Become a Part of the NIKE, Inc. Team
NIKE, Inc. does more than outfit the world’s best athletes. It’s a place where passionate individuals come together to create the future of sport. We are unapologetic about who we are and what we’re after—bringing innovation and inspiration to every athlete* in the world. We look for athletes who can push boundaries, elevate our potential and continue leading us to greatness. The next tastemakers, playmakers, risk takers and glue players. Are you game?
WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH
In this role, you will support Product Line Managers across multiple business segments and consumer groups within North America Local Creation Apparel. You will partner closely with Product, Design, and Development teammates to drive clarity, accuracy, and execution across the end-to-end product creation process.
You will also maintain direct ownership of a product segment, which may evolve season over season based on business needs. This includes managing product details, timelines, and tools to ensure delivery against consumer needs and seasonal priorities. You will collaborate closely with cross functional partners, including Merchandising and Global Product Creation teams, to support alignment and execution.
You will be part of a fastmoving, highly collaborative team, contributing to the continuous improvement of how the organization works and helping ensure teams have what they need to deliver compelling product with speed and precision.
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
We’re looking for a Product Line Manager II to join the North America Local Creation Apparel team. This role is ideal for someone who is extremely organized, detail oriented, and execution focused, with a strong sense of urgency and commitment to accuracy.
The ideal candidate brings familiarity with the North America consumer and marketplace, along with a passion and intuition for trend, culture, and what’s emerging next. You are energized by supporting multiple product areas while owning a defined product segment, and you take pride in managing details, timelines, and tools that enable teams to operate efficiently and effectively.
You thrive in fast paced environments and bring structure and clarity to complex workflows. You are proactive and solution oriented, with a continuous improvement mindset—always looking for opportunities to make tools, processes, and ways of working more compelling, clear, and efficient. Accuracy matters deeply to you, and you understand the impact that disciplined execution has on downstream teams and product outcomes.
You are a strong communicator and collaborator, comfortable working across functions and contributing meaningfully to team discussions, while remaining grounded in hands-on execution.
Bachelor’s degree in Business, Retail Merchandising, or related field. Will accept any suitable combination of education, experience, and training.
2+ years of relevant experience in apparel product creation, product line management, merchandising, or related discipline
Familiarity with the North America apparel consumer and marketplace, with passion and intuition for trend, culture, and emerging insights
Exceptional organizational skills with strong attention to detail, accuracy, and follow-through
Ability to manage multiple workstreams and priorities in a fastmoving environment
Strong sense of urgency and accountability, with pride in delivering high quality, reliable work
Experience supporting cross functional teams across the product creation process
Comfort owning a defined product segment while supporting broader business needs
Continuous improvement mindset, with a passion for refining tools and processes to be more efficient and compelling
Strong communication skills and confidence working across functions
Ability to bring structure and clarity to ambiguity while remaining adaptable
WHAT YOU’LL WORK ON
You will support the product creation process across multiple business and consumer segments while directly owning a defined product segment for the North America consumer. You will help translate strategy, consumer insight, and trend into clear tools, briefs, and supporting information that enable strong execution by Design and Development partners.
You will be responsible for maintaining accurate product data, managing timelines and deliverables, and obsessing the details throughout the season. You will contribute to presentations, process improvements, and tool development, bringing a strong sense of urgency, ownership, and accountability to your work. This role is critical to ensuring teams move fast without sacrificing accuracy, quality, or consumer relevance.
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.