Kids Fw Product Testing Analyst Ii jobs at Nike in China, Shanghai

Typical Capabilities

Problem Solving:Initiates analysis and investigation to solve differing but related problems.

Developing professional role. Develops expertise and applies solutions based on experience. Identifies most appropriate options or methods to improve existing approaches. Have an educational background or work experience in architecture or construction.

Education Requirement

Bachelor’s degree required in the relevant or a related field, or any acceptable combination of education and experience equivalent to a bachelor’s degree in the relevant or a related field.

You will deliver results with clarity and accountability, demonstrating our shared purpose and commitments. We will think big, break down barriers, innovate and implement in service of Runners.

WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON

This role is responsible for supporting the vision for Nike Men’s and Kids footwear across cFOPs through a hyperlocal lens, and so requires someone who can put themselves in the mind space of GC consumers and understand how to serve them, apply insights from them and make impact through coveted product. You will work with a broader TRIAD team from across Design and Development and closely partner with your global product & merchandising partners to understand & fuel franchise and marketplace strategies. You will monitor progress against objectives and adjust plans as needed, including hitting cost/margin on your projects and all aspects of product management to successfully deliver the line to market. You'll ensure the accuracy of information in NIKE Inc. internal product management systems. You'll also be responsible for creating and delivering impactful presentations at internal and external meetings on a regular cadence.

You will foster strong relationships with your peers across the entire Men’s and Kids team and partner closely with Merchandising to ensure integration and alignment on key initiatives, innovations, and product journeys. As a key member of the Product Management team, you will serve as a proactive partner during critical checkpoints & planning moments. You will be responsible for coordinating and communicating the line or specific products to internal and external audiences.

WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH

WHAT YOU BRING

Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree or 2 additional years of experience in lieu of degree

• 5 years of product experience

• Strong understanding of consumers across Sports and Cultural

• Proven track record of displaying strong business acuity & strategic decision making

• Phenomenal product eye

• Strong style sensibility

• Trend foresight

• Proven track record of fostering a collaborative team environment

• Ability to tell compelling stories

• Strategic thinking, product line management and franchise management experience, with ability to drive solid X-functional plans.

• Effective verbal and written communication skills, including presentations

• Exceptional attention to details and deadlines

• Strong organizational & influencing skills

Job Description:

Key Responsibilities:

• UX/UI design: Develop user-centered, visually compelling UX/UI designs for our e-commerce platform, working closely with product manager and request owner to shape effective solutions.

• Campaign design: Lead creative design for digital campaigns, ensuring alignment with brand guideline and a seamless customer experience.

• Business & consumer Insight: Use understanding of business context and customer needs to propose design solutions for your project or campaign.

• Design Performance & Optimization: Analyze design performance using relevant data and metrics. Translate insights into actionable improvements, continuously iterating to enhance user experience and business outcomes.

• Agency management: Oversee and guide agency partners, reviewing all deliverables to maintain high standards and consistency.

• Stakeholder communication: Present design concepts and outcomes and deliver schedule clearly to internal and external stakeholders.

• Content brief: Provide digital key story content brief including site specs, key touchpoints etc. to brand creative team and well understand visual guidance from brand perspective.

Qualifications:

6+ years of professional experience on digital design.

Bachelor’s degree. Strong ability in UI and graphic design, preferably with experience in E-commerce platform like WeChat and Tmall.

Proven experience in UX/UI and campaign design, with a portfolio demonstrating relevant work.

Proficient in design tools such as Figma, Photoshop, and other key design software.

Staying in the loop and on top of the latest standards, changes, trends, tools in UX&UI field.

Strong communication skills in leading platforms and vendor.

Basic working proficiency in English.

Core Accountabilities

- Quick adapt to Allocation System and familiar with required methodology to utilize allocation accuracy and maximize inventory turnover efficiency.

Overall Required Quality:

- Works independently, strong ability to work with ambition, proactive and self-starter

Preferred Qualifications

- 2-3 years’ allocation, merchant buying and/or planning experience preferably from retail industries.

- Efficient writing/communication skills in both Chinese and English

We are looking for a Footwear Product Testing Manager to join the Footwear Product Testing team based at Nike Shanghai, China Headquarters. Our Product Testing Manager will operate as a Coach/Player, encompassing both People Manager and Analyst responsibilities. This role ensures that Nike ACG Footwear fits and performs up to the highest standards. Our Product Testing Manager will drive and execute all aspects of Running & ACG footwear testing, including expertly planning tests, recruiting and building relationships with target athletes*, executing all level of tests, masterfully analyzing both quantitative and qualitative data while capturing product and athlete feedback, producing excellent written reports and delivering presentations to the product creation team. This role is responsible for building diverse and inclusive teams, while cultivating an environment in which differences are openly shared, embraced and incorporated into the team culture. This role will be responsible for individual talent and performance development of direct reports. This role will develop team members to support both career and organizational goals, as well as provide coaching and development opportunities. The candidate needs to have strong product creation acumen, proven influencing skills, formal mentoring experience, exceptional communication and organizational skills as well as demonstrated initiative in identifying areas of opportunities and implementing solutions in conjunction with a leadership team.

• Bachelor’s degree preferred or minimum 5 additional years' relevant work experience in lieu of a degree.
• 5 years' experience in a professional working environment. Experience in the footwear, product testing, development, marketing, engineering, retail, customer service industry is preferred.
• Understanding of footwear components, materials, and inline productions processes is a definite plus.
• Strong communication skills and a history of influencing across a broad network of functional leadership
• Experience working with athletes, coaches, and equipment managers.
• Experience with Microsoft Office programs and familiarity with spreadsheet database and statistical analysis procedures.
• Able to physically lift and carry items weighing 20 pounds.
• Demonstrate leadership experience.
• Ability to travel up to 25% per year, both domestically and internationally

In this role, in partnership with Nike WHQ Principle ACG Analyst & Direct Running Product Testing, you will be leading the overarching testing strategy in Shanghai, China for Running & ACG Footwear. You’ll use your proven understanding of the footwear manufacturing process combined with your strong knowledge of the Athlete* to masterfully derive insights from data in order to inform and inspire the product creation teams. You will provide coaching to direct reports in delivering results on testing projects. You will also partner with the Director based in Shanghai as well as WHQ Directors and Managers to build and implement Best Practices as related to the Running & ACG Shanghai, China testing program for the supported businesses and drive alignment. A typical day is a combination of communicating and interacting with Athlete* testers, coaching and mentoring direct reports, attending zoom meetings with your cross functional partners that are based at WHQ and managing prototype samples. You will also be conducting testing both on and off Nike campus. Because we interact where Athletes* live, work and play at times you will be working outside of traditional working hours.

Information about benefits can be found .

WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH

You will work reporting to the Running, Creative Director, within a team of creatives/designers, producers and writers/strategists within the EMEA Brand Creative studio. Internally you’ll work in conjunction with Brand Creative counterparts in WHQ. Within EMEA marketing, you’ll partner closely with Brand, Partner, Energy, and Athlete Marketing teams within the Sports & Lifestyle/Sportswear categories.

You’ll also commission and work closely with external collaborators such as creative and strategic agencies, photographers, designers, stylists, directors or creatives spanning unique disciplines.

By nature, you are multidisciplinary creative with a range of experience designing and executing across various mediums including Art Direction, Graphic Design, Typography, Digital Design, Social Media & Experience Design.

You are constantly exploring and expanding the creative network around you, discovering new talent in a range of disciplines. You are excited about new technology and communication methods and actively work to understand this everchanging landscape. You have an affinity for a broad range of creative industries including photography, image/film making, fashion, style and streetwear.

You are confident and eager to learn when it comes to all aspects of the creative process and seeing a campaign through, from ideation to execution, presentation and production. You aren’t afraid of working within new areas, pushing your thinking to deliver innovative creative.

You approach design projects in a proactive way, seeking information, feedback, advice and have an instinctive approach to problem solving.

• 3-5 years of work experience (internship, part-time, full-time) in art direction and design within an agency or brand with a strong focus on sport, sport lifestyle, fashion and culture.

• A strong portfolio of outstanding work, with a sharp focus on ideation and visual storytelling through design and art direction.

• Experience working on complex project work streams, collaborating with internal and external partners from the concept phase to execution.

• Extensive knowledge of design processes and software with proven proficiency in Adobe Creative, Figma, Keynote and related design software.

• Proven experience in effectively developing, crafting, and implementing creative concepts to share with internal audiences through presentations.

• Exposure to, and in-depth understanding of EMEA youthculture andbehavior.

• Highly developed understanding of consumer engagement towards creative content, digital products, social platforms, physical executions, environments and experiences.

• Passionate about Sports, the Sports Lifestyle, and the Culture around it.

• Ability to travel 10-15%.

• Submission of a portfolio.

• Your Resumé/CV with your past and current experience.

Candidates who will not follow the application requirements will not be considered for the role.

You will support workstreams by developing and crafting creative concepts for both product launches and marketing campaigns across EMEA, either originating work in the geo or executing global campaign extensions.

Within a team you’ll work to provide and deliver innovative design and art direction thinking, whilst also collaborating with external partners to deliver well-crafted executions.

You will proactively work to learn new skills and stay abreast of technical and digital design developments and successfully apply these to work practices. You’ll share insights and knowledge with the wider Nike design community and work with them to ensure continuity across our initiatives, categories and projects.

As our team is constantly evolving, you will work to leverage and develop best design processes and best practices in order to ensure all work is delivered to a high standard of creativity and craft on time.

Application deadline: 18th of June 2025.