Senior Lead - Innovation Management

In short

As a member of the Innovation Management team, you will drive impactful and scalable product innovation across the company by ensuring Innovation is strategically aligned with On’s strategic direction. As Innovation portfolio manager, you will lead the Sustainability strategic pillar focusing on reducing our environmental footprint.

Your Mission

Your mission is to ensure the Innovation Portfolio is strategically aligned with On’s Sustainability goals. You will achieve this by deeply understanding both the Sustainability and Product Innovation worlds and successfully being the bridge between them. Your priorities are identifying innovation opportunities with high potential of reducing our product’s footprint, facilitating strategic discussions, and ensuring the successful execution of innovative sustainable projects. Your ability to manage and collaborate effectively with a diverse range of key internal and external stakeholders is essential for driving successful initiatives.

As an Innovation Management Senior Lead you will:

• Lead and manage the strategic pillar focusing on reducing our environmental footprint within the Innovation Portfolio in line with On’s Sustainability strategy and On’s Long Range Plan
• Be the project manager for innovation concepts and big bet technologies within this pillar and successfully drive cross-functional project teams from ideation to implementation
• Be a sparring partner to the different functions within the Sustainability team (e.g. Circularity, Strategy and Materials), and Product Strategy to align on priorities, assess partnerships and define strategies aligned with the Innovation Portfolio
• Represent Innovation at On’s Sustainability Taskforce and effectively collaborate with members from Sustainability, Product Creation, Product Strategy, Sourcing and Design departments among others, to be the catalyst and drive the implementation of impactful and scalable sustainability initiatives
• Act as a sustainability ambassador within the innovation team, promoting awareness and integration of sustainability priorities and practices
• Assess and advise on the business impact of new partners and innovations and prepare the business case to rollout and scale up emerging technologies
• Build and manage the relationship with innovation strategic partners, define the collaboration and legal frameworks and lead the negotiations

Your story

• MBA, M.A. or M.Sc. Environmental Engineering, Sustainability, Innovation Management, Business Administration or related fields
• 7+ years of experience in roles driving product innovation and/or sustainability initiatives, Innovation portfolio management or similar
• You excel at building strategies and collaborating closely with cross-functional groups to implement innovative sustainability initiatives
• You have a deep understanding of the key business drivers and you skillfully translate strategies into implementation responding to business needs
• You are comfortable in making complex decisions and providing direction to supporting others.You are able to identify underlying issues and root causes and you deliver solutions to complex problems
• You are an effective communicator, capable of building strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders at all levels and can influence others to embrace new ideas and approaches
• You thrive in a dynamic, ambiguous and fast-paced environment, embracing challenges and proactively driving product initiatives with large impact in the organisation
• You bring in a network of product innovation partners and collaborators

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. We ask that you allow around 14 days for us to come back to you with a response. If you are a good fit to the role, someone will follow up with you within that window. 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. We ask that you allow around 14 days for us to come back to you with a response. If you are a good fit to the role, someone will follow up with you within that window. If you didn't receive a reply, or were unsuccessful this time around, we encourage you to look for other possible matches at On.