Senior Manager, Product Line Management JPSportStyle Global Converse

ABOUT CONVERSE

Are you interested in working for the most iconic and well-loved sneaker brand in the world Born in sports and made for the street Converse is a place to explore your potential obliterate boundaries and push out the edges of what can be. We seek people who can lead grow think dream and create. Our culture thrives by embracing diversity and rewarding imagination. Converse seeks achievers leaders and visionaries. At Converse its about each person bringing their authentic self skills and passion to serve the daring spirit of youth.

ABOUT OUR TEAM:

Converse is a place to explore potential break barriers and push the edges of what can be. The company looks for people who can grow think dream and create. Its culture thrives by embracing diversity and rewarding imagination. The brand seeks achievers leaders and visionaries. At Converse its about each person bringing their skills and passion to a challenging and constantly evolving world to make things better as a team.

The Product Creation team operates with a one-team mentality across a range of specialtiesTrend and Expressions Footwear Design Product Management Product Development and Business Operations. Together they are driven to deliver the best possible products for Converse consumers while advancing the independent spirit of youth.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

We are looking for a Senior Manager Product Line Management with deep footwear credibility and a sharp product instinct. This person brings taste confidence and business acumen to every decision and knows how to turn cultural insight into world-class footwear. They are comfortable leading through influence navigating complexity and setting a clear product vision while staying agile as priorities evolve.

This role demands someone who obsesses over craft understands the footwear creation process end-to-end and can brief and line plan with precision. They thrive in ambiguity move with urgency and build trust across disciplines and with external partners. Just as important they bring a genuine connection to sport culture and communityand the energy to travel show up and lead in the moments that matter most.

WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON

The Senior Manager Jack Purcell Product Line Management will sit within the Global Sportswear Footwear organization a fast-moving consumer obsessed team at the intersection of culture product and brand. This role will be responsible for the multi-year visioning strategic planning and execution of the Jack Purcell product roadmap. Youll lead a focused high impact line of sportswear footwear influencing product creation from brief to market. Youll shape the franchise strategy and define the product scope end-to-end.

• Own and lead a defined Jack Purcell franchise journey end-to-end
• Brief and line plan in close partnership with Design Product Creation Merchandising and Brand
• Serve as the footwear subject matter expert for your sportswear line aligning teams to the Footwear Creation Process and calendar
• Partner with Brand Marketing to deliver product tied to key seasonal sport and cultural moments
• Navigate quick-turn adhoc business needs with clarity and urgency
• Influence across a highly matrixed global organization while maintaining speed and precision
• Deliver impactful product presentations to support seasonal sell-in moments

WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH

This role sits on the Converse Footwear Extended Leadership Team and reports to the Global VP of Product and Design. You will be responsible for collaborating with Design Technical Development Engineering Merchandising and Brand teammates to create industryleading footwear with compelling impactful consumercentered stories.

WHAT YOU BRING

Requirements:

• 10 years of experience in the footwear industry with a strong background in product creation merchandising or brand marketing
• Bachelors degree in Business Retail Merchandising or related field. Will accept any suitable combination of education experience and training
• Proven footwear product line management expertise including briefing line planning and calendar leadership
• Experience working with external collaborators cultural partners or talent
• Open to frequent travel including occasional short-notice travel
• Strong style sensibility and Trend foresight