Senior Director of Product Portfolio Strategy

Role

Full-time

Director

Product Management

Logistics

Zürich

Requirements

13+ yrs exp

Bachelor's

EU/EFTA permit

Skills

Capacity ManagementESG complianceTeam managementResource planningGo-to-Market-StrategieFranchise managementTrendforschungInnovationProduct insightIT Financial ManagementCompetitive IntelligenceCross-Functional Leadership

Languages

English

Description

Your Mission

Portfolio Architecture & LRP: Build and manage the Long-Range Plan (LRP) in strict alignment with Product and Merchandising strategies. Harmonize franchise lifecycles with channel/regional demands and the overarching Apparel Category Strategy.

P1 Planning & Resource Management: Establish a comprehensive seasonal and annual perspective. Clarify the upcoming year's briefings while masterfully balancing capacity planning, resource management, financials, and franchise health.

People Leadership: Build, nurture, and orchestrate a highly diversified, world-class team. Serve as a natural coach to unlock talent, establish a resilient team spirit, and effectively lead across a complex, matrixed global organization.

Horizontal Priority Execution: Act as the strategic engine leading execution across product teams for major horizontal brand priorities (e.g., LightSprayTM, Liquified Carbon, and overall brand Premiumization).

Innovation to Inline Roadmap: Strategically manage the innovation pipeline all the way through to GTM, ensuring breakthrough concepts transition smoothly into commercial inline products with clear, consumer-facing messaging.

Sustainability Catalyst Leadership: Serve as a catalyst for sustainable growth, ensuring ESG targets are strategically implemented, tracked, and managed throughout the entire product strategy lifecycle.

Market Insights & Category Extension: Drive continuous competitive landscaping, market insights, and trend research to identify white spaces, prioritizing portfolio decisions and exploring potential category extensions.

Responsibilities

Build and manage the Long-Range Plan (LRP) in strict alignment with Product and Merchandising strategies.
Establish a comprehensive seasonal and annual perspective.
Build, nurture, and orchestrate a highly diversified, world-class team.
Act as the strategic engine leading execution across product teams for major horizontal brand priorities.
Strategically manage the innovation pipeline all the way through to GTM.
Serve as a catalyst for sustainable growth, ensuring ESG targets are strategically implemented.
Drive continuous competitive landscaping, market insights, and trend research.

Requirements

13+ years of experience in global product strategy, portfolio management, or product merchandising within premium lifestyle, footwear or sportswear brands.
A proven track record of leading, mentoring, and navigating diverse cross-functional teams.
Deep experience building Long-Range Plans (LRP), managing complex financials/capacity planning.
Experience bridging the gap between advanced R&D/product innovation and commercial inline reality.
Strong knowledge of global consumer culture, competitive landscaping, and advanced market segmentation.
A strategic thinker balanced with a hands-on approach.
A strong capability to design and integrate complex structural metrics.
Exceptional communication and presentation skills.
Degree in Economics, Business, or a related discipline.

Benefits

About the Team

As the product strategy team, we’re responsible for managing product creation from start to finish. Our cross-functional interaction is driven by a consumer-focused mindset to ensure we create a product line that sells in and through.

Company

On AG

Sportswear

In short On has become one of the fastest-growing premium sportswear brands in the world, with our team and business rapidly expanding globally.