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 Senior Product Line Manager will help create the future for Nike By You footwear. They will partner cross-functionally with partners across Design, Development, Manufacturing, Finance, Merchandising and Marketing to bring product from Brief to Box. They will engage with Athletes* and marketplace partners to establish product, and marketplace needs and inspire a team to construct product accordingly.
The ideal candidate for this role is someone who loves working horizontally across the Nike Footwear Ecosystem, acting as an influencer and connector into Nike Footwear Fields of Play. They will take their passion for sport and sport culture to help to mine insights from our Athletes* and the marketplace. They will act as a storyteller and weave insights brought from our Athletes* into relevant product opportunities. They will leverage expertise of the athlete* and combine data insights to architect and deliver product needs and benefits. Translating insights, strong communication, and being an inspiring teammate is a key to success within this role. This candidate must be comfortable working directly with elite level athletes as well as consumers and retail partners to listen, learn and establish a strategic point of view for the marketplace.
This candidate will work to understand their needs from both a performance and style perspective and help translate those insights into product opportunities. They will bring their relationships and knowledge of the Football Consumer and pair that with an ability to think commercially and drive a healthy business strategy.
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
An ideal Senior Product Manager is a strategic and collaborative teammate with a history of excellence, strong problem-solving skills, and phenomenal attention to detail. You will need strong organizational skills, a drive for crafting outstanding products and the ability to learn, adapt, and lead quickly. A passion for understanding and solving problems for our athletes is a must! We are looking for someone who will partner effectively with diverse teams around the globe and inspire teammates to bring their best.
Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education, experience and training
A minimum of 3 years directly relevant work experience
Education or experience in Business, Retail Merchandising, Product Management or a related field
Demonstrates an authentic and passionate connection to the sport, it’s consumer, and athletes*
Influencing skills. Ability to drive vision and strategy across functions while respecting the balance of competing interests
Proven experience translating a footwear vision into a multi-year line plan.
History of skills applied in creating product briefs that drive brand impact and positive marketplace performance
Demonstrated line planning skills to meet financial and critical metric goals
Proven track-record of speaking, presenting and inspiring teammates
Solid understanding of Footwear construction and storytelling
Demonstrated leadership capability, including the ability to motivate and mentor others
Innovative in thought with a proven track record of applying vision to drive concepts to new space
Optimism. Dedication to bring hopefulness and confidence about the future.
Passion for sneakers and the culture of the Athletic Footwear Industry
Curiosity. Possess a strong desire to learn about new consumers, ideas, and opportunities.
Proven ability to capture consumer insights and translate them into compelling product solutions
Strong eye for business with a proven record for achieving sustainable growth
process
Strong presentation and interpersonal communication skills
Attention to detail and deadlines
Ability to travel up to 20% of the time, including internationally.
WHAT YOU’LL WORK ON
This role will lead all aspects of the product creation process from Brief to Box. This includes ensuring profitability while delivering fresh solutions to solve our consumers’ needs.
You will work with the cross-functional teams to ensure alignment and drive the offense.
You will collaborate with merchandising, design, development, digital and sourcing on the footwear creation process from line planning through final product approval.
You will research our product, consumer, and marketplace, manage product creation workflow, data and deadlines, maintain product tools & co-create calendars, and effectively collaborate across functional partners.
You will deliver on key dates and hold yourself accountable to be a great teammate.
You will act as the voice of the consumer and the athlete and bring relevant insights back to the team to ensure our product meets the needs of our athletes and consumer.
You will be the trusted expert in the space of Golf and be relentless about bringing great product to the market.
You will work closely with your product management cross-gender teammates and global merchandising, design, development, sourcing, and marketing teams to manage the product creation and advise our go-to-market processes.
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.
