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WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH

This Senior Product Line Manager will help create the future for Nike By You footwear. They will partner cross-functionally with partners across Design, Development, Manufacturing, Finance, Merchandising and Marketing to bring product from Brief to Box. They will engage with Athletes* and marketplace partners to establish product, and marketplace needs and inspire a team to construct product accordingly.

The ideal candidate for this role is someone who loves working horizontally across the Nike Footwear Ecosystem, acting as an influencer and connector into Nike Footwear Fields of Play. They will take their passion for sport and sport culture to help to mine insights from our Athletes* and the marketplace. They will act as a storyteller and weave insights brought from our Athletes* into relevant product opportunities. They will leverage expertise of the athlete* and combine data insights to architect and deliver product needs and benefits. Translating insights, strong communication, and being an inspiring teammate is a key to success within this role. This candidate must be comfortable working directly with elite level athletes as well as consumers and retail partners to listen, learn and establish a strategic point of view for the marketplace.

This candidate will work to understand their needs from both a performance and style perspective and help translate those insights into product opportunities. They will bring their relationships and knowledge of the Football Consumer and pair that with an ability to think commercially and drive a healthy business strategy.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

An ideal Senior Product Manager is a strategic and collaborative teammate with a history of excellence, strong problem-solving skills, and phenomenal attention to detail. You will need strong organizational skills, a drive for crafting outstanding products and the ability to learn, adapt, and lead quickly. A passion for understanding and solving problems for our athletes is a must! We are looking for someone who will partner effectively with diverse teams around the globe and inspire teammates to bring their best.

+ Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education, experience and training

+ A minimum of 3 years directly relevant work experience

+ Education or experience in Business, Retail Merchandising, Product Management or a related field

+ Demonstrates an authentic and passionate connection to the sport, it’s consumer, and athletes*

+ Influencing skills. Ability to drive vision and strategy across functions while respecting the balance of competing interests

+ Proven experience translating a footwear vision into a multi-year line plan.

+ History of skills applied in creating product briefs that drive brand impact and positive marketplace performance

+ Demonstrated line planning skills to meet financial and critical metric goals

+ Proven track-record of speaking, presenting and inspiring teammates

+ Solid understanding of Footwear construction and storytelling

+ Demonstrated leadership capability, including the ability to motivate and mentor others

+ Innovative in thought with a proven track record of applying vision to drive concepts to new space

+ Optimism. Dedication to bring hopefulness and confidence about the future.

+ Passion for sneakers and the culture of the Athletic Footwear Industry

+ Curiosity. Possess a strong desire to learn about new consumers, ideas, and opportunities.

+ Proven ability to capture consumer insights and translate them into compelling product solutions

+ Strong eye for business with a proven record for achieving sustainable growth

+ process

+ Strong presentation and interpersonal communication skills

+ Attention to detail and deadlines

+ Ability to travel up to 20% of the time, including internationally.

WHAT YOU’LL WORK ON

This role will lead all aspects of the product creation process from Brief to Box. This includes ensuring profitability while delivering fresh solutions to solve our consumers’ needs.

+ You will work with the cross-functional teams to ensure alignment and drive the offense.

+ You will collaborate with merchandising, design, development, digital and sourcing on the footwear creation process from line planning through final product approval.

+ You will research our product, consumer, and marketplace, manage product creation workflow, data and deadlines, maintain product tools & co-create calendars, and effectively collaborate across functional partners.

+ You will deliver on key dates and hold yourself accountable to be a great teammate.

+ You will act as the voice of the consumer and the athlete and bring relevant insights back to the team to ensure our product meets the needs of our athletes and consumer.

+ You will be the trusted expert in the space of Golf and be relentless about bringing great product to the market.

+ You will work closely with your product management cross-gender teammates and global merchandising, design, development, sourcing, and marketing teams to manage the product creation and advise our go-to-market processes.

We offer a number of accommodations to complete our interview process including screen readers, sign language interpreters, accessible and single location for in-person interviews, closed captioning, and other reasonable modifications as needed. If you discover, as you navigate our application process, that you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please complete the Candidate Accommodation Request Form (https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/5153e46a93f4460db48eb9e611386685) .

NIKE, Inc. is committed to employing a diverse workforce. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, protected veteran status, or disability. NIKE is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please call +1 503-671-4156 and let us know the nature of your request, your location and your contact information.