Director - Office of the Co-CEOs

On; Zürich; On-site; CHF 260,000 - 360,000; Full time

Job summary

On in Zürich seeks an experienced executive to partner with the Co‑CEOs, translating ambitious corporate priorities into actionable roadmaps across growth, product, brand, and digital domains.

You will lead global initiatives, manage board materials, and align senior stakeholders, ensuring seamless execution of strategic programs from the executive office. This role demands 12+ years in top-tier consultancy and luxury brands, with superb analytical rigor and leadership presence.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 12+ years post‑graduate professional experience, with proven consultancy roots.
• Direct strategic client‑side experience in global premium apparel, sportswear, or luxury fashion brands.
• Demonstrated track record running C‑Suite operations and managing Board deliverables.
• Strong analytical rigor balanced with a commercial focus on brand storytelling, product identity, and digital ecosystems.

Responsibilities

• Serve as lead strategic advisor to the Co‑CEOs, translating priorities into executable roadmaps across commercial, brand, product, and digital domains.
• Lead high‑stakes cross‑functional projects and growth initiatives spanning new markets, brand storytelling, and digital expansion.
• Own executive governance: prepare, orchestrate, and synthesize board deliverables and strategic pre‑reads, and coordinate executive off-sites.

Skills

Executive leadership

Stakeholder management

Strategic planning

Board governance

Cross-functional leadership

Job description

At a Glance

On has become the fastest-growing sportswear brand in the world, with our team, business, and global footprint rapidly expanding. Positioned at the heart of On’s executive leadership, this high-impact role serves as the primary strategic partner, lead organizational architect, and trusted advisor to our Co-CEOs. Operating within the Office of the Co-CEOs, you will lead heavy strategic execution, own high-stakes stakeholder management, and drive critical global initiatives, translating executive ambition into actionable, cross-functional strategies for growth, product innovation, brand marketing, and digital expansion. Working in close synergy with the President, EVPs, and broader executive team, you will streamline organizational complexity, steer business‑critical global initiatives, and oversee the strategic rhythm of our executive office.

Your Mission

• Executive Strategic Partnering: Serve as the lead strategic advisor and sparring partner to the Co-CEOs, distilling complex corporate priorities into clear, executable, and measurable commercial, brand, product, and digital roadmaps.
• Major Global Workstreams: Lead high-stakes, cross-functional special projects and growth initiatives spanning new market entry, brand storytelling, digital ecosystem expansion, and commercial scaling.
• Board of Directors & Executive Governance: Fully own and steer executive‑level meeting governance. Lead the strategic preparation, orchestration, and synthesis of board deliverables, strategic pre‑reads, bi‑annual global summits, and executive off‑sites in close coordination with senior leadership.
• High‑Stakes Stakeholder Management: Collaborate directly with the President, EVPs, and global department leads to drive alignment across key growth pillars, resolve complex friction points, and ensure flawless cross‑functional execution.
• Executive Communications & Corporate Narrative: Oversee the strategic drafting and refinement of high‑level executive communications, board briefing packs, public keynotes, and strategic talking points for internal and external global forums.
• Office Leadership & Integration: Collaborate closely with the team to delegate daily operational navigation, scheduling flows, and headquarters pulse‑sensing, ensuring complete operational synchronization across the Office of the Co‑CEOs.

Your Story

• Experience Baseline: Minimum of 12+ years of total post‑graduate professional experience. You must have proven experience starting your career within a top-tier management consultancy.
• Industry and Scale‑Up Experience: Must possess direct, strategic client‑side experience in global premium apparel, sportswear, or luxury fashion brands, with a proven track record of managing multi‑disciplinary teams in a fast‑paced global business.
• Mandatory Executive Governance: Must have a demonstrable track record of successfully running C‑Suite operations and managing Board of Directors deliverables.
• Left and Right Brain Synergy: Exceptional analytical rigor and strategic depth balanced with a deep commercial affinity for brand storytelling, product identity, consumer culture, and digital ecosystems.
• Senior Stakeholder Mastery: Outstanding gravitas, emotional intelligence, and diplomatic navigation skills, with a proven and demonstrable ability to influence, align, and constructively challenge senior executives, Board members, and business leaders.
• Language Skills: Native‑level fluency or complete fluency in English (written and spoken) is required.