Lead Footwear Product Developer NA Express Lane
Lead Footwear Product Developer NA Express Lane
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Lead Footwear Product Developer NA Express Lane
WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH
As a member of the North America Global Express Lane team you will collaborate with key footwear functional partners: Color/Material Design Material Development Product Management Partner PCC and PMO Teams Global Lifestyle Product Teams Global Sourcing and Planning and Operations Teams. Youll need to navigate the Nike matrix to ensure that our processes model and match Global Footwear Development standard methodologies for product excellence. You are the key point of contact between our PCC/PMO partners and WHQ product team and must ensure that communication during the product development process is complete clear and accurate. This role reports to the Footwear Development Director for North America Global Express Lane.
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
We are looking for a Lead Footwear Product Developer to be an integral part of our North America Global Express Lane Footwear Product Creation Team and help drive product excellence for the North America consumer! As a Lead Footwear Product Developer this person will provide project and process direction within the project team at an accelerated pace and close to market. The ideal candidate needs to have demonstrated project management collaboration and problemsolving skills in a product development environment. In addition we are looking for people that are selfstarters quick learners clear communicators great teammates and exhibit strong leadership skills. As a member of the North America Global Express Lane team this person will effectively build relationships lead and interact with teams across Nike Footwear Product Creation and with teams comprising of diverse cultures across various geographies.
WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON
As a Lead Footwear Product Developer for North America Global Express Lane you will work on Lifestyle footwear models through color material and graphic applications across Mens Womens and Kids. You will drive product and process excellence within a collaborative team environment for your assigned projects as well as converting a project brief and 2D design tech pack into a 3D footwear sample that meets the needs of the North America consumer and Express Lane business.
Were looking for you to apply your expert level knowledge and experience to improve product excellence by identifying and addressing key issues and challenges inconstruction/manufacturingand engage in all phases of the product process to ensure projects are managed according to critical dates and completed on time while meeting design intent performance goalscosting/profitabilitysustainability targets and product integrity requirements.
WHAT YOU BRING
Bachelors degree or higher in Marketing Business Industrial Design Engineering Physical Sciences or combination of relevant education experience and training
Minimum of 6 years directly applicable Footwear Development or Engineering work experience across multiple footwear sports/styles.
Have a solid understanding of the tools supporting and tactically driving the footwear product creation process best using subject matter experts in footwear lasts upper patterns materials chemistry bottom tooling costing test methodologies and manufacturing.
Demonstrated critical experiences in Adopting and Driving Innovation through the INLINE Product Creation Process.
Demonstrated experience in Driving Product Initiatives and/or Strategy across the greater Footwear Dimensions and/or Divisions.
Outstanding Highprofile communication and influencing skills with the ability to champion sophisticated projects both crossfunctionally and vertically with the organization including senior leaders.
Strong written and verbal communication skills with a keen awareness of the audience knowing when to go deep into the details when warranted and when to simplify the sophisticated.
A highly organized and resilient approach a high tolerance for ambiguity with an outstanding ability to seamlessly balance constantly evolving priorities.
A tried leadership Identity that nurtures partnership instills trust encourages and empowers teammates/peers to ultimately deliver on product excellence.
Strong understanding of the creation process including production planning forecasting and scheduling to deliver product quality in a timely efficient and effective way.
Ability to travel up to 15 of the time
We offer a number of accommodations to complete our interview process including screen readers sign language interpreters accessible and single location for inperson 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.
Employment Type
Full-Time
