Nike Senior Technical Developer Licensed Global Football 

United States, Oregon, Beaverton 

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WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH

Our ideal candidate is an active listener, able to communicate effectively in varied settings and able to influence the team when needed, while demonstrating credibility and reliability. We are looking for someone who is optimistic, self-aware, embraces change, holds their decisions and actions accountable, will actively seek feedback to grow and develop, values and respects the opinions of their teammates and embraces the diversity of people, ideas and cultures.

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education, experience and training

• Preferred degree in apparel design, textile science or related field. Two years additional product creation experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.

• A minimum of 3 years directly relevant work experience

• Proven experience in Technical development/design in the apparel industry, which includes the apparel development process from inception through production including construction, materials, costing, manufacturing and quality.

• Experience interpreting design intent, offering alternative solutions, and acting as a technical resource across multiple projects.

• Experience working with factory vendors to ensure and improve manufacturability.

• Experience using Adobe Illustrator, a PLM system and 3D software (Clo) highly desired.

• Ability to travel up to 10% of the time (domestic and international).

WHAT YOU’LL WORK ON

The Licensed Global Football Team creates product that is worn by our athletes in both On-Pitch and Off-Pitch moments, utilizing adapt/adopt gameday, training and lifestyle product. You will work within the Global Football Apparel team, managing your assigned styles collaboratively with your cross functional partners on creative solutions and execution while creating digital protos and tech packs for our factories. You will review proto’s and samples taking the styles through the creation process and ensuring to meet gates and dates to ensure on-time production capability:

• You will create and update Tech Packs for our PCC (Product Creation Center) and factory partners including measurements, construction sketches and graphic placements.

• You will hold proto review sessions and write comments.

• You will track and request prototypes for your styles, meet your calendar target dates, attend meetings that relate to your product’s development and communicate progress and challenges to your team as needed.

• You will need to collaborate with many different teams across the organization, including external collaborators, and could flex to multiple team dynamics, processes, and business needs. Often needing to communicate the unique needs of our product classification to partners who are less familiar.

• You will problem solve with your peers and cross functional partners throughout the development cycle – solving for issues such as embellishments, materials, construction, fit, calendar challenges or pivoting to meet changing business needs.