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 individual will work with cross functional footwear partners, sports marketing and athlete ecosystems to deliver footwear for the world’s best athletes on their sport’s biggest stages.
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
We are looking for someone who is passionate about collaborating with a diverse, cross-functional teams to ensure we are building footwear to the exact specifications for the world’s best athletes.
This individual will be charged with communicating directly with professional athletes and their ecosystem to understand athlete preferences and needs in their performance footwear, engaging cross-functional footwear experts throughout the process.
In addition to the above, this individual will also manage the product creation process from brief to box for all non-retail colorways in their identified sport. This will include everything from team bank promo, to 1 of 1 athlete PEs for key sport moments.
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education, experience or training
A minimum of 3 years directly relevant work experience
Someone who is deeply passionate about Footwear and athlete performance
Proven track record of leading high performing collaborative teams
Demonstrated ability of excellent written and verbal communication, including presenting
Must be available to travel up to 25% of the time
WHAT YOU’LL WORK ON
This specific Product Manager will be responsible for promo footwear creation for team bank product across American Football, Baseball, Basketball and Golf as well as supporting our Professional Tennis/Golf athletes through Athlete PE’s and Performance Solutions.
You’ll work directly with Leagues and Athletes as well as athlete performance ecosystems to build both athlete specific footwear and tell unique color stories that align to our inline partners’ business objectives.
Lead cross functional meetings for both American Football, Baseball, Basketball, Golf and tennis footwear to ensure collaboration and alignment from brief to the field of play.
You will work in the fastest footwear creation engine at Nike – Reacting to key market trends, sport moments and athlete requests.
#MYNEXT: Be Empowered to Grow within Nike and Create the Future
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.
