Head of Pricing — On Running
- Location
- Zürich
- Contract
- internship
- Posted
- 2 days ago
Role overview
In short
As the Head of Global Pricing, you will own the end-to-end pricing strategy, architecture, and governance framework globally.
You will spearhead a centralized, luxury-inspired pricing model designed to protect global brand equity, maximize long-term gross margins, and eliminate cross-border price arbitrage.
- In short
- As the Head of Global Pricing, you will own the end-to-end pricing strategy, architecture, and governance framework globally.
Company and context
- Manage, coach, and scale a highly specialized global pricing organization, ensuring clear role accountability across category specialists, data scientists, and regional leads.
- Oversee the development of advanced econometric, elasticity, and demand modeling tools, alongside progressive consumer research methodologies (e.g., Conjoint, Van Westendorp).
- Bridge the gap between Zürich HQ and local markets, structuring regional data gathering to continuously feed local commercial insights back into global product strategy.
- Manage the implementation of a new pricing platform (QuickLizard), ensuring effective roll-out and tool implementation/optimization. Your story Industry & Domain Expertise
- Professional Experience: Minimum of 10+ years of progressive experience in Global Pricing, Revenue Management, Strategic Merchandising, or Management Consulting with a focus on commercial excellence.
- Sector Background: Strong background working within premium sportswear, fashion, or luxury consumer goods industries.
- Governance & Guardrails: Direct experience designing and enforcing global pricing governance, including international price corridors, gray-market mitigation, and strict promotional/markdown frameworks. Leadership & Team
- Organizational Scaling: Demonstrated track record of building, restructuring, or scaling a centralized corporate pricing function.
- Executive Presence: Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills, with a demonstrated ability to chair executive boards, align global VPs, and bridge corporate HQ with regional market leads.
- Analytical, Technical & Educational Foundations
Additional details
- This is a high-visibility leadership role sitting at the intersection of Product Strategy, Finance, and Regional Merchandising. Strategic Leadership & Price Architecture
- Chair and set the agenda for the Global Pricing Board, communicating key strategic pricing direction to executive leadership. Governance, Compliance & Guardrails
- Markdown & Promotion Gatekeeping: Establish and enforce the global approval matrix for promotional deviations, serving as the final authority on regional markdown windows and off-cycle promotional exceptions to defend premium brand margin targets. Team Leadership & Operational Excellence
- Manage the implementation of a new pricing platform (QuickLizard), ensuring effective roll-out and tool implementation/optimization. Industry & Domain Expertise
- Governance & Guardrails: Direct experience designing and enforcing global pricing governance, including international price corridors, gray-market mitigation, and strict promotional/markdown frameworks.
- Education: An advanced degree in Economics, Finance, Business Administration, or a highly quantitative/analytical field is strongly preferred. Strategic & Commercial Acumen
- Accessories) with varying product lifecycles & portfolio characteristics (Technical value driver pricing for performance vs brand heat and fashion cycle pricing for lifestyle. Analytical & Governance Mastery
- Data-Driven Decisiveness: Ability to easily navigate complex statistical pricing dashboards, price elasticity models, and quantitative consumer research data to make multi-million-dollar pricing adjustments. Leadership & Stakeholder Influence
- Matrix Navigating: Ability to influence and manage relationships effectively across a fast-paced product org, regional commercial hubs, and corporate finance.
- The pricing team sits at the heart of our business, you will act as a central connection point between various global and regional functions.
Notes and original content
- This is a high-visibility leadership role sitting at the intersection of Product Strategy, Finance, and Regional Merchandising.
- Your mission
- Strategic Leadership & Price Architecture
- Chair and set the agenda for the Global Pricing Board, communicating key strategic pricing direction to executive leadership.
- Governance, Compliance & Guardrails
- Markdown & Promotion Gatekeeping: Establish and enforce the global approval matrix for promotional deviations, serving as the final authority on regional markdown windows and off-cycle promotional exceptions to defend premium brand margin targets.
- Team Leadership & Operational Excellence
- Manage the implementation of a new pricing platform (QuickLizard), ensuring effective roll-out and tool implementation/optimization.
- Your story
- Industry & Domain Expertise
Questions about this listing
What salary does On Running offer for this role?
On Running lists CHF 101'500 - 154'000 gross per year for this position in Zürich. This is the salary published in the original listing (or, when the employer omits a figure, a realistic estimate for the role and sector) — the calculator on this site converts it to your actual net take-home once cross-border tax and social contributions are applied.
Is this a full-time role, and what type of contract does On Running offer?
This listing is a internship position. The contract type shown here comes directly from the employer's original posting; always confirm exact hours, notice period and probation length with On Running during the application process, since these details can vary by role even within the same contract category.
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