Footwear Design Director, Running & Basketball (Portland)

Values & Innovation

At Under Armour, we are committed to empowering those who strive for more, and the company's values - Act Sustainably, Celebrate the Wins, Fight on Together, Love Athletes and Stand for Equality - serve as both a roadmap for our teams and the qualities expected of every teammate.

Our Values define and unite us, the beliefs that are the red thread that connects everyone at Under Armour. Our values are rallying cries, reminding us why we're here, and fueling everything we do.

Our pursuit of better begins with innovation and with our team's mission of being the best. With us, you get the freedom to go further - no matter your role. That means developing, delivering, and selling the state-of-the-art products and digital tools that make top performers even better.

If you are a current Under Armour teammate, apply to this position on the Internal Career Site Here. 

Purpose of Role

We are looking for a Footwear Design Director specializing in Running and Basketball to enhance Under Armour's footwear in these categories. While the primary focus will be on Running and Basketball, the role will also involve contributing to various aspects of the brand and leveraging cutting-edge technologies and innovations. This position offers a chance to be part of Under Armour's exciting journey as they continue to build and expand their footwear legacy.

Your Impact

• Create and lead the Footwear Design vision across all footwear product categories through collaboration with leadership in Footwear Product, Merchandising, Brand and other internal teams to ensure that Footwear Design is building a cohesive product strategy across multiple areas of the business.
• Lead and drive the Footwear concept key looks, sample development, technical package, and storytelling around Footwear product.
• Incorporate Consumer Insights within Footwear Design; capture athlete interviews and imagery that provide insights that benefit Footwear Design and keep Under Armour ahead of trend and in the know.
• Lead streamlining and publishing of footwear design relevant to consumer insight information to the cross-functional teams. Leverage partnerships with Category, Design and Brand Marketing to capture and bring these platforms to life.
• Attract and build a great team, inspire and mentor a strong and unique team focused on creating innovative, brand-right, trend-right and fresh footwear across end-uses.
• Manage team into calendar as they work closely with Development on the realization of product - refine and sharpen this model.
• Analyze existing business strategy, communications, user research, visual design, and branding to inform the creative development of the project's conceptual and aesthetic approach
• Analyze competitive landscape and user segmentation to develop a strong footwear product roadmap
• Come to the table with a strong point of view on creative issues while still having an open ear to opinions and suggestions.
• Manage financial budget for Footwear Design as per corporate goals.

Qualifications

• A sincere and contagious passion for the Under Armour Brand and Footwear Design.
• Strategic taste level; ability to discern which brand extensions will hold up over time and protect the long-term value of the brand.
• A strategic leader who can think long- term and across the enterprise showing strong business awareness, critical analysis, integration of information, and the ability to develop an action- oriented plan.
• Strong ability to lead by forming productive cross-functional relationships, showing respect for what the team has accomplished while bringing break-through thinking and solutions to improve the performance of the business.