WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
We’re currently looking for a Lead Product Designer For Bags within Accessories to lead and develop seasonal design concepts for bags in accessories. Product Design at Nike is a diverse culture of creativity, collaboration and innovative thinking on all levels. This role requires strong passion and knowledge of apparel product creation and the ability to problem solve every step of the way, from concept to final design. This teammate embodies expert communication skills with the ability to translate complex ideas into focused design narratives as well as a passion and energy for sport culture and design.
WHAT YOU’LL WORK ON
As a Lead Designer for Bags within Accessories Design, you will create & innovative functional and style oriented bag designs that connect with today’s active lifestyle and pure performance athletes. This role requires blending sports functionality with modern fashion sensibility, ensuring products are both practical and desirable. You will support the Senior Design Manager in developing and editing cohesive collections while delivering design excellence.
WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH
As a Lead Product Designer for Bags within Accessories Design, you will be guiding the creative through the design season while working with a team of Designers, Developers, Product Managers, and Merchants to deliver creative in line with the Nike Design. This opportunity will require strong collaborative skills to meet cost requirements, deadlines, all while taking your partners though the thinking behind your work.
***TO BE CONSIDERED, YOU MUST SUBMIT A CREATIVE DESIGN PORTFOLIO. PLEASE PROVIDE WEBSITE LINKS OR ATTACH A PDF FILE WHEN YOU APPLY.***
WHAT YOU’LL BRING
Bachelor's Degree in Design or related field. Will accept any suitable combination of education, experience and training.
6+ years of relevant work experience
Ability to set an inspiring creative direction through thoughtful visual research and storytelling.
Experience designing women’s bags across lifestyle and performance categories.
Ability to translate a design concept into 3–5 core items within a collection.
Sensitivity to materials, textiles, and hand feel, ensuring both comfort and appeal.
Strong skills in sketching, Adobe Creative Suite.
Strong focus on functionality and usability for everyday and active lifestyles.
Portfolio demonstrating women’s bag design, with emphasis on functional yet stylish solutions.
Collaborative approach, with openness to feedback and cross-team cooperation.
Positive, driven personality with curiosity for trends and consumer needs.
Sustainability (knowledge of sustainable materials and processes).
Passion for sports/for analyzing the utility and functionality of products to elevate consumer experience.
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.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's Degree in Design or related field (or equivalent combination of education/experience)
- 6+ years of relevant work experience
- Submit a creative design portfolio (website links or PDF)
- Experience designing women's bags across lifestyle and performance categories
- Ability to translate a design concept into 3-5 core items within a collection
- Sensitivity to materials, textiles, and hand feel
- Strong sketching skills and proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite
- Strong focus on functionality and usability for everyday and active lifestyles
- Collaborative approach with openness to feedback and cross-team cooperation
- Knowledge of sustainable materials and processes
- Passion for sports and understanding of product utility and functionality
- Ability to set an inspiring creative direction through visual research and storytelling
Nike Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Nike and has not been reviewed or approved by Nike.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with a company match is complemented by options such as a Mega Backdoor Roth and deferred compensation for eligible earners. Financial coaching and structured savings programs support long-term financial security.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — An Employee Stock Purchase Plan with a stock discount sits alongside broad-based equity vehicles like RSUs and non-qualified stock options. These avenues expand wealth-building opportunities beyond base pay.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave includes maternity and paternity time, recently expanded in the U.S. to 16 weeks and extended to part-time retail teammates. Additional supports include childcare assistance at select locations and family-building benefits such as fertility, surrogacy, and adoption.
Nike Insights
What We Do
At NIKE, Inc., we innovate to serve athletes*. Every teammate - from coder to creator - plays a role in making these athletes’ dreams real. Our tech, data, and digital teams push limits every day, building the future of sport and the tools that drive it. Here, curiosity is fuel. Innovation is the game plan. Different perspectives keep us on the offense. You’ll solve challenges worth tackling, grow fast and belong to a team that backs you to do the right thing. Bring your drive. Bring your bold. Let’s move the world, together. Take your first step at nike.com/careers * If you have a body, you’re an athlete.
Why Work With Us
At NIKE, Inc., your dedication fuels the future of sport. There is a sense of pride that comes from representing an iconic brand and shaping its future. Here, we treat every day as a new opportunity to push boundaries, ask tough questions and share whole-hearted convictions. We are a team – united by the belief that anything is possible.
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