Senior Principal, Digital Product Design
Beaverton, OR - USA
Job Summary
WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH
Youllbe part of the Activity Experiences Digital Product Design team responsible for Nikes Run Club (NRC) and Training Club (NTC) appsshaping digital experiences that help athletes* start stay motivated and achieve their goalsas well as the technology experiences powering our world-class Nike Sport Research Lab. With a sharp focus on athlete* needs this team powers stronger healthier and happier bodies and minds. Youll partner closely with product engineering data science marketing sport experts trainers coaches and cross-functional business partners to craft a new digital fitness offering pioneering Nikes next big competitive advantage.
WHOWE ARE LOOKING FOR
You live and breathe sport. Yourethe architect of entire product ecosystems and have created and launched more industry-leading products than you can the most senior designer on the team youve developed expert-level design craft and lead multiple dimensions of experience definition. Yourea strong generative and visionary designer with exceptional interaction design skills. You not only lead the largest and most complex projectsbut you alsopush the organization to seek out new opportunities that will have a positive impact on the business. You partner with senior leaders and VPs across the company to create a vision for what a product shouldbe andthen guide and shape the design from beginning to end as it becomes a reality.
10 years of relevant experience in the design industry
Proven experience delivering consumer-facing product experiences that improve onboarding habit formation personalization motivation community content discovery and/or activity tracking.
An entrepreneurial spirit with a refined business acumen executives across the company seek your advice andexpertisewhen understanding the future of digital product design
Strategic thinker who knows how to connect business goals with consumer needs to create the best experience
Recognized as world class by peers both internally and externally due to yourtrack recordand understanding of data science experimentation product brandbusinessand strategy
Hands-on creativewhosan expert in allfacetsof information architecture interactiondesignand UI design
Works enthusiastically and collaboratively with cross-functional partners building trusting relationships
Expert at working with both abstract information and complex detailed consumer research and data
Expert in design and prototyping tools such as Figma and Cursor
Ownership mindset and accountability with experience leading complex projects and driving innovation efforts that uncover new value with new kinds of user experiences
Excels in all forms of communication including using storytelling and narrative to influence and persuade stakeholders
Expert at presenting designs clearly tofacilitateuseful feedback while shifting your approach based on the audience and desired outcome
Impeccableattention to visual detail high sense of craft/quality delivering consistent polished and balanced layouts through typographycolorand visual hierarchy
Extremely comfortable working independently and being a good collaborator only asking for support for cases of resource allocation and organizational stickiness
Experience with digital fitness wellness coaching activity tracking wearable integrations training plans guided content challenges achievements or community-based motivation features.
Familiarity with Nike Run Club Nike Training Club or comparable consumer fitness products that combine coaching content community personalization and progress tracking to support athlete goals.
WHAT YOULL WORK ON
Developing a deep understanding of Athlete* motivations and needs deeply immersed in sport and the digital fitness landscape and translating it into differentiated experience concepts
Rapidly visualizing prototyping and exploring multiple product design directions in response to hypotheseswith sharp consideration of the business and technical impacts of the solutions
Owning large end-to-end initiatives that span multiple teams and outcomesat the forefront of a new product area or discipline
Working collaboratively with a cross-functional team of product and program managers engineers researchers producers and fellow designersrepresentingthe work and storytelling your solutions in front of executives
Defining an entire category of experiences proposing solutions that drive businessobjectivesand using design methods toidentifynew opportunities
Elevating the role of digital design at Nike andfacilitatinga dialog/awareness between our org and the external design community
Inspiring and mentoring other designers and raising the bar through your own work and your teams output
Driving industry-wide thought leadership forhighly visibleprojectspoliciesor high-impact initiatives in either scale or level of innovation
Ensuring cross-functional support for executions by prioritizing and guiding product goals and influencing the strategic approach to the market/industry
Guiding multiple teams to solve problems previously thought to be insurmountable while mentoring and developing senior talent
Influencing team culture to be more inclusivewelcomingand candididentifying and leading Nike Digital Design org crosspillarand company-wide initiatives
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.
Required Experience:
Senior IC