At On, we move fast and build things that last. Our Group Risk & Internal Controls (GRIC) function protects what we’ve built and enables confident decision-making as we scale globally. We’re looking for a Head of Risk to architect an integrated risk ecosystem. In this role, you will harmonize our Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Business Continuity Management (BCM) and Double Materiality Assessment (DMA) frameworks, ensuring our business strategy, operational resilience and our environmental and social impacts are not just compliance requirements, but strategic drivers. Your goal is to take these frameworks into the trenches, making them capabilities that evolve at the pace of one of the fastest-growing premium sportswear brands in the world. You will have a seat at the table where risk meets strategy, acting as a trusted advisor to ensure our boldest moves are grounded in intelligent, risk-informed insights. We don’t just want a maintainer; we want an entrepreneurial builder who thrives in the detail and drives our mission forward through partnership and preparedness.

Enterprise Risk Management

• Own and continuously improve the enterprise risk management framework, as the primary governance structure, ensuring alignment with On’s strategy, regulatory obligations, and industry best practices.
• Facilitate the integrated risk cycle, including the identification, assessment, facilitate risk response and reporting cycle, including acting as the central hub where BCM operational risks and DMA materiality findings are synthesized into the Group risk register.
• Prepare unified risk reporting for senior leadership, translating risk data from all three frameworks into actionable recommendations for the Board and Executive Team.
• Monitor the external risk landscape – including regulatory shifts, geopolitical developments, and emerging threats to proactively advise the business.
• Partner with Internal Controls and Internal Audit to ensure risk identified via ERM, BCM, and DMA inform control design and assessment priorities.Drive a proactive risk culture across the organization, making risk management a strategic tool for growth rather than a compliance exercise.

Business Continuity Management

• Own the BCM framework, crisis management and business continuity plans (BCPs), driving their expansion across all critical functions, entities, and geographies.
• Design and implement BCPs for critical business processes, working directly with process owners to scale operational resilience globally.
• Lead a structured assessment programme of tabletop exercises and simulation drills, feeding lessons learned back into plan improvements and into the ERM framework to refine risk appetite.
• Coordinate with Tech on disaster recovery (DR) alignment, ensuring business continuity and tech resilience are assessed as a unified front.

Double Materiality Assessment (DMA)

• Support the DMA process to identify and assess On’s environmental and social impacts, as well as the financial risks and opportunities they present.
• Ensure DMA outcomes are integrated into the ERM cycle, bridging the gap between sustainability impact and financial risk management.
• Collaborate with the relevant stakeholders (e.g. Non-Financial Reporting teams, Sustainability, Legal, etc.) to ensure materiality assessments meet evolving regulatory standards while remaining grounded in business reality.

Cross-Cutting

• Act as a subject matter expert to senior business leaders on operational resilience, ESG-related risks, and risk-informed decision-making.
• Collaborate across functions, including Legal, Compliance, Tech Security, Operations and Sustainability, to embed risk considerations into enterprise-wide initiatives.

• 12+ years of experience in risk management, business continuity, or operational resilience, or a closely related discipline, with at least 5 years in senior leadership roles, ideally within a fast-growing, international environment.
• Expertise in integrated frameworks, with a proven ability to lead ERM programmes that incorporate BCM and ESG/Materiality components.
• Hands-on. You thrive in the detail, embed yourself with teams, and drive initiatives through to completion.
• Naturally collaborative, empathetic. You build trust by understanding the pressures others face and adapting your style to the audience.
• Strong working knowledge of ERM standards (COSO ERM, ISO 31000), BCM standards (ISO 22301) and familiarity with sustainability reporting standards (e.g., CSRD/ESRS).
• Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders, translating technical risk and materiality data into clear, business-relevant language.
• Experience in a publicly listed company environment is a strong advantage, particularly with SOX/ICFR programmes and Foreign Private Issuer requirements.
• Relevant certifications valued but not required (e.g., CBCI, MBCI, ISO 22301 Lead Implementer, CRISC, or equivalent).
• An entrepreneurial mindset. You thrive in environments where you’re building something, not just maintaining it.
• Fluency in English, German is a plus

Join the forward-thinking, action-oriented Finance team—the speedboat's backbone and advanced navigator. We are committed to challenging the status quo, driving growth, and shaping tomorrow’s best practices through cross-functional action and leveraging the latest technology. To deliver controlled and sustainable growth, we require an entrepreneurial, results-driven mindset, strong analytical capabilities, and hands-on execution skills.

Zürich

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.

• Step One

  It starts with you...

  You'll start by submitting your application to a specific role. We try to keep this step as simple as possible. We do get a lot of applications, but we review them all. If you're a good fit to the role, a recruiter will follow up with you directly. If you didn't receive a reply, or were unsuccessful this time around, we encourage you to look for other possible matches at On.

• Step Two

  Interview with a recruiter

  What ignites your spirit? This is where we’ll start getting to know all about you and what makes you tick – and it’s your first chance to get a feel for our culture. Chatting with a member of our talent team, you’ll learn more about On and how we work. We’ll learn about what motivates you and what you could bring to the team.

• Step Three

  Interview with a hiring manager

  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.

• Step Four

  The Case Study

  What's your style? This task will help us understand how you think, face a challenge and give insight into your novel ideas. Designed to give everyone their best shot, your case study is based on something you might typically experience on the job. This is your chance to show us what you’ve got. So express yourself. Be you.

• Step Five

  The Experience Day

  Your first taste of the Oniverse. This is a time to meet some of the people you'll be working closest with. In person or virtually, you'll get a feel for the day-to-day at On and the people who make it happen. You'll chat with a few potential teammates - the conversations will be as equally driven by the role and your experience as by our values. We believe how you do things is just as important as what you do.

• Step Six

  The Result

  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.