As the Senior Product Insights & Analytics Lead within On’s Operational Excellence team, you will build R&D capabilities by transforming complex data into actionable insights. You will lead a team to define analytical strategies, manage stakeholder relationships, and to support both immediate operational KPIs and long-term AI initiatives. Your expertise will bridge the gap between data management and strategic decision-making, ensuring meaningful impact across all creation milestones

Your Mission

• Strategic Leadership: Build and mentor a high-performing data team while fostering a collaborative, innovative culture centered on continuous improvement
• Drive Strategic Insights: Partner with Product Leadership across Innovation, Strategy, Design, Creation, and Sourcing to identify key questions, define analytical approaches, and deliver data-driven insights that inform critical business decisions and strategic initiatives
• Shape Data-driven Decisions and Processes: Lead the Right Data at the Right Time initiative, focusing on optimizing data flow to provide the product organization with relevant information at key decision moments
• Uncover Growth Opportunities: Proactively identify, scope, and lead complex analytical projects from conception through to implementation, ensuring alignment with strategic priorities and delivering actionable recommendations
• Advance Emerging Technologies: Explore and assess emerging technologies, particularly in AI, to understand how On's R&D and product organization can leverage these advancements for enhanced efficiency and strategic advantage
• Elevate Reporting & Analytics Groundwork: Develop and refine data groundwork and reporting, transitioning from reactive data provision to proactive, insightful analysis that empowers stakeholders and drives continuous improvement

Your story

• Advanced Education: Master’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Information Technology, Data Analytics or a related technical discipline preferred
• Proven Leadership: 8+ years of experience in data analytics and management, with a significant background in lead or supervisory positions
• Technical Ecosystem: Proficient in Centric PLM, D365 (ERP), BigQuery, and Looker, Python and Excel to drive data analysis and product lifecycle workflows
• Strategic Analysis: Strong analytical mindset capable of interpreting complex datasets to extract actionable trends and business insights
• Senior Stakeholder Management: Demonstrated track record of effective communication and stakeholder management, with the ability to engage, influence, and align with senior leaders
• Project Execution: Highly organized with the ability to prioritize competing tasks and lead large-scale projects in a fast-paced environment
• Team Empowerment: Demonstrated leadership ability to mentor staff, manage cross-functional collaboration, and foster continuous improvement
• Language Skills: Proficiency in English is required; fluency in additional languages are a plus

About the Team

• You will be part of the Operational Excellence team: an entrepreneurial, dynamic and talented group focused on evolving the product organization (innovation, product strategy, design, development, sourcing) to new levels of effectiveness and performance
• 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
• We’re at the heart of the action, helping out different people and teams across R&D and the wider business every day. There’s a learning curve, sure, but the variety of projects and topics we cover is unmatched

What we offer

• 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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