost estimation, value engineering, and financial reporting

• Comprehensive knowledge of the permitting, zoning, and building code variances across key American markets across entire project lifecycle, from site due diligence and design development to cost estimation, construction execution, and close-out

• Unwavering commitment to and mandatory knowledge of OSHA and equivalent national/provincial safety regulations across the region, ensuring rigorous site safety protocols

• Business-level (C1+) fluency in Spanish or Portuguese is strongly preferred

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.

• Step One

  It starts with you...

  You'll start by submitting your application to a specific role. We try to keep this step as simple as possible. We do get a lot of applications, but we review them all. If you're a good fit to the role, a recruiter will follow up with you directly. If you didn't receive a reply, or were unsuccessful this time around, we encourage you to look for other possible matches at On.

• Step Two

  Interview with a recruiter

  What ignites your spirit? This is where we’ll start getting to know all about you and what makes you tick – and it’s your first chance to get a feel for our culture. Chatting with a member of our talent team, you’ll learn more about On and how we work. We’ll learn about what motivates you and what you could bring to the team.

• Step Three

  Interview with a hiring manager

  Ready to dig into the details? This second interview will be held with your future manager and will focus on the specifics of the job. Together you’ll delve into your unique skills and experiences and how they could be relevant at On. It's also a time to assess how you might feel working side-by-side. Bring any questions you have about the job, the team or anything else you might like to know – this is an open forum.

• Step Four

  The Case Study

  What's your style? This task will help us understand how you think, face a challenge and give insight into your novel ideas. Designed to give everyone their best shot, your case study is based on something you might typically experience on the job. This is your chance to show us what you’ve got. So express yourself. Be you.

• Step Five

  The Experience Day

  Your first taste of the Oniverse. This is a time to meet some of the people you'll be working closest with. In person or virtually, you'll get a feel for the day-to-day at On and the people who make it happen. You'll chat with a few potential teammates - the conversations will be as equally driven by the role and your experience as by our values. We believe how you do things is just as important as what you do.

• Step Six

  The Result

  Are we a good fit? We’ll get together internally to share our feedback and decide if we’re a match. We know that job searching is a big time investment, so it’s not a decision we take lightly. It’s also time for you to reflect on the experience – are we the right place for you? No matter the outcome, we’ll give you meaningful feedback.

Step One:

It starts with you...

You'll start by submitting your application to a specific role.

We try to keep this step as simple as possible. We do get a lot of applications, but we review them all. If you're a good fit to the role, a recruiter will follow up with you directly. If you didn't receive a reply, or were unsuccessful this time around, we encourage you to look for other possible matches at On.