At a Glance:
As a visionary and results-driven Executive Product Leader, you will spearhead the strategic direction and long-term architecture of On's Performance Product Portfolio, encompassing Running, Outdoor, and Athletes. This vital role requires a mastery of technical innovation intertwined with deep consumer insights, charting the global trajectory of On's performance categories.
Your leadership will provide a visionary and strategic framework for all performance verticals, ensuring alignment with On’s global mission and long-term business objectives. As a strategic yet hands-on leader, you will bring cutting-edge products to market while optimizing processes, fostering innovation, and guaranteeing operational excellence across all functions.
With extensive expertise in leading global Product organizations, you will inspire and mentor a talented product strategy team, setting new benchmarks for collaboration and innovation. Your goal is to ensure our product pipeline is both agile and world-class, balancing immediate impacts with long-term visionary thinking.
Your Mission:
- Define and drive the overarching product strategy for the performance division to support the company’s brand vision, mission, and growth objectives.
- Lead, grow, and enable the global product strategy team for our performance verticals, ensuring seamless collaboration across product innovation, design, and product creation teams.
- Partner closely with innovation, product creation, and design teams to ensure all product initiatives align with our vision of becoming the most premium sportswear brand globally, grounded in performance.
- Build and scale a high-performance team that excels in cross-functional collaboration and operational excellence, fostering an environment of inclusivity, development, and accountability.
- Encourage leadership at every level with a focus on developing and nurturing the next generation of leaders within the organization. Mentor, coach, and empower emerging leaders to maintain a robust succession pipeline for long-term success.
- Establish a clear vision for how channel strategy, brand strategy, and product strategy together orchestrate the lifecycle of product portfolios across our performance vertical.
- Lead with an emphasis on vision and innovation, ensuring that On remains at the forefront of industry trends and retains its position as a leader in the performance market.
Your Story:
- 15+ years of global leadership experience in high-performing product organizations, ideally within the sportswear industry.
- 10+ years of experience leading large teams with the ability to inspire and execute against high-growth business objectives.
- A visionary and entrepreneurial product leader who is passionate about building and mentoring world-class teams capable of fostering innovation and delivering superior results.
- A proven track record of developing and improving processes in complex, multinational, and cross-functional organizations, driving operational efficiencies.
- Expertise in end-to-end product creation.
- Extensive experience collaborating with design, product creation, and go-to-market teams at the executive level, serving as a key partner in defining and executing product roadmaps.
- Exceptional communication and relationship-building skills, with the ability to influence and engage stakeholders at all levels, internally and externally.
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