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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.

NIKE is a technology company. From our flagship website and five-star mobile apps to developing products, managing big data and providing leading edge engineering and systems support, our teams at NIKE Global Technology exist to revolutionize the future at the confluence of tech and sport. We invest and develop advances in technology and employ the most creative people in the world, and then give them the support to constantly innovate, iterate and serve consumers more directly and personally. Our teams are innovative, diverse, multidisciplinary and collaborative, taking technology into the future and bringing the world with it.

Who are we looking for
We are hiring for the position of Technology Product Manager (TPM) supporting Foundational Technology Platforms within the Global Architecture & Platform as a Service domain.

Global Architecture & Platform as a Service provides the Architecture, Platforms, Innovations, and Initiatives that enable our customers and the business to have the Agility, Fast Time-to-Market, and Cost Effectiveness they need to be successful through an ecosystem of composable platforms.

Global Architecture & Platform as a Service team is seeking multiple principal technical product managers as TPM leaders for the following Foundational Technology Platforms:

• Near Real-Time Data Platform: provides real-time or near-real-time data streams for data integration, messaging, stream analytics applications, and stream processing using Kafka, NiFi, KSQL, KStreams, Fusion, etc
• Data integration Technology Foundation Platform: provides common technical functionality for data focused integrations, ranging from data pipelines to file transfer. Functionality includes workflow and file transfer management, and common frameworks and patterns for the extraction, transformation and loading of data using Airflow, Informatica, EDI, etc.
• AI/ML Technology Foundation Platform: provides technology and tools necessary to deliver end-to-end ML throughout the data science lifecycle to enable developers to build and deploy Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) Products and Pipelines using Amazon SageMaker, Kubeflow, Databricks, etc
• Service Platform: provides a set of frictionless multi-cloud managed services, abstracting latest container and serverless technologies, while integrating out of the box with Nike ecosystem for security and governance for registering and running all other Nike technology platforms
• Business Automation Platform: provides key functionality for business process management/automation, robotic process automation, and a business rules engine using Pega, Sparkling Logic, Automation Anywhere, etc
• Cross Platform: drives vision, strategy and provides key technical and UX functionality for cross foundational platforms persona journeys and data flows, like Composable Platforms Strategy, Data + AI/ML + BI/Viz products, etc

As the Principal, Technical Product Management - Foundational Technology Platform, you will lead the technical product management function, own product strategy, and design roadmaps for all products and technology solutions within a platform. You must have proven experience in leading technical product management in the areas of:

• Self-service and "as-a-service" technology platforms (or PaaS)
• Cloud-native solutions (multi-cloud abstraction is a plus)
• Globally distributed systems at scale
• API driven solutions (ex HTTP/REST/JSON)

As a TPM Leader, you will focus on driving excellence in product and platform strategy and execution. You will work in close collaboration with various teams within Global Technology (e.g., Digital Technology Program Office, Engineering leaders) and key Functional Teams across the business (e.g., Global Operations Team, Marketplace). TPM Leaders will require experience designing creative, quality technical products and enabling business capabilities and objectives through technology.
Lead and manage end to end enterprise roadmap

• Lead the creation of an end to end product/platform vision and multi-year roadmap for a function in partnership with Engineering teams and the business
• Partner with all stakeholders to understand Business needs, outcomes and value and ensure roadmaps are aligned to those needs
• Ensure roadmaps account for and integrate dependencies across functional areas within Domains
• Ensuring Tech Team roadmaps account for and integrate dependencies across functional areas within Domains
• Collaborating with other TPM's, Domain TPM's and the Central TPM Leader to address dependencies across Global Tech; provide inputs into overall end to end Global Tech roadmap development

Define product and platform strategy

• Partnering with all stakeholders to understand Business needs and goals and providing strategic advice on how to respond
• Utilizing a "customer-centric" mindset in designing roadmaps and building products/platforms that both meet current and future enterprise needs
• Developing product and platform strategies to ensure they deliver outsized value to Global Tech quickly and are built to be scalable and agile
• Bringing best-in-class market and industry insights to platform and product strategy

Deliver value to the business via products & platforms while elevating product management maturity

• Use a value framework to make product and platform decisions
• Drive the execution steps of product management in accordance with the value framework
• Drive adherence to all standard TPM ways of working (e.g., process, artifacts, templates, collaboration models)
• Track value delivered, product adoption, performance, and execution against the end to end roadmap and adjusting roadmaps as necessary
• Ensure TPM maturity throughout all levels of the Tech Team, including support for the discipline (e.g., role development, career pathing)

Who will you work with
You will report to the associated Domain TPM Leader to ensure alignment with Center-led TPM goals and strategies.

You will be responsible for working closely with Engineering teams, collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders (e.g., other TPM's, Business leads, Domain leads, HR/Finance), and facilitating decision-making across priorities with Portfolio Management.

What you bring

• Bachelor's degree or higher or combination of relevant education, experience, and training.
• You should be skilled in product management, analytics, a structured and data-driven thinker and have excellent interpersonal skills.
• Experience designing creative, quality technical products and enabling business capabilities and objectives through technology will be critical.
• You should be comfortable conducting user research, usability testing, A/B testing, rapid prototyping, and analytics.
• Skilled communicator with experience forming alliances and bringing together multiple stakeholders to execute on a common mission.

Open to remote work, except cannot work in South Dakota, Vermont, and West Virginia. These candidates will be required to relocate.

For employees based in Colorado, this position starts at $157,500 per year. Information about benefits can be found here .

Nike requires all applicants for this position to be vaccinated for COVID-19 as a condition of hire, unless otherwise required by law. As an equal opportunity employer, Nike will make accommodations to individuals who cannot be vaccinated in accordance with applicable law.

NIKE, Inc. is a growth company that looks for team members to grow with it. Nike offers a generous total rewards package, casual work environment, a diverse and inclusive culture, and an electric atmosphere for professional development. No matter the location, or the role, every Nike employee shares one galvanizing mission: To bring inspiration and innovation to every athlete* in the world.

NIKE, Inc. is committed to employing a diverse workforce. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, or disability.