Senior Lead - Retail Design EMEA

In short

The DTC On retail fleet is expanding and has big ambitions. We’re looking for a confident Retail Design Sr. Lead to help us take Retail to the next level.

The Retail Design Lead for the EMEA region will be building and leading a team of retail designers and architects to deliver On retail environments. The role reports to and works in collaboration with the Head of Retail Design, working directly with and in partnership with the Retail Operations, Real Estate, Visual Experience, and Construction teams.

You will combine your design expertise with project management and leadership skills to play a critical role in new store openings in the EMEA region, open the door to On’s next growth phase, address future trends in design, technology and human behavior. You will be tasked with creating the next generation in On’s retail environments.

Your Mission

• Lead a team of creative thinkers and doers to build iconic retail experiences in line with On’s values and mission of igniting the human spirit through movement.

• Lead and direct the design and execution of store design projects in the EMEA region. Manage project forecasts, design schedules and team capacity with project managers to ensure timely delivery of projects

• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams in Operations, DTC, Construction, Procurement, Visual Merchandising, Campaigns and other business units throughout the organization to implement and execute strategies, initiatives and policies that support the wider business goals

• Manage regional architecture consultants and key vendors to deliver projects on time and on budget

• Engage and align team and stakeholders to understand process, timelines, dependencies, roles and responsibilities and measures of success

• Improve overall ways of working by creating and maintaining workflows, processes, RACIs, and other operational resources, to improve efficiency and standards of operation within the Retail Design Americas team