Senior Director of Talent Acquisition

In shortWe’re searching for a forward-thinking and confident Senior Director of Talent Acquisition to lead our hiring strategy across all regions and functions, EMEA, Americas, APAC and beyond. As Global Director of TA, you’ll set the bar for what best-in-class recruiting looks like at On. This isn’t TA for TA’s sake: it’s about building the most effective, innovative, and respected TA function in the industry. You’ll own how we source, select, and hire talent worldwide, shaping practices that are admired inside and outside On, while raising the capability of our recruiters, hiring managers, and leaders.Your missionOwn recruiting as a craft: design and scale the playbook for how On hires globally, ensuring excellence in every interaction with candidates and stakeholdersLeading and raising up the bar for a global team of recruiters and TA leaders, coaching them to become true experts, not order-takersStakeholder leadership & influence: build trusted partnerships with senior leaders across all functions and regions; guide them to make faster, fairer, higher-quality hiring decisions, and embed recruiting excellence as a core part of how On scales.Partner with senior leaders to hard-wire recruiting excellence into how On grows; challenge, advise, and elevate hiring managers to make better, faster, fairer decisionsStrategic workforce planning: help to anticipate global business needs, translate them into actionable hiring strategies, and align resources, talent pipelines and strategic pooling, and TA capacity to ensure On always has the right talent at the right time.Innovate relentlessly: introduce new sourcing models, technology, AI, and data insights to stay ahead of the marketMeasure what matters: use data and benchmarks to track quality, speed, and efficiency, driving continuous improvementBuild a culture of bar-raising hiring, where every hire makes the company stronger and where recruiting is seen as a strategic advantageChampion diversity and inclusion, embedding it into every step of our process as a non-negotiable standardYour story15+ years in recruitment with a proven record of scaling high-performing TA teams globallyRecognised for raising standards: you’ve built recruiting functions that hiring managers and executives see as indispensable strategic partnersExperience in complex, multi-region, multi-discipline hiring (including retail, product, and tech)A conscious leader: you develop people, inspire trust, and hold high expectationsKnown for pushing boundaries, using technology, data, and innovation to transform how companies hireBusiness-minded: you align TA directly to growth, revenue, and long-term company valuePassionate about recruiting as a craft, you see it not just as a process, but as one of the most impactful levers for company successWhat We OfferOn 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.