design
Posted 5 hours agoSenior Lead - Retail Store Design, AMER
at Ooon
New York City, United StatesOn-site
Responsibilities
- Lead the design execution for complex retail projects and initiatives across the Americas, ensuring a significant impact on brand elevation and community engagement
- Drive continuous improvement in retail design processes by creating new ideas and finding better ways of working that prove useful for the regional team
- Challenge the status quo and utilize unconventional means to deliver results, acting as an entrepreneurial pace-setter for design execution in the region
- Manage external architectural partners and consultants to ensure project delivery aligns with On’s standards for excellence, sustainability, and innovation
- Facilitate knowledge sharing and support across the design team, acting as a reliable resource for technical expertise and brand alignment
- Identify and resolve potential roadblocks in the design lifecycle by anticipating issues and balancing necessary trade-offs to keep projects on track
Requirements
- experience in retail design or architecture, ideally within a premium global retailer or high-growth omnichannel brand
- You have technical proficiency in design tools such as AutoCAD, SketchUp, or Adobe Creative Suite to effectively review team outputs and provide technical direction
Experience
- You bring 8+ years of
- You have 2+ years of direct people leadership experience, demonstrating a track record of managing team outputs and guiding designers through complex project lifecycles
Additional details
- As the Senior Lead - Retail Store Design, AMER, you will lead complex design initiatives that define On’s physical presence across the Americas, ensuring every space delivers a premium
- experience and reflects our brand’s performance roots.
- Reporting to the Director of Real Estate, Americas on the Real Estate team, you will drive the execution of high-impact design projects across DTC and B2B channels while fostering collaboration with diverse internal and external partners.
- You will bridge the gap between global design strategy and local execution, harnessing various perspectives to deliver innovative environments that inspire our community. Your Mission
- Partner with a wider network of peers and leaders in Construction, Visual Experience, and Retail Ops to identify underlying issues and deliver solutions to complex design problems
- Act as a steward of On’s culture within the design function, ensuring collective goals are prioritized and shared successes are celebrated Your Story
- You thrive when creating new ideas and challenging established routines to strike a balance between innovation and organizational stability
- You remain calm and confident in high-pressure situations, showing the grit to bounce back from challenges and maintain focus on long-term achievement
- You are known for your straightforwardness and candor, with a willingness to champion new ideas even when facing adversity or conflicting interests
- You are skilled at anticipating the needs of various stakeholders, incorporating diverse perspectives into design outcomes to ensure cross-functional alignment