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In short

The world’s fastest-growing sports brand is seeking a Global Product Management Leader to help co-create On’s first creation hub, functioning as an extension of the Zurich office. Based in Portland Oregon, yet frequently visiting our globally spread team and key retail partners, the role will manage the creation of a segment of our footwear product line to ensure products are relevant to customers, to retailers, and to the company. This position is based in Portland, Oregon and work is performed in a hybrid environment.

Your Mission

  • At the intersection of product design and development to create an industry-leading product footwear range, you connect the dots between multiple internal teams being a great communicator and motivator.
  • Work to create processes for a seamless communication flow in the first north American product hub with the Zurich based team to ensure alignment and appropriate product sign-off for future products.
  • Innovate on new ways of working across timezones to help bring strength to the global product range.
  • Communicate closely with our targeted communities (customers and retailers in key markets) to ensure a customer-centric range.
  • You are constantly connected to innovation and sustainability teams to ensure the range is forward-looking and industry leading.
  • Provide a clear and relevant product range architecture for customers, retailers, and for the company, in close collaboration with apparel. You make sure the range is well positioned and profitable.
  • Lead the co-creation of clear and relevant briefs (products, materials, colors )
  • You are the voice of customers, retailers, and of the company in product decision making, all along the product creation process. You own margins, forecasting and calendar.
  • Collaborate with the Zurich team for the seasonal kick off and product line reviews to validate alignment with the founders of the company.
  • Represent your team’s rotating product range in the company. You ensure a full handover to the go-to-market team with relevant stories and tools to enable the team to successfully sell-in and launch products.
  • Present products to the company at the Global Sales Meeting, at key account meetings, and at product launches.
  • You will start up the next chapter of Footwear Product Management at On. Therefore, you will go in with an entrepreneur mentality, which includes being flexible in adapting to new circumstances and showing resilience in coping with the unforeseen.
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  • Man and woman sat at desks talking
  • Open planned office with men and women sat on a a large curved sofa
  • Group of runners talking outside the office
  • A team of people sat on the steps with a view of mountains outside the office.
  • Two women smiling at each other in a meeting room with large curved windows
  • A group of people sat around a table looking at large design papers
  • 3 men sat around with laptops smiling at each other
  • a large group of runners holding an On flag smiling at the camera
  • Man and woman sat at desks talking
  • Open planned office with men and women sat on a a large curved sofa
  • Group of runners talking outside the office
  • A team of people sat on the steps with a view of mountains outside the office.
  • Two women smiling at each other in a meeting room with large curved windows
  • A group of people sat around a table looking at large design papers
  • 3 men sat around with laptops smiling at each other
  • a large group of runners holding an On flag smiling at the camera

Your story

  • 8 + years of experience in product management in a global sports brand environment with a proven record of creating and successfully launching industry leading products.
  • Able to Onboard 6 months in Zurich.
  • A higher education degree in Marketing, Product Management or any other related field.
  • Perfect understanding of the global footwear market and its opportunities.
  • Passion for challenging the status quo and shaping the process creation and team operating out of Portland.
  • Strength in managing projects, ability in delivering throughout the full process end-to-end.
  • Strong communication and team-working skills, dedicated to over-delivering (y)our promise and a sense of WOW.
  • Ambition to work in an environment that requires to be excellent in both analytics as well as creative and innovative thinking.
  • Customer-first mindset. Great network-building skills and ability to connect effectively with a diverse team of peers and stakeholders.
  • You are fully fluent in English (written and spoken).
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About the Team

As the Product Management team, we’re responsible for managing product creation to facilitating go-to-market efforts; concept to consumer. Our cross functional interaction is driven by a consumer-focused mindset to ensure we create a product line that sells in and through.

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Team

Team

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We harness the power of the whole – combining the different skill sets, knowledge and points of view within our teams in search of sustainable, stylish and successful products.

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Ruth Heenan

Product Manager, Zürich

Every single person on the team is actually involved from the start and everyone brings their ideas. We spend time playing around in our lab so that we can get quick ideas down and then test these with athletes or with the consumers.
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What we offer

On is a place that is centered around growth and progress. We offer an environment designed to give people the tools to develop holistically – to stay active, to learn, explore and innovate. Our distinctive approach combines a supportive, team-oriented atmosphere, with access to personal self-care for both physical and mental well-being, so each person is led by purpose.

On is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to creating a work environment that is fair and inclusive, where all decisions related to recruitment, advancement, and retention are free of discrimination.

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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.