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 will report to the VP Jordan Global Footwear, Streetwear and have four direct reports within the Footwear Product Management Function. The critical peer relationships will span x-functionally across GM, Design, Product Creation, Merchandising, and Brand. You will collaborate closely with the entire footwear team, including AJ1/Retro and Kids’/Core footwear, as well as cross-functional partners, to develop line plans and execute future product strategies. Additionally, you will partner with the Consumer Insights team on a case-by-case basis to ensure alignment between insight gathering and its implementation into the product creation process.
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
The ideal candidate will need to have a global mindset and be a team-first leader for the Looks Of team. This critical role will drive product excellence, vision, strategy and execution. This person needs to have a proven ability to foresee, understand, analyze and effectively communicate on culture/cultural shifts, both macro and micro. Additionally, they should have the demonstrated ability to work across functional teams with clarity, an enterprise approach, and an eye for growth and serving the athlete* (or consumer) at an industry-leading level.
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in product creation, merchandising or related field. Will accept any suitable combination of education, experience and training
- 10 years of directly relevant work experience in product creation, merchandising or brand marketing
- An ability to translate consumer and marketplace insights into actionable strategies and plans
- Strong leadership identity, positive energy and confident
- Passion for lifestyle footwear, sneaker culture, and storytelling, demonstrating a deep understanding of the streetwear
- Proven ability to capture consumer insights and translate them into compelling product solutions
- Experience monitoring and understanding trends, and applying that understanding to your work
- Excellent presentation and interpersonal communication skills
- Ability to travel domestically and internationally up to 15% of the time
WHAT YOU’LL WORK ON
At JORDAN, we win as a team. As our Looks Of Senior Director, you will be responsible for leading the team and building our new assortment aimed at serving the needs of Jordan consumers and signaling the aesthetics that will attract the next generation of Jordan Brand enthusiasts. You will lead and drive team excellence and product excellence at all stages of the product creation process. You will be responsible for building a team culture centered on a one-team mentality as a cross-functional partner, product professional, and people leader. You will lead by example in every aspect of the job and work X-FOP, X-Gender, and X-Functionally inside and outside of Global Footwear to achieve business results related to driving newness in footwear, profitability, and MO/PO productivity. You will monitor progress against Jordan macro streetwear strategy and workload capacity to ensure product excellence is prioritized. You will be accountable for tracking business results and communicating to the broader team. You must understand portfolio management and demonstrate astute financial judgment in making key decisions. You'll also be responsible for creating and delivering impactful presentations during internal and external meetings on a regular cadence.
- You will own the briefing against the product line architecture and lead the creation workflow to deliver against the financial and business objectives of Looks Of
- You will need to ensure that you are driving all areas of the creation process to meet key deliverables each season across a multitude of calendars and timelines
- You will need strong organizational skills, a drive for crafting outstanding product and a growth mindset
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.
