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


This role joins the Men’s & Women’s Sportswear Apparel Speed team, partnering with Inline Product Management, Design, Development, Global and Geography Merchandising, Sourcing, and GLAM teams to drive clarity, accuracy, and execution throughout the end-to-end product creation process.

 

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR


The ideal candidate is a proactive, collaborative, and resourceful teammate who thrives in a fast-paced environment. Because Speed operates on an accelerated calendar to pursue closer-to-market opportunities, they anticipate what’s next, move with urgency, and hold themselves accountable to every date and gate. They bring structure and clarity to fast-changing work, manage multiple priorities, and adapt as consumer signals and business needs shift. Curious about product, culture, trends, and emerging consumer insights, they help translate near-market opportunities into compelling product. They communicate clearly across written, presentation, and cross-functional settings and build strong relationships with Inline and Geography partners around the globe. Comfortable wearing multiple hats, they step in where the Product Creation Triad needs support and deliver accurate, high-quality work. They continuously look for ways to improve tools, workflows, and processes so the team can move faster and smarter.


  • Bachelor’s degree in business, retail merchandising, or related field. Will accept any suitable combination of education, experience and training.
  • A minimum of 2 years of directly relevant work experience, including relevant experience in apparel product creation, product line management, merchandising, or a related discipline.
  • Experience supporting cross-functional teams throughout the product creation process.
  • Strong written, verbal, and presentation skills, with exceptional attention to detail, accuracy, accountability, and follow-through.
  • Ability to travel internationally.

WHAT YOU’LL WORK ON


You’ll help power Speed’s end-to-end product creation process, working with Product Line Managers and cross-functional teams to turn closer-to-market opportunities into accurate, compelling product. You’ll bring precision to product information, tools, samples, and critical checkpoints while keeping teams aligned and moving quickly on Speed’s accelerated calendar.


  • Partner with Product counterparts and cross-functional teams to deliver Speed priorities and key milestones on an accelerated, closer-to-market calendar.
  • Own accurate, up-to-date product information across key systems, lead recurring data reconciliation, and proactively resolve system inconsistencies.
  • Build and maintain sell-in tools, including sales and digital toolkits and fabric swatches, and support photoshoots to ensure digital toolkits capture key product details.
  • Manage and maintain Speed samples, ensuring teams have the product resources needed to move work forward.
  • Lead and participate in meetings, driving clear communication around deliverables, owners, and critical checkpoints.
  • Research products, consumers, and the marketplace to surface near-market opportunities and inform product creation decisions.
  • Maintain a clear view of Inline and Local Creation lines so Speed product remains complementary and differentiated, with international travel for at least two onsite trips per year.

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.

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What You Can Expect

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.

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