WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH
As Principal Product Manager in Nike's India Technology Center (ITC), you will own the long-term product direction of one of the foundational platforms behind Nike's merchandising. You will sit within Consumer Product & Innovation (CP&I), the technology engine behind Nike's product creation, merchandising, design, and innovation, and report to a Director of Product Management. You will partner closely with global Product, Engineering, Program Management, and Business stakeholders across Nike's matrixed environment. You will also work shoulder-to-shoulder with peers across CP&I and adjacent product organizations to align platform capabilities, evolve foundational tools, and shape the next generation of Nike's merchandising experience across Footwear, Apparel, and Accessories.
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
We are looking for a seasoned product leader who leads through deep craft, technical fluency, and broad influence, not through direct authority. You bring a multi-year view of where platforms should go, with the discipline to deliver outcomes one quarter at a time. You are equally comfortable shaping the future architecture with engineering leaders, simplifying complex problems for executives, and partnering with global merchants to turn workflow needs into product.
You have led enterprise-scale platform and internal products before, where the technical and operational depth is real. You have earned the credibility to influence across product organizations you do not directly manage. This is an individual contributor role. You will set direction, raise the bar of PMs across CP&I through informal mentorship, and lead through expertise rather than people management.
Key Qualifications :
8 to 12+ years of product management experience, with at least 3 years on enterprise platforms, data products, or complex internal tools
Track record of leading platform evolution, modernization, or migration across multiple teams or product organizations
Technical depth across data architecture, APIs, integrations, and platform engineering trade-offs, with the ability to partner with engineering and architecture as a peer
Proven ability to influence and align senior stakeholders across business and technology in a global, matrixed environment
Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education, experience or training; advanced degree preferred Ideally, you also have:
Experience working on global products in consumer, footwear, apparel, or retail domains
Exposure to AI/ML or Generative AI applied to enterprise product workflows
Hands-on experience with change management for platform transitions, from sunsetting legacy tools to training and onboarding global users on the new ones
WHAT YOU’LL WORK ON
As Principal Product Manager for Merchandising in CP&I, you will own one of CP&I's foundational platforms in the Merchandising space. You will lead its long-term product direction, technical evolution, delivery, and adoption. You will be a hands-on product leader, defining how the platform integrates with the broader Merchandising ecosystem and delivers measurable value to global merchants and the business.
Define and own the multi-year product vision, strategy, and roadmap for your platform area within Merchandising
Lead complex platform evolution and modernization efforts, including capability migration, integration, and adoption across product organizations
Partner with Engineering and Architecture to shape the future platform design, data models, and integration patterns
Drive disciplined product discovery, delivery, and rollout, including parallel-run, change management, and adoption with global merchant communities
Align roadmaps and trade-offs with peer product teams across CP&I and adjacent platforms. Represent the Merchandising tooling vision in cross-org and global forums
Champion product craft within the Merchandising portfolio (frameworks, KPIs, technical PM practices) and informally mentor PMs across CP&I
Bring emerging technologies like data, AI/ML, and 3D/DPC into the roadmap where they create durable value for the business
Skills Required
- 8 to 12+ years of product management experience, with at least 3 years on enterprise platforms, data products, or complex internal tools
- Track record of leading platform evolution, modernization, or migration across multiple teams or product organizations
- Technical depth across data architecture, APIs, integrations, and platform engineering trade-offs
- Proven ability to influence and align senior stakeholders across business and technology in a global, matrixed environment
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education, experience or training
- Advanced degree
- Experience working on global products in consumer, footwear, apparel, or retail domains
- Exposure to AI/ML or Generative AI applied to enterprise product workflows
- Hands-on experience with change management for platform transitions, including training and onboarding global users
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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