We are looking for a strategic, action-oriented, and highly capable Commercial Project & Strategic Initiatives Lead to step into a critical 12-month maternity cover role.In this position, you won't just manage timelines, you will own the execution of high-impact strategic initiatives across our global commercial landscape. You will take point on complex, cross-functional projects, orchestrate alignment between diverse stakeholder groups, and importantly, ensure that new programs are successfully adopted by regional markets to drive tangible business growth

Your Mission

• Drive Complex Strategic Initiatives: Take end-to-end ownership of large-scale, high-priority commercial projects from ideation through to final delivery, ensuring milestones are met on time and within scope
• Cross-Functional Orchestration: Act as the ultimate bridge between Commercial Strategy, Sales, Product, GTM, and Tech. Align diverse teams around unified project goals, navigating a complex matrix organization with ease
• Strategic Stakeholder Management: Proactively engage and build deep trust with internal stakeholders and senior leadership. Manage expectations, navigate conflicting priorities, and facilitate sharp, data-driven decision-making
• Drive Adoption & Change Management: Ensure that projects don’t just launch, but land. Own the post-launch adoption strategy, ensuring regional markets and teams fully integrate new tools, programs, and commercial frameworks into their daily operations
• Impact Communication: Deliver clear, compelling project updates, risk assessments, and milestone reports to the Cross-Functional Program Management Team and executive leadership

Your story

• Experience: A minimum of 6 years of proven experience leading complex project management, program management, or strategic initiatives (experience in management consulting or a fast-paced global commercial environment is highly valued)
• Project Mastery: Exceptional project management capabilities with a track record of successfully delivering large-scale, multi-layered initiatives in matrixed organizations. Project management certification (PMP, PRINCE2, Agile) is preferred
• Stakeholder & Influence Skills: Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills. You are an expert at managing senior stakeholders, resolving conflict, and influencing cross-functional teams without direct authority
• Adoption Focused: Demonstrated experience in change management, training rollout, or user adoption strategies, ensuring organizational changes stick
• Problem Solver: A natural ability to bring structure to ambiguity, break down complex challenges into actionable steps, and maintain a solution-oriented mindset
• Tools & Languages: Proficiency with enterprise project management tools (e.g., Jira). Fluent in English; additional languages are a clear plus

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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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