Senior, ACG FW Product Developer

WHO YOULL WORK WITH

As a member of the Nike Product Development team you will work collaboratively with key functional partners throughout the Product Development process. This includes Footwear Engineering Footwear Product Testing Footwear Material Design and Material Development Product Design Product Management Product Merchandising Sourcing and Operations and our overseas partners both within Nike and external to will report to the Footwear Product Development Director in this category.

You will need to navigate the Nike matrix to ensure that our processes model and match Nike Footwear Development standard methodologies for product excellence. You are the key point of contact for our overseas partners and ensure that communication during the product development process is clear and accurate.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

We are looking for a Senior Footwear Product Developer to be an integral part of our Footwear Product Creation Team creating amazing footwear for our athletes! The ideal candidate needs to have demonstrated proven project management experience collaboration and problem-solving skills in a product development addition we are looking for people that are self-starters quick learners clear communicators team players and that exhibit strong leadership a member of our Nike team well look for you to display an aptitude to gain knowledge of our consumers footwear needs and to solve problems that are relevant and impactful.

As our Senior Footwear Developer in ACG youll drive product and process excellence within a team environment for your assigned projects. Working on highly complex footwear projects you will convert a project brief and a design rendering into a sample that meets the needs of the consumer as well as the needs of the business. Youll utilize your knowledge and experience to enhance product excellence. Youll 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 goals costing/profitability and sustainability addition youll ensure that your projects are ready for the commercialization process and can ultimately be short you get to create amazing performance Running footwear product!

• Bachelors degree inProduct Development or Product Engineering Manufacturing Marketing Industrial Designor related field. Will accept any suitable combination of education experience and training
• Minimum of 3 years directly applicable work experience
• High profile communication and influencing skills including the ability to interact with leadership and cross functional product creation team members
• Knowledge of footwear manufacturing technologies and equipment tooling and materials is highly preferred
• Understanding of product planning forecasting and process planning with strong communication skills

WHAT YOULL WORK ON

As our Senior Footwear Product Developer at Nike youll drive product and process excellence within a team environment for your assigned projects and will recommend and specify the material component and construction to meet key features and performance goals. As a Senior Product Developer you will also apply your understanding of sophisticated innovation concepts to the in-line product process and offering. You will apply your expert level of footwear technical knowledge to drive product creation teams through 3D Prototyping Bottom Tooling Upper Patterns Mold Design Chemical Materials Costing and Manufacturing to achieve project objectives in an efficient effective balanced and timely way.

• Working on complex footwear projects you will convert a project brief and a 2D design rendering into a 3D sample that meets the needs of the consumer as well as the needs of the business.
• You will utilize your knowledge and experience to enhance product excellence.
• You will 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 goals costing/profitability and sustainability targets.
• You will ensure that your projects are ready for the commercialization process and can ultimately be manufactured.

We offer a number of accommodations to complete our interview process including screen readers sign language interpreters accessible and single location for in-person 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.