WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH
As a member of the Nike Product Development team, the role partners closely with cross-functional teams across the end-to-end product creation process. Key collaborators include Footwear Engineering, Product Testing, Materials Design and Development, Product Design, Product Management, Merchandising, Sourcing, Operations, and global manufacturing partners—both internal and external to Nike.
This role reports to the Footwear Product Development Director for the category and serves as a primary connection point with global factory partners, ensuring clear, accurate, and timely communication throughout development. The role navigates Nike’s matrixed environment to align work with established footwear development standards and drive product excellence.
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
Nike is looking for a Senior Footwear Product Developer to play a critical role in bringing innovative footwear to life. The ideal candidate brings strong project management capabilities, a collaborative mindset, and the ability to solve complex product challenges.
The candidate demonstrates leadership through influence, communicates clearly across diverse teams, and continuously builds knowledge of consumer needs to deliver meaningful product solutions.
In this role, the Senior Footwear Product Developer drives product and process excellence across highly complex projects. They translate product briefs and design concepts into prototypes that meet consumer expectations, performance goals, business objectives, and sustainability targets. They manage timelines, ensure readiness for commercialization, and help bring products to market successfully.
- Bachelor’s degree in Product Development or Product Engineering, Manufacturing, Marketing, Industrial Design or related field. Will accept any suitable combination of education, experience, and training
- Minimum of 3 years directly applicable work experience
- Strong communication and influencing skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with leadership, cross-functional partners, and external vendors
- Knowledge of footwear manufacturing technologies, materials, tooling, and processes preferred
- Ability to manage timelines using workback calendars and identify opportunities to improve efficiency
- Ability to manage multiple projects across overlapping timelines, including non-traditional development processes
- Experience in Flow, PCX and PCM
- Demonstrated ability to bring product to market on accelerated timelines
- Ability to translate concepts, sketches, and technical designs into footwear prototypes
- Ability to travel up to 15% domestically and internationally
- Ability to work flexibly across global time zones. This role requires regular collaboration with manufacturing partners. Candidates must be willing and able to participate in meetings, respond to critical communications and support project needs outside of standard business hours when necessary
WHAT YOU’LL WORK ON
You’ll drive product and process excellence across assigned projects. You’ll ensure products meet standards for fit, function, manufacturability, sustainability, cost, and timing—while staying true to design intent.
You’ll apply your footwear technical expertise across all aspects of product creation, including 3D prototyping, tooling, upper patterning, materials, and manufacturing, to deliver results efficiently and effectively.
- Translate briefs and 2D designs into 3D prototypes that meet consumer and business needs
- Manage complex projects across fast-moving timelines
- Partner across teams to deliver product excellence at every stage of development
- Ensure projects meet performance, cost, sustainability, and timeline goals
- Prepare products for commercialization and manufacturing readiness
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 Product Development, Product Engineering, Manufacturing, Marketing, Industrial Design or related field (or suitable combination of education, experience, and training).
- Minimum of 3 years directly applicable work experience.
- Strong communication and influencing skills; ability to collaborate with leadership, cross-functional partners, and external vendors.
- Knowledge of footwear manufacturing technologies, materials, tooling, and processes.
- Ability to manage timelines using workback calendars and identify opportunities to improve efficiency.
- Ability to manage multiple projects across overlapping timelines, including non-traditional development processes.
- Experience in Flow, PCX and PCM.
- Demonstrated ability to bring product to market on accelerated timelines.
- Ability to translate concepts, sketches, and technical designs into footwear prototypes (3D prototyping, tooling, upper patterning).
- Ability to travel up to 15% domestically and internationally.
- Willingness and ability to work flexibly across global time zones and support project needs outside standard business hours.
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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