Become a Part of the NIKE, Inc. Team
NIKE, Inc. does more than outfit the world’s best athletes. It is a place to explore potential, obliterate boundaries and push out the edges of what can be. The company looks for people who can grow, think, dream and create. Its culture thrives by embracing diversity and rewarding imagination. The brand seeks achievers, leaders and visionaries. At NIKE, Inc. it’s about each person bringing skills and passion to a challenging and constantly evolving game.
WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH
You’ll collaborate with Jordan Basketball Design leaders, the Performance Design Integration Director, and the Business Integration team. Together, this group drives process excellence, solves complex challenges, and ensures seamless integration across design functions.
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
The Jordan Basketball Design Integration Lead is a proactive, organized, and collaborative problem-solver who keeps the Basketball Design Studio running at its best. They thrive in dynamic environments, balancing creativity with operational rigor. They bring clarity to complexity, communicate with impact, and champion process improvements that empower designers to focus on innovation. This role demands a strategic thinker who can prioritize, adapt, and lead with confidence.
Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience
3+ years of experience in project management within complex organizations
Experience with design and product creation processes, specifically footwear and apparel
Strong communication and facilitation skills across diverse teams
Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines with precision
Expertise in building scalable systems and tools for creative environments
Comfort working in ambiguous, fast-paced settings
Proficiency in analyzing data to inform strategic decisions
WHAT YOU’LL WORK ON
You’ll partner across apparel and footwear design and business functions to make the product creation process clear, efficient, and impactful—delivering game-changing products to athletes*.
Drive cross-functional integration of footwear and apparel processes using templates, tools, and clear communications
Collaborate with product creation partners to develop plans for key dates and deliverables
Enable high-performance design studio practices by executing process excellence and aligning Product, Color, Material, and Graphics design functions
Work closely with the Performance Design Integration Director to implement scalable solutions and ensure policies and procedures are followed
Ensure deadlines and deliverables are met for design teams and upstream/downstream partners
Advance integrated apparel and footwear process milestones to keep work aligned with briefs, marketplace capacity, and consumer expectations
Analyze line plans to balance team workload capacity and provide insights for strategic decisions
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.
OUR HIRING GAME PLAN
01 Apply
Our teams are made up of diverse skillsets, knowledge bases, inputs, ideas and backgrounds. We want you to find your fit – review job descriptions, departments and teams to discover the role for you.
02 Meet a Recruiter or Take an Assessment
If selected for a corporate role, a recruiter will reach out to start your interview process and be your main contact throughout the process. For retail roles, you’ll complete an interactive assessment that includes a chat and quizzes and takes about 10-20 minutes to complete. No matter the role, we want to learn about you – the whole you – so don’t shy away from how you approach world-class service and what makes you unique.
03 Interview
Go into this stage confident by doing your research, understanding what we are looking for and being prepared for questions that are set up to learn more about you, and your background.
