Senior Specialist - Operational Excellence Strategy & Transformation — On Running
- Location
- Zürich
- Contract
- full-time
- Posted
- 20 days ago
Role overview
In short
You will play an important role in helping On evolve how products are developed and brought to market.
In this role, you will contribute to strategic initiatives and cross-functional projects that support On's long-term business priorities.
- In short
- You will play an important role in helping On evolve how products are developed and brought to market.
Application process
- a strategic and analytical lens to problem-solving: Support the structuring of complex and often ambiguous business challenges.
- Break down problems into key questions, conduct analyses, synthesize findings and help identify practical recommendations that support On's strategic objectives.
Company and context
- Working closely with teams across the product organization, you will help improve processes, capabilities and ways of working that enable greater speed, effectiveness and quality across Footwear, Apparel and Accessories.
- The Senior Specialist role will report to the Head of Strategy & Transformation
- Operational Excellence. Your mission
- Drive strategic initiatives and project work streams: Own and drive specific workstreams within cross-functional projects that support the evolution of the product organization’s processes, capabilities, technologies and ways of working.
- Help ensure projects are delivered with a high level of quality, rigor and stakeholder alignment.
- Support cross-functional collaboration: Partner closely with stakeholders across innovation, product strategy, design, product development, sourcing, planning, commercial, and other functions.
- Help facilitate discussions, align perspectives and contribute to solutions that improve organizational effectiveness.
- Contribute to key LRP priorities: Support the delivery of strategic initiatives that are critical to On's Long Range Plan (LRP), working across Footwear, Apparel and Accessories to help drive scalable and sustainable business impact.
- Develop insights and recommendations: Translate data, analyses and stakeholder inputs into clear insights and recommendations.
- Create materials and narratives that support decision-making and help move initiatives forward.
Additional details
- Operational Excellence.
- Apply a strategic and analytical lens to problem-solving: Support the structuring of complex and often ambiguous business challenges.
- Drive project governance and execution: Help establish transparency across projects through structured planning, milestone tracking, risk management and stakeholder communication, ensuring initiatives remain on track and aligned with business objectives.
- Fluent in English, both spoken and written.
- The Operational Excellence team is part of the product organization: an entrepreneurial, dynamic and talented group focused on evolving the product organization (innovation, product strategy, design, development, sourcing) to new levels of effectiveness and performance.
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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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