WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH
As a member of the Nike by You team, you will collaborate with key functional partners: Footwear Color/Material Design, Footwear Material Development, Product Management, Partner PCC and PMO Teams, Global Sourcing and Planning, and Operations Teams. You’ll need to navigate the Nike matrix to ensure that our processes model and match Global Footwear Development standard methodologies for product excellence. You are the key point of contact between our PCC/PMO partners and WHQ product team and must ensure that communication during the product development process is complete, clear, and accurate.
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
On the Nike By You team you will be serving our consumer that wants to be different and have a choice. In Nike By You we serve multiple consumers through all of our different fields of play. Nike By You is a co-creation service that allows customers to design their own shoes by choosing different colors, materials, and personalization. This service enables individuals to create unique footwear that reflects their personal style and preference. We are looking for people to join our team who are self-starters, quick learners, clear communicators, team players and that exhibit strong leadership skills. If that sounds intriguing to you, we’d love to hear from you.
As a Senior Footwear Product Developer, this person will provide project and process direction, within the project team, at an accelerated pace and close to market. The ideal candidate needs to have demonstrated project management, collaboration, and problem-solving skills in a product development environment. In addition, we’re looking for people that are self-starters, quick learners, clear communicators, team players, and exhibit strong leadership skills. As a member of the Nike By You, this person will effectively build relationships, lead, and interact with teams across Nike Footwear Product Creation and with teams comprising of diverse cultures across various geographies.
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education, experience or training
- A minimum of 5 years directly relevant work experience
- Seasoned project manager with project management, critical thinking, problem-solving, and analytical skills.
- Proven verbal and written communication skills with an ability to clearly articulate goals and objectives.
- Strong influencing skills and ability to champion complex projects both cross-functionally and vertically within the organization.
- Knowledge of product construction concepts, materials, and the product creation life cycle.
- Demonstrates intermediate level understanding of Consumer Product or Hard goods and knowledge:
- Footwear pattern engineering, tooling, and manufacturing processes.
- Identify & suggest cost effective solutions.
- Materials, test methods, and properties and application.
- Read technical drawings, sketches, and/or 3D digital files.
- General footwear chemistry.
- Ability to travel up to 10% of the time
WHAT YOU’LL WORK ON
As a Senior Footwear Product Developer for Nike By You, you will work on existing footwear model projects with color, material, and graphic applications, across Men’s, Women’s, and Kids product, as well as across dimensions such as Lifestyle and Performance. You will drive product and process excellence, within a collaborative team environment, for your assigned projects. You will also convert a project brief and 2D design tech pack into a 3D sample that meets the needs of the consumer.
We’re looking for you to utilize your knowledge and experience to enhance product excellence, by identifying and addressing key issues and challenges in construction/manufacturing and engage in all phases of the product process to ensure projects are managed according to critical dates and completed on time, while meeting design intent, performance goals, costing/profitability, sustainability targets, and product integrity requirements.
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.
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.
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