Senior, Golf & Impact Sports FW, Product Developer

WHO YOULL WORK WITH

Were hiring a Senior Footwear Developer to join our Brand Impact Sports Footwear Development. This role will have opportunities to work on Football Baseball Golf and Tennis footwear.

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 Nike. You will report to the Footwear Development Director for Brand Impact Sports.

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 will be 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

In the Brand Impact Sports Footwear team we create the future of Football Baseball Tennis and Golf footwear through deep connections to athletes and sport. Our team in collaboration with other functions creates products that represent the best of Nike innovation and sport performance. The Senior Footwear Product Developer will be an integral part of our Footwear Product Creation Team tasked with creating amazing Football Baseball Tennis and Golf product. The ideal candidate needs to have demonstrated proven project management experience collaboration and problem-solving skills in a footwear product creation addition we are looking for an individual that is a self-starters quick learner clear communicator team player and that exhibits strong leadership skills. Previous experience with innovative technical performance product is also a plus. As a member of our Nike team well look for you to display an aptitude to gain knowledge of our consumers footwear needs and to bring relevant and impactful solutions a wide range of product challenges and opportunities.

As our Senior Footwear Developer 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 both the consumer and the business. Youll utilize your knowledge and experience to enhance product and team 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 manufactured.

• Bachelors degree in Product Development or Product Engineering Manufacturing Marketing Industrial Design or related field. Will accept any suitable combination of education experience ortraining

• A minimum of 3 years directly relevant 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 processes technologies and equipment tooling and materials is highly preferred

• Previous experience with innovative technical performance product is preferred

• Understanding of product planning forecasting and process planning with strong communication skills

• Plus any country specific items required by local laws (check with your local legal partners)

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 experienced 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 exceeding the consumer and athlete needs that they are ready for the commercialization process and that they 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.