On - Senior Lead – Innovation Management - Zürich

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Innovation

In short

As a member of the Innovation Management team, you will drive impactful and scalable product innovation across the company by ensuring Innovation is strategically aligned with On’s strategic direction. As Innovation portfolio manager, you will lead the Sustainability strategic pillar focusing on reducing our environmental footprint.

Your mission

Your mission is to ensure the Innovation Portfolio is strategically aligned with On’s Sustainability goals. You will achieve this by deeply understanding both the Sustainability and Product Innovation worlds and successfully being the bridge between them. Your priorities are identifying innovation opportunities with high potential of reducing our product’s footprint, facilitating strategic discussions, and ensuring the successful execution of innovative sustainable projects. Your ability to manage and collaborate effectively with a diverse range of key internal and external stakeholders is essential for driving successful initiatives.

As an Innovation Management Senior Lead you will:
– Lead and manage the strategic pillar focusing on reducing our environmental footprint within the Innovation Portfolio in line with On’s Sustainability strategy and On’s Long Range Plan
– Be the project manager for innovation concepts and big bet technologies within this pillar and successfully drive cross-functional project teams from ideation to implementation
– Be a sparring partner to the different functions within the Sustainability team (e.g. Circularity, Strategy and Materials), and Product Strategy to align on priorities, assess partnerships and define strategies aligned with the Innovation Portfolio
– Represent Innovation at On’s Sustainability Taskforce and effectively collaborate with members from Sustainability, Product Creation, Product Strategy, Sourcing and Design departments among others, to be the catalyst and drive the implementation of impactful and scalable sustainability initiatives
– Act as a sustainability ambassador within the innovation team, promoting awareness and integration of sustainability priorities and practices
– Assess and advise on the business impact of new partners and innovations and prepare the business case to rollout and scale up emerging technologies
– Build and manage the relationship with innovation strategic partners, define the collaboration and legal frameworks and lead the negotiations

Your story

– MBA, M.A. or M.Sc. Environmental Engineering, Sustainability, Innovation Management, Business Administration or related fields
– 7+ years of experience in roles driving product innovation and/or sustainability initiatives, Innovation portfolio management or similar
– You excel at building strategies and collaborating closely with cross-functional groups to implement innovative sustainability initiatives
– You have a deep understanding of the key business drivers and you skillfully translate strategies into implementation responding to business needs
– You are comfortable in making complex decisions and providing direction to supporting others.You are able to identify underlying issues and root causes and you deliver solutions to complex problems
– You are an effective communicator, capable of building strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders at all levels and can influence others to embrace new ideas and approaches
– You thrive in a dynamic, ambiguous and fast-paced environment, embracing challenges and proactively driving product initiatives with large impact in the organisation
– You bring in a network of product innovation partners and collaborators

Meet the team

You will be part of the dynamic and entrepreneurial Innovation Management team, a group of strategic doers and skilled professionals dedicated to fostering a culture of product innovation and collaboration across the organization. We act as the business and commercial amplifiers and advisors to the Innovation Team through ideation and product creation processes. We assess the business impact of new projects, define and build partnerships with strategic players, and take ownership for the roll-out of key innovation projects across the organization.