In Short
We are seeking a highly experienced Lead Product Manager to join our Apparel Product Strategy team, focusing on the Performance Run segment. This pivotal role presents a unique opportunity to help shape the future of our brand by leading the largest and most technical segment within On’s performance apparel. The ideal candidate will have over 7 years of specialized experience in performance apparel, combining deep expertise in the product lifecycle with a strong understanding of fabrics, fit, construction, and emerging market trends in the sports apparel industry. You will act as an informal leader for a collaborative cross-functional team, driving both long-term strategic vision and daily product execution.
Your Mission
- Apparel Product Strategy & Vision: Drive the creation and execution of the 3-5 year global product strategy for Performance Run Apparel, ensuring alignment with consumer and brand goals, market trends, and technical innovation.
- Product Briefing & Execution: With a consumer-first mindset, translate high-level strategic goals into clear, actionable product briefs and solutions for Design and Development, ensuring feasibility, quality, and alignment with brand direction.
- Market Intelligence & Trend Analysis: Conduct sophisticated market research and competitive analysis, focusing on performance running innovations and broader fashion/apparel trends. Leverage these insights to create culturally relevant and commercially successful assortments.
- Cross-Functional Leadership Skills: Be an excellent communicator, collaborator, and mentor who thrives in partnerships, particularly with Design, Development, Merchandising, and Marketing, to implement a unified, consumer-centered product vision. Drive consensus and ensure seamless execution of seasonal product lines and capsule collections.
- Strategic, Creative & Operational Balance: Deliver against both the strategic development of seasonal product releases and the day-to-day operational excellence of Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), while fostering innovation and creativity within the team.
- Fabric & Product Expertise: Partner with the Material Specialist to ensure that fabrication meets the brief and withstands the rigors of commercialization.
- Product Data Management: Accurately manage all product data across multiple collections within the PLM system, ensuring timely and meticulous updates in line with dedicated creation calendars. Flexibility to travel frequently, including internationally.
Your Story
- 7+ Years of Technical Expertise: Proven track record in global product teams, specifically within performance or technical sportswear.
- Master of Product Creation: Deep fluency in fabric technology, performance attributes, and construction methods; experience with high-technicality lines is highly preferred.
- Leadership & Communication: Strong leadership, communication, and presentation skills, with the ability to positively influence stakeholders across functions and levels without formal reporting authority.
- Passion for Movement: A personal connection to and deep understanding of the running consumer and the culture of performance sport.
- Systems & Tools Proficient: Demonstrated advanced proficiency in product systems and PLM (Product Lifecycle Management) tools.
- Entrepreneurial Mindset: Comfortable navigating fast-paced, creative environments and managing high-volume, complex projects.
- B.S. in Economics, Business, or a related field strongly preferred.
- Fluent in English (written and spoken).
About the Team
As the Product Strategy team, we're responsible for managing product creation to facilitate go-to-market efforts—from concept to consumer. Our cross-functional interactions are driven by a consumer-focused mindset, ensuring we create a product line that excels in the market.
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