6+ years of experience in in footwear product creation, human-centered research, innovation or a design-related field
Excellent portfolio of accomplishments for creating and delivering early-stage briefs or concepts
Excellent communication and relationship management skills with the ability to present and communicate to senior, high-profile leaders
History of project line management expertise preferred
Management experience preferred
Approach & Behaviors
A global innovative approach, entrepreneurial spirit, inspires others to action through a passion for creation without a roadmap
Energy giver and great teammate with a desire to make a difference
Deep passion for diversity, equity, and inclusion with a proactive attitude
Influential and able to collaborate across a matrix organization
Strong teammate and successful collaborator, who embraces differences, values perspectives, and acts with courage
Resilient, agile, and optimistic; embraces ambiguity and the fluid nature of early innovation and keep teammates and projects moving
Understands that failure is part of the creative innovation process and as much will lead self and team reflection to capture and apply findings
Well informed and stays connected to sport & culture on the international stage
Skills
Ability to lead teammates by example, setting the standard for the collective team
Creatively agile and adept in innovative thinking, vision and problem solving
Ability to build a vision, and uphold creative and strategic direction end-to-end to ensure that vision carries through project transitions
A networker who is adept at building passionate teams, attracting and seeking talent to get after the work
A listener and synthesizer who can make the complex simple and find clarity in ambiguity
Thinks holistically, finding opportunities for radical enterprise solutions
Ability to build a portfolio of focused, future opportunity whilst driving existing projects and programs
A seasoned leader, ability to self-manage, can work
Can partner with internal and external parties (consumer insights, agencies, athlete science/sports research, design, testing, development, engineering, manufacturing)
Advanced project management skills, proactively partnering to facilitate effective meetings and manage key dates and deliverables with project partners
Expert-level narrative development and communication skills, including the ability to prepare and deliver project presentations to senior leadership