Senior Director of Product Portfolio Strategy — On Running
- Location
- Zürich
- Contract
- full-time
- Posted
- 40 days ago
Role overview
In short
On has become one of the fastest-growing premium sportswear brands in the world, with our team and business rapidly expanding globally.
In this newly created leadership role, you will define On’s global collection strategy and steer a cross-vertical product portfolio based on deep consumer insights, market trends, and commercial needs.
- In short
- On has become one of the fastest-growing premium sportswear brands in the world, with our team and business rapidly expanding globally.
Company and context
- Serve as a natural coach to unlock talent, establish a resilient team spirit, and effectively lead across a complex, matrixed global organization.
- Horizontal Priority Execution: Act as the strategic engine leading execution across product teams for major horizontal brand priorities (e.g., LightSprayTM, Liquified Carbon, and overall brand Premiumization).
- Innovation to Inline Roadmap: Strategically manage the innovation pipeline all the way through to GTM, ensuring breakthrough concepts transition smoothly into commercial inline products with clear, consumer-facing messaging.
- Sustainability Catalyst Leadership: Serve as a catalyst for sustainable growth, ensuring ESG targets are strategically implemented, tracked, and managed throughout the entire product strategy lifecycle.
- Market Insights & Category Extension: Drive continuous competitive landscaping, market insights, and trend research to identify white spaces, prioritizing portfolio decisions and exploring potential category extensions. Your story
- You need to be at the center of a team that contributes to the plan, knowing when to pull in the right person to help you build it.
- But you also need to be the one to stand up for the vision, communicate it, and know when it’s time to evolve based on new information.
- You see yourself as a collaborative leader and understand the value of strong opinions, healthy debate, and the need to move forward as a unified team.
- You bring deep industry experience to the conversation, balanced with a passion for driving innovation.
- Demonstrated ability to develop strong relationships and build trust with empowered decision-makers is essential. We’d love to hear from people with:
Additional details
- Collaborating closely with Product, Brand, and Commercial teams, you will translate insights and strategic direction into a high-performing, future-proof product portfolio that drives brand momentum and business growth.
- Market Insights & Category Extension: Drive continuous competitive landscaping, market insights, and trend research to identify white spaces, prioritizing portfolio decisions and exploring potential category extensions.
- Demonstrated ability to develop strong relationships and build trust with empowered decision-makers is essential. We’d love to hear from people with:
- Degree in Economics, Business, or a related discipline
- Our cross-functional interaction is driven by a consumer-focused mindset to ensure we create a product line that sells in and through.
Notes and original content
- Your mission
- Your story
- Demonstrated ability to develop strong relationships and build trust with empowered decision-makers is essential.
- We’d love to hear from people with:
- Meet the team
- What we offer
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 full-time 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.
Do I need a cross-border work permit for a role in Zürich?
EU/EFTA residents living in the border zone of the country adjoining Canton Zürich can apply for a G permit; the Swiss employer files it with that canton's migration office after the contract is signed. Border-zone rules and processing times vary by neighbouring country and canton, so confirm the specifics with Zürich's cantonal migration office or with HR during the application.
How do I apply for this position at On Running?
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