Lead Basketball Design Ops

WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH

This role reports directly to the Design Operations Director Global Sports Apparel and will sit on the Global Womens Design Operations team. They will work closely with other Sport Design Ops partners and will directly support the Sr Director Womens Sport AP Design and a team of Design Directors and Designers. While working closely with the Design team they will also partner with Operations counterparts business leaders and functions across the entire product creation matrix at all levels.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

Across our Sport Fields of Play (FOP) we create gamechanging innovation and performance apparel to serve athletes* at every level. As our Lead Womens Basketball Design Ops you will be an integral part of Womens Sport FOP helping to drive collaborative and streamlined ways of working that unlock worldclass creativity across the Womens Design team.

We are looking to fill this role with exceptional forwardthinking talent who is motivated by complex and highly crossfunctional projects. Our best operations leads are strategic problem solvers and excellent communicators. They arent afraid to ask questions and they demonstrate their understanding of how our apparel design teams work to propose improved workflows with the designer experience at the center.

The Lead Womens Basketball Design Ops will drive the endtoend Womens Basketball Apparel Design offense and act as the primary Operations point of contact for Womens Sport AP Design (xsport) with a focus on designer workload management calendar/process creation designspecific tools and resource alignment.

The ideal candidate will lead with a digital approach have an incredible attention to detail capacity to navigate ambiguity and will act as the hub to connect with crossfunctional partners to drive process innovation. They will ensure we have the right tools and resources to enhance the designer experience and deliver impactful product stories for Womens Sport. With multiple seasonal workstreams overlapping simultaneously they can focus upstream on longer term planning while actively problemsolving tactical issues in the daytoday.

WHAT YOU BRING

• Bachelors degree in a related field or combination of relevant education experience and training.

• 5 years of professional work experience in operations project management strategy design or relevant industry.

• Knowledge of apparel product creation processes and design thinking (strongly preferred).

• Experience working with creative teams in a studio/agency environment (preferred).

• Strong communication presentation skills; able to influence across multiple functions and levels.

• Passion for process excellence simplification; unlocking innovation collaboration and improved ways of working.

• Excellent problem solving and analytical thinking skills.

• Selfdirected and comfortable working in ambiguous environments.

• Ability to handle multiple workstreams and balance competing priorities under seasonal timelines.

• Strong interpersonal consensusbuilding skills with ability to advocate and achieve results.

• Proficient in Keynote Powerpoint and Miro; Smartsheet Airtable or other project management software preferred.

• Experience with or knowledge of creative digital tools is preferred.

WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON

If this is you you will work with the Womens Sport AP Design leadership and crossfunctional partners to successfully move the Womens Basketball design work forward. You will manage all Womens Basketball workstreams including seasonal branded league licensed signature athlete and promo events; and own communications to ensure the team meets deadlines and deliverables. As needed you may stretch to cover workstreams outside of Basketball to drive consistency across Womens Sport.

IN THIS ROLE YOU WILL

• Lead process creation and optimization for designowned workstreams while partnering closely with the Global Womens Operations team to execute key product for the worlds biggest sport and brand moments.

• Conduct workshops or meetings to gather insights and help define clear expectations tools and processes that drive creative collaboration across design teams.

• Foster a highperformance studio by integrating Apparel Color Graphic and Production Art into a unified design process.

• As a trusted liaison for Design build strong relationships with Product Management Development Sports Marketing Merchandising and Operations counterparts.

• Consult on optimizing designspecific processes contribute to new design and crossfunctional capabilities aligned with transformative initiatives and serve as a Design subject matter expert (SME) to enhance team capabilities.

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.