- Experience: 10+ years of leadership in Product Strategy, Program Management, or Footwear Creation, with a proven track record of translating corporate strategy into actionable cross-functional initiatives.
- Operational Rigor: Exceptional executive facilitation skills; you are comfortable holding senior stakeholders accountable and running high-stakes leadership rhythms.
- Influence without authority: You've led initiatives where success required getting leaders who don't report to you to change how they work. You have low self orientation.
- Footwear Acumen: Deep understanding of the end-to-end product creation lifecycle from innovation and engineering to global manufacturing.
- Data-Driven Mindset: Exceptional analytical and visualization skills; you can turn complex project data into clear insights for executive decision-making.
- Transformation Leader: Experience leading organizational change, including "Future State" org design and the implementation of new operating models.
- Communication: A natural storyteller, capable of inspiring large teams on stage and navigating complex cross-functional partnerships.
- Passion: An undeniable drive for sports, footwear technology, and Swiss-engineered innovation.
Why This Matters
On is scaling fast. Footwear Creation needs to evolve - not just work harder, but work smarter. We need new systems, new processes, new ways of collaborating. We need someone who can drive that transformation across a complex, cross-functional organization.
You won't build the products. But you'll build the operating model, the systems, and the culture that enable products and brand initiatives to be adopted and built with excellence, at speed, at scale.
If you're the kind of transformation leader who thrives on complexity, who knows how to influence without authority, who can make tough calls and drive change that sticks - this is your role.
