• Lead, Footwear Product Developer (Runway)

    Nike (Beaverton, OR)


    WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH

    As a member of the Nike Runway Energy Product Development team, you will work collaboratively with key functional partners throughout the Product Development process. This includes Footwear Engineering, Footwear Product Testing, Footwear Material Design and Material Development, Product Design, Product Management, Product Merchandising, Sourcing and Operations, and our overseas partners...etc. – both within Nike and external to Nike. You will report to the Footwear Product Development in the RNWY.

     

    You will need to navigate the Nike matrix to ensure that our processes model and match Nike Footwear Development standard methodologies for product excellence. You are the key point of contact for our overseas partners and ensure that communication during the product development process is clear and accurate.

    WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

    On the Nike RNWY Energy Creation team, we seek a Lead Footwear Product Developer to collaborate with internal and external Nike partners to ignite new concepts and energize key Nike footwear initiatives that transcend cultural movements and moments. We aim to create products that ignite, sustain, and drive innovation that aligns fashion and performance. We must maintain an agile start-up mindset, embracing creativity, speed, and a relentless drive for progress. We encourage our team members to be resourceful and adaptable while remaining open to learning from failure, free from unnecessary barriers and hierarchies, and operating with autonomy and trust.

     

    Suppose you are a self-starter, a quick learner, a clear communicator, a team player with strong leadership skills, and a curious problem solver who enjoys project ownership and planning. Has demonstrated proven project management experience, collaboration, and problem-solving skills in a product development setting. In that case, we invite you to join our team. You'll be able to work on top-of-the-line Nike footwear and grow with exceptional teammates.

     

    + Bachelor’s Degree in Product Development or Product Engineering, Manufacturing, Marketing, Industrial Design, or equivalent combination of education, experience and or training

    + Minimum of 6 years of directly applicable work experience

    + High-profile communication and influencing skills, including the ability to interact with leadership and cross-functional product creation team members

    + Knowledge of footwear manufacturing technologies and equipment, tooling, and materials is highly preferred

    + Understanding of product planning, forecasting, and process planning with solid communication skills

     

    WHAT YOU’LL WORK ON

     

    As our Lead Footwear Product Developer for Runway team, you and your team work on technical innovation products and lifestyle expression for the RNWY distribution channel . You'll drive product and process excellence within a team environment for your assigned projects. You will recommend and specify the material, component, and construction to meet key features and performance goals. As a Lead Product Developer, you will also apply your understanding of sophisticated innovation concepts to the in-line product process and offering. You will use your expert level of footwear technical knowledge to drive product creation teams through 3D Prototyping, Bottom Tooling, Upper Patterns, Mold Design, Chemicals, Materials, Costing, and Manufacturing to achieve project objectives in an efficient, effective, balanced, and timely way.

     

    + Working on complex footwear projects, you will convert a project brief and a 2D design rendering into a 3D sample that meets the needs of the consumer as well as the needs of the business.

    + You will utilize your knowledge and experience to enhance product excellence.

    + You will engage in all phases of the product process to ensure projects are managed according to critical dates and completed on time while meeting design intent, performance goals, costing/profitability, and sustainability targets.

    + You will ensure that your projects are ready for commercialization and can ultimately be manufactured.

     

    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.