Senior Lead - Events

In short

As a fast-growing global sports brand reaching millions of runners, On is leading the way in building an authentic community, with direct fan interaction at major sporting expos, run crews, cultural moments, own brand format events and retail grassroots activities. We are looking for an Event Senior Lead to strategically bring On events in China to the next level. The person will play an important role in organizing innovative event formats and partnerships for local market. On is a brand built around movement that celebrates the human spirit in everything we do and the events team plays a key role in bringing our community together to celebrate our mission.

Your Mission

• Crafting event format to match global strategy and local initiatives in the Go-To-Market plan
• Have a hands-on involvement to bring events to life
• Source and negotiate partnerships with relevant organizations to drive event success
• Helping to promote and celebrate the full range of local On events
• Ensuring the event is kept on brand message through all touch points
• Collate and analyze event data to test and learn the various formats
• Enable regions to execute events within brand guidelines
• Lead the development of communication plans pre, during and post events
• Actively grow our local fan base

Your story

• You've got at least 10 years' experience in organizing and leading events and have loved every minute of it
• A real hands-on expert in your field, preferably you’ve worked in an agency environment (strategy, ideation, pitching ideas, execution) with a creative mindset and solution-oriented way of thinking
• Calling you an expert in organizing different events formats doesn't even begin to do your knowledge and experience justice
• Responsible, resilient and adaptable, you take pride in your ability to manage a wide range of projects while always delivering the WOW - a proven track record of organizing events (please showcase a few in your application)
• You like things to run smoothly – and with your organizational skills, they always do. Totally focused, you manage your priorities like a pro
• You believe every problem is solvable, and let creativity mixed with pragmatism lead you to the solution
• Open minded, respectful and a great listener, you're a master at expressing yourself – both verbally and through the written word, in Chinese and English
• Inherently trustworthy, you believe that the best way to build a lasting relationship is by treating others as you'd want to be treated
• A positive spirit, you guide, direct and inspire those around you. You see yourself as a partner to your teammates and want to help them achieve their true potential

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.