WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH
You will work closely with cross-functional teammates in Merchandising (Global/Geo/Key Accounts), Design, Development, Sourcing, Costing, Operations, Sales, and Marketing to implement Nike’s strategic vision for the athlete. They will report to the Product Director for Socks and collaborate with the Sport offense teams to bring the Athlete uniform to life. You will engage with entrepreneurial individuals who think creatively, adapt quickly, and embody the irreverent mindset that defines Nike, within Accessories organization and across the Sport teams.
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
We are seeking a product manager with the ability to guide cross-functional teams—including Merchandising, Design, and Development—through the creation process, from initial brief to final product approval. This individual excels at managing complex workflows and ensuring effective collaboration between diverse partners, always delivering on key milestones and embodying the spirit of a dedicated teammate. With guidance from the Product Director, they are responsible for shaping seasonal product strategies that meet financial & critical metric goals while and developing insightful, compelling product briefs from key athlete insights that inspire action. With a sharp eye on consumer needs and competitive dynamics, the ideal candidate brings market-leading products to life that resonate with and serve athletes worldwide. Day-to-day, they lead team meetings, drive accountability to deadlines, and demonstrate an obsession with understanding the consumer, the marketplace, and the product landscape. Their commitment to building robust product tools and fostering a culture of excellence ensures that every product meets the highest standards of quality and innovation.
- Drives the product vision across the full value chain, from concept to market.
- Confident storyteller that communicates vision and strategy to cross-functional partners.
- Serves as a collaborative teammate, fostering excellence within the team.
- Identifies product problems and opportunities based in consumer insights proactively offering solutions to drive business forward.
- Entrepreneurial mindset and the ability to innovate and adapt.
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, or related field. Will accept any suitable combination of education, experience, and training.
- A minimum of 5 years experience in product creation, merchandising, and brand marketing
- Optimism. Dedication to bring hopefulness and confidence about the future.
- Curiosity. Possess a strong desire to learn about new consumers, ideas, and opportunities.
WHAT YOU’LL WORK ON
The Socks team sits within the Global Accessories product team and is responsible for managing the full socks product portfolio. This role involves owning style count and leading all aspects of the product creation process, ensuring profitability while delivering innovative solutions to meet consumer needs. You will work with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment and drive the offense, collaborating with merchandising, design, development, and sourcing from line planning through final product approval. They will research products, consumers, and the marketplace, manage product creation workflow and data, maintain product tools, and effectively collaborate across functional partners. You will deliver on key dates and hold themselves accountable to be a great teammate. This person should:
- Be the voice of our consumer, keeping a pulse on relevant trends with an emphasis on sport and streetwear culture through the lens of Accessories.
- Create impactful presentations to hand over our line to Merchandising at both the Global and Geo levels, as well as to key accounts and sales teams.
- Help create the uniform of the athlete while also driving commercial opportunities and growing the business.
- Thrive in a fast-paced environment that requires drive, passion, creativity, and curiosity.
- Define and solve athlete problems through the lens of product.
- Drive brand distinction with epic product that make athletes better.
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 Business, Marketing, or related field (or equivalent combination of education and experience).
- Minimum 5 years experience in product creation, merchandising, and brand marketing.
- Proven ability to guide cross-functional teams through product creation from brief to final approval and manage complex workflows.
- Experience shaping seasonal product strategies and developing product briefs based on athlete/consumer insights.
- Strong storytelling and presentation skills to hand over line plans to Merchandising, Geo, Key Accounts, and Sales.
- Experience managing product creation workflow, product data, and product tools to meet key dates and metrics.
- Commercial acumen to own style count, ensure profitability, and drive business growth.
- Entrepreneurial mindset, creativity, curiosity, and ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment.
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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