Lead Performance Services Innovation jobs at Nike in United States, Beaverton

• Develop advanced 3D assets and physical prototypes for concept exploration and enhanced storytelling

• Translate abstract ideas into compelling, fully realized digital designs

• Drive adoption of new 3D tools and workflows

• Present work to stakeholders with clarity and strategic insight

• Contribute a unique perspective and continue to evolve your toolset

WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH

This position will report into the Men’s Basketball Apparel Design Director and will work alongside a team who works on Branded Basketball, Signature Athlete, NBA and NBA Uniform Apparel. This role requires experience developing and managing cross-functional relationships with Athletes, Graphic Designers, Product Management & Merchandising, Material/Trim Development, Technical Development and Sourcing teams. This role requires translating consumer & athlete insights and trend right performance product. The right candidate for this role understands that the best way to predict the future is to create it. This role will not have any direct reports.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

• Bachelor's Degree in Apparel/Fashion Design or related field. Will accept any suitable combination of education, experience, and training.
• 5+ years of relevant work experience in a design environment working with materials, trims, design and fit.
• You have an outstanding ability to apply and perform foundational design skills, including drawing/sketching, illustrations across analog and digital platforms. 3D experience is a plus.
• You are proficient in Adobe Illustrator, concept ideation, color theory and have strong presentation skills along with the ability to convey your design point of view through a variety of visual tools to both internal and external partners.
• You have a comprehensive understanding of materials, fit and performance design.
• You have relevant Apparel/Fashion/Design experience through on-job training and strong portfolio representation. Extra consideration will be given to those with a background in sport performance and sport style innovation.

WHAT YOU’LL WORK ON

This candidate will be our Lead Designer working on a variety of apparel products in Men’s Basketball such as Branded/On Court Performance and potentially Signature Athlete collections while working with an amazing design team to create the future of Basketball Apparel at Nike.

• You are a Listener, a Learner, and a Leader.
• You are a Culture-builder who prioritizes team, collaboration and relationships.
• You have a Passion for apparel design, understanding of collection-based design, can balance strong performance acumen as well as style and are a creative problem-solver.
• You are a highly skilled Designer with a focus on Research, Athletes and Basketball Style Culture.
• You are an Elite storyteller with a passion for narrative and improving product.
• You have Strong Focus, Excellent Time-Management and Prioritization Habits.
• You Ask Clarifying Questions and Adapt.
• You Know Why you’re coming to work at Nike.

The ideal candidate will possess a robust background in digital product management, engineering, and leadership, with a bias for action and a proven track record of driving product development excellence and innovation. You will collaborate closely with key leaders across the company to evolve the digital mindset, align on key experience and technology strategies, and deliver outstanding digital products that maximize business value and operational efficiencies.

• Cross-Functional Leadership: Demonstrated excellence in fostering collaboration and driving results across diverse teams.

• Digital Product Management Expertise: Extensive experience in front-end and back-end capabilities, platforms, and service-oriented architecture.

• Matrix Organization Experience: Proven ability to lead large teams within a sophisticated, matrix organization, utilizing exceptional relationship-building skills and effective communication across all levels.

• Data-Driven Decision Making: Track record of leveraging data and insights to make informed product decisions and drive continuous improvement.

• Strategic Vision: Ability to drive product vision and strategy, aligning with overall business objectives and consumer needs.

• Educational Background: Bachelor's degree required; MBA or advanced degree preferred.

• Professional Experience: 15+ years in the product and/or digital field.

WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH

As a Senior Director of Digital Product, you'll run a world-class Product Management team. This pivotal role has leadership responsibility for key digital products within our Product Innovation, Merchandising, and Creation ecosystem and is aligned across high priority enterprise initiatives.

WHAT YOU’LL WORK ON

You will partner with executives across multiple functions to develop a cohesive product strategy and roadmap, ensuring business goals are met and exceeded. You will lead cross-functional teams focused on Product Innovation, Merchandising, and Creation priorities, grounded in a deep understanding of consumer needs, insights, and data analysis. Above all, you will be a relentless advocate for the needs of our partners serving Nike consumers.

• Strategy Development: Develop and implement strategies to grow and mature the digital product management discipline within ITC.

• Technical and Program Excellence: Influence and enhance technical and program excellence for all Product Development in ITC.

• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Collaborate with and influence business stakeholders, executive leadership, and technology partners to deliver high-quality digital products.

• Culture of Innovation: Foster a culture of continuous improvement, innovation, and customer-centricity within the digital product management team.

• Mentorship and Guidance : Provide mentorship and guidance to product managers, fostering their professional growth and development.

• Industry Trends : Stay abreast of industry trends and emerging technologies to ensure our digital products remain competitive and cutting-edge.

WHAT YOU BRING

• Developed and executed large, multi-faceted product deliveries, with a history of successful launches, across digital platforms globally.

• Drove the goals, strategic direction, and vision for advanced technology tools, digital experiences and capabilities, with a high competence for global expansion and scale.

• Demonstrated success in consumer relevant product introductions with proven growth.

• Experienced working and leading large teams inside a sophisticated, matrix organization, utilizing outstanding relationship building skills and effective communication across all levels.

• Drove innovation and iterative development process, including identifying launch approaches with pilots and testing strategies to perfect and scale product(s) successfully.

• Experience working across all digital platforms and preferably also digital capabilities including proven success leveraging AIML and Gen AI.

• Demonstrated ability to drive product vision and strategy, aligning with Nike's overall business objectives and consumer needs.

• Proven track record of leveraging data and insights to make informed product decisions and drive continuous improvement.

• Excellence in cross-functional leadership, fostering collaboration and driving results across diverse teams.

WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH

As a Lead Test Engineer in the Material and Mechanical Lab (M&M Lab), you will work with various partner groups including Footwear product creation, innovation, and global teams to support testing of Nike Footwear products. You will be working with internal and external partners for implementing testing procedures on a global scale, ensuring methods can be consistently implemented. You will be working closely with a team of engineers and lab staff to enable data-driven decision making through expertise, agility, connectivity, and bringing forth advanced solutions.

· Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, industrial engineering, materials science, product design, or related field. Will accept any suitable combination of education, experience, and training.

· A minimum 6 years of directly relevant work experience.

· Engineering or Technical Degree or equivalent/related work experience.

· In-depth understanding and hands-on experience in footwear materials and performance testing is required.

· Knowledge of footwear water protection testing required.

· Excellent written and oral communication skills, including strong data presentation and reporting skills, with an ability to effectively communicate technical information to non-technical audience required.

· Previous experience with Instron testing software and the Microsoft Office suite is required.

· Experience of biomechanics and the application of statistical design of experiments (DOE) is preferred.

· Experienced with machine maintenance, qualification, and establishing new equipment procedures/protocols.

· Thorough knowledge of lab and safety procedures.

· Experience leading testing projects and small teams.

· Excels in and helps to foster a collaborative team environment.

· Ability to work across cultures and navigate an organization matrix with sensitivity to a variety of cultures.

· Functions well in a rapidly changing environment.

· Working understanding of ISO 17025 Quality Management System, statistical analysis software, statistical process control (SPC) software, project management software, web-based applications, LIM systems, CAD software such as ProE or similar, desired.

· Ability to travel approximately 5%.

WHAT YOU’LL WORK ON

· You will work with partner groups across innovation and product creation from concept through production.

· You will perform a wide variety of tests and research, develop, and implement new testing procedures. This role acts as an internal consultant and testing SME providing technical guidance via test execution, analysis, and reporting on complex footwear projects.

· You’ll utilize standard and customized footwear material and product test methods.

· You will bring a quality mindset when documenting test plans, execution, analysis, and results. In addition, you will support local and global teams with test method development and process improvement projects.

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WHAT YOU’LL WORK ON

As an Apparel Color Designer, you will create color palettes to link into seasonal narratives, build strong presentation tools, and color line art to detail the creation of each product. You will research and deliver color, design, and directional work that influence and impact the product aesthetic, application, and target audience. You'll use sophisticated design skills to build original, innovative color solutions for the Women’s Performance/Sport product range.

WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH

**You must submit a design portfolio to be considered for this role.

WHAT YOU BRING

• A bachelor’s degree or higher in design or related field or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 2 + years professional design experience
• Minimum of 2 years of technically challenging color design experience
• Understanding of color trends, color mixing, color compatibility, and color placement
• Knowledge of apparel design and development process
• Familiarity with product manufacturing processes including materials/fabrics, trims, dye techniques
• Strong verbal, written, visual, and high-profile communication skills in local market language, including meeting facilitation and presentations
• Ability to understand challenges or underlying concerns, share ideas and develop effective responses or elevate to higher management; work independently and harmoniously in a diverse group
• Ability to network, influence, and utilize internal and external resources as well as to articulate how color can affect product and sales
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Highly proficient in Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop) and Keynote on a Mac Platform

WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Business, Communications or related field. Will accept any suitable combination of education, experience, and training.
• 5+ years’ successful experience navigating a complex matrix and building key relationships to achieve business results preferred
• 5+ years' account/project management and internal/external relationship management experience, preferably in the Sports industry preffered
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills including meeting facilitation and presentations.
• Proficiency in Keynote, Excel and MS Office applications.
• Ability to manage high profile communication and athlete relationships.
• Ability to juggle multiple time sensitive (both macro and micro) priorities and communicate bad news when necessary.
• True passion, understanding and interest in the Sport industry.
• Ability to travel up to 25% of the time.

WHAT YOU’LL WORK ON

You will work closely with the Sports Marketing Sport Categories and Integration team to innovate around how we serve athletes consistently and holistically.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and execute 365 athlete service plans for Nike’s top tier Basketball, Football, and Baseball athletes to deliver against the athlete’s personal interests and priorities, as well as Nike’s holistic service offering, focused on performance, innovation, styling, product, and brand.
• Manage the Basketball, Football, and Baseball athlete service budget to deliver against the entire portfolio, implementing a tiered approach to service.
• Work closely with the NSRL (Nike Sports Research Lab) team to deliver elevated performance services aligned to the athlete’s training, competition, and recovery goals.
• Collaborate with the Styling Services team to develop and execute curated styling journeys for priority athletes to help them shine when the world is watching.
• Connect with Basketball, Football, and Baseball athletes during key sport moments, cultural moments, and Nike moments to deliver elevated services curated for them and for the specific moment.
• Work with Basketball, Football, and Baseball Sports Marketing Reps and functional stakeholders to deliver a premium experience during athlete WHQ visits.
• Manage athlete plan updates in AirTable and SMARTE to ensure a seamless flow of information to key business and leadership stakeholders.
• Work closely with Sports Marketing Athlete Integration counterparts to deliver broader athlete plans, inclusive of both service and Nike integration opportunities.

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