Senior Director, Mens Lifestyle FW Product Management- Expression

NIKE, Inc. does more than outfit the world's best athletes. It is a place to explore potential, obliterate boundaries and push out 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 Nike, it’s about each person bringing skills and passion to a challenging and constantly evolving game.

The first spark of a product idea sets the Nike, Inc. Footwear Product Creation team into motion. The team of footwear developers, testers, engineers and designers strive for product excellence. They obsess over shoes, while collaborating, ideating and refining the product’s construction, fit and style. They use groundbreaking advancements in technology and sustainable design to accelerate innovation. And they work lockstep with Merchandising, Design, Manufacturing and others to produce the final result: products that reflect the soul of sport and inspire athletes to reach new levels of performance.

As a member of NIKE’s Footwear Product Management team, you'll drive all stages of the product creation process, from uncovering sharp consumer and marketplace insights to presenting finalized footwear concepts. You'll be responsible for creating product briefs, analyzing business metrics, researching consumer and marketplace trends, building the line plan, and collaborating with Design, Development & Merchandising teammates to create industry leading sneakers.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

The Senior Director, Mens Lifestyle FW Product Management- Expression will be responsible for our industry's most coveted footwear franchises! This person will lead and collaborate globally across the “Expression Ethos” to continue to embed some of Nike’s most beloved footwear silhouettes with the next generation of consumers. Having a firm understanding of consumer trends and motivation coupled with cultural relevance, will be crucial. This role will be passionate about not only the consumer but also product detail and blend the art and science of portfolio management and intuition for business with inspiring leadership and ambitious vision. With a One Team approach, this role will lead in building a culture centered on that premise, working cross-functionally to drive outstanding results.

Preferred candidates include the following skillset:

• Global marketplace understanding and expertise
• Team first servant leader
• Multi-experiential and/or brand/company work background
• Strong product foresight
• Shown ability to foresee, understand, analyze, and effectively communicate on culture and cultural shifts (Micro and Macro)
• Strong multi-dimensional style sensibility
• Outstanding communication and presentation abilities
• Collaborative and team-oriented

WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON

In this role, you will lead all aspects of Expression across the Nike Sportswear Portfolio. This includes ensuring profitability while delivering fresh solutions for our consumers’ needs. As the leader of the Expression NSW Portfolio, you will lead and influence lifestyle icons such as AF1, Nike Dunk, and Air Max 95—some of the most coveted products within our vault. You will also be responsible for the growth and driving modernity within our future space. You will be responsible for driving new dimensions across some of our key franchises in lifestyle. You will also collaborate with merchandising, design, development, and brand marketing on the footwear creation process from line planning through final product approval. In addition to your responsibilities around product, you will also be accountable for managing your teams deliverables across key calendar dates.

WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH

You will work closely with your product management cross-gender teammates and global merchandising, design, development, sourcing, and marketing teams to manage the product creation and advise our go-to-market processes.

You will also partner with the Consumer Insights team as needed to ensure alignment across insight gathering and implementing it into the creation process.

WHAT YOU BRING

• Creativity and passion for sneakers
• Bachelor's degree and 10 years experience in a product, merchandising, buying, sales, trend, or style-related field, or a combination of relevant education, experience, and training
• Ability to demonstrate a sophisticated understanding of Lifestyle Footwear (tastes, habits, preferences, interests & behaviors)
• An appreciation for culture, style, luxury, and streetwear
• Experience monitoring and understanding trends, and applying that understanding to your work
• Ability to demonstrate a general understanding of Footwear construction
• Excellent presentation and interperso