Senior Strategy Lead - Operational Excellence

In short

You will play a key role in shaping how On develops and delivers new products to the market. In this role, you will lead your own projects and work with various teams across our product organization to evolve the Go-To-Market process and ensure that the necessary capabilities, technologies and ways of working are in place to support On’s long-term strategy.

Your Mission

• Apply a strategic and analytical lens to problem-solving: Break down ambiguous challenges into a set of prioritized questions, ensuring the focus remains on high-value areas that align with On’s long-term strategy
• Lead strategic projects: Lead key projects that shape the future state of the product organization’s processes, capabilities, technologies & ways of working. This includes defining the key questions, structuring the approach, performing the necessary analyses and delivering insights that drive critical business decisions.
• Ensure cross functional alignment: Tightly collaborate with stakeholders from innovation, product strategy, design, product development, sourcing, tech and other functions. Navigate different view points and effectively develop actionable solutions that enhance quality, speed and effectiveness of the product organization.
• Act as thought partner: Proactively partner with stakeholders across the product organization to co-create and drive the adoption of actionable new frameworks and best practices. Move beyond reactive problem-solving, anticipate challenges and develop strategic solutions that enhance business impact.

Your story

• 5-7 years of experience in either management consulting (associate or junior project manager level), a strategy business function or an operational excellence team
• Experience in the consumer industry, ideally footwear/apparel
• Proven track record of independently leading strategic projects, being comfortable shifting between different topics (e.g. Innovation, quality management, process improvement)
• Functional expertise in designing innovation / NPD (new product development) processes & capabilities is a plus
• Strong ability to analyse, synthesize, structure & simplify complex problems
• Effective communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to engage, influence and align with stakeholders across the organization
• Passion for understanding and advancing On’s vision and long-term business objectives.
• Fluent in English spoken and written.

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.