In short

• We are looking for a Sr Lead, Marketing Program Manager – Brand Foundation to drive the execution of brand foundation initiatives within our Global Creative Studio. This role sits within the Program Management organization and reports to the Global Head of Program Management
• Your mission is to ensure our brand foundations are developed and deployed across all channels with precision, consistency, and world-class quality. You will oversee the full lifecycle of branding initiatives including brand identity systems, packaging design programs, visual guidelines, and brand platform development, ensuring seamless execution, timeline adherence, and global scalability
• Brand Foundation Delivery: Lead the end-to-end execution of brand foundation initiatives including brand identity development, packaging systems, visual identity evolution, and brand guideline creation. Ensure projects are structured clearly and delivered with excellence in craft and execution
• Creative Studio Collaboration: Partner closely with Creative, Strategy, and Production teams to ensure the right talent is activated at the right moment in the project lifecycle. Support the creative process from strategy and identity development through design refinement and implementation
• Brand System Implementation: Ensure brand identity systems, packaging programs, and brand assets are implemented consistently across channels and markets. Support the global rollout of brand foundations and maintain alignment with the broader global brand plan
• Cross Functional Coordination: Coordinate closely with partners across Digital, Retail, Marketing, Product, and Regional hubs to ensure brand initiatives are integrated across all touchpoints and executed with global consistency
• Studio Project Management: Operate as the project lead for branding initiatives within the Creative Studio, structuring timelines, workflows, and resource allocation to enable efficient collaboration between design, strategy, copywriting, and production teams
• Operational Excellence: Contribute to the Creative Studio’s global delivery engine by applying structured workflows and program management frameworks to branding initiatives, ensuring clarity, efficiency, and scalability
• You bring +8 years of experience in marketing project management, branding management or other marketing related fields
• You have proven experience delivering complex global campaigns and a wide variety of projects, including brand identity, digital projects, and evergreen asset
• You’re comfortable breaking down silos by effectively aligning cross-functional teams around a shared vision
• You have a deep understanding of creative processes, production lifecycles, and marketing ecosystems
• You are adept at working effectively in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment, with flexibility to adapt
• Fluent in English; additional languages a plus

On’s Brand Studio is an award-winning internal studio aiming to challenge world-leading creative agencies. At our core, we tell compelling stories and bring experiences to life. We channel the energy and global nature of the brand into our daily work and you can help us continue our fantastic run of successes. If you’re bursting with original ideas and have the drive and experience to see them realized, this is the team for you

Just by the banks of the Limmat you’ll find our largest global hub in Zürich West – On Labs – where you can hike up 12 floors through our custom-built spiral trail

Senior Director of Brand Studio

• I think something that unites people here is the pace and the drive. The ambition is quite high in everything we do and when you bring these people together, you see the outcome can be multiplied. It's super impressive to see what happens when you put these creative teams together who really help each other grow
• On is a place that is centered around growth and progress. We offer an environment designed to give people the tools to develop holistically – to stay active, to learn, explore and innovate. Our distinctive approach combines a supportive, team-oriented atmosphere, with access to personal self-care for both physical and mental well-being, so each person is led by purpose
• On is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to creating a work environment that is fair and inclusive, where all decisions related to recruitment, advancement, and retention are free of discrimination
• Our full process can last about eight weeks from application to offer, because we care about getting it right. These steps explain how we usually do things

Ready to dig into the details?This second interview will be held with your future manager and will focus on the specifics of the job. Together you’ll delve into your unique skills and experiences and how they could be relevant at On. It's also a time to assess how you might feel working side-by-side. Bring any questions you have about the job, the team or anything else you might like to know – this is an open forum

Are we a good fit?We’ll get together internally to share our feedback and decide if we’re a match. We know that job searching is a big time investment, so it’s not a decision we take lightly. It’s also time for you to reflect on the experience – are we the right place for you?No matter the outcome, we’ll give you meaningful feedback

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