Director, Global Football Footwear Product Management

Nike • Beaverton, OR

5d

About The Position

This leader sits within Nike Global Product Management for Global Football Footwear and leads the product management vision and creation strategy. The role guides a team of product managers and works across Design, Development, Engineering, Sourcing, Merchandising, Sports Marketing, Brand, Marketplace, Geo, and Consumer Insights to create athlete-informed footwear that blends performance, innovation, and commercial impact. Through cross-functional leadership, the Director drives clarity, alignment, and momentum across the product creation journey while elevating team performance and product excellence.

The Director leads end-to-end footwear product strategy and creation, from line planning through final product approval. The role brings expertise across footwear development, commercialization, manufacturing, and go-to-market execution, using athlete insights, consumer understanding, and marketplace trends to shape product strategy, innovation, and storytelling. The position also leads, coaches, and develops product managers and builds a collaborative, inclusive, accountable culture focused on athlete proximity, product excellence, innovation, and winning together.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in footwear product management, product creation, merchandising, or related fields.
• A minimum of 9 years of directly relevant work experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, Merchandising, Product Management, or a related field; a suitable combination of education, experience, and training will be accepted.
• Demonstrated expertise across footwear creation, including line planning, development, commercialization, manufacturing, and go-to-market execution.
• Deep understanding of footwear construction, product engineering, materialization, fit, testing, and creation processes.
• Proven ability to use athlete insights, consumer understanding, and marketplace trends to shape product strategy, innovation, and storytelling.
• Exceptional organizational and operational leadership skills, including experience managing complex product portfolios and key calendar milestones.
• Experience leading, coaching, and developing high-performing teams while fostering a collaborative, inclusive, and accountable culture.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end product strategy and creation for Nike Global Football footwear, from line planning through final product approval.
• Translate athlete experience, feedback, and performance insights into product direction and actionable strategies.
• Drive operational excellence across creation gates, calendar milestones, business reviews, and cross-functional deliverables.
• Partner with Design, Development, Engineering, Sourcing, Merchandising, Sports Marketing, Brand, Marketplace, Geo, and Consumer Insights to align teams, accelerate decisions, and deliver product.
• Elevate footwear quality, craftsmanship, construction, fit, testing, storytelling, and consumer impact.
• Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing team of product managers, creating clarity, accountability, and opportunities for growth.
• Build a culture rooted in collaboration, athlete proximity, product excellence, innovation, and winning together.

Benefits

• Interview accommodations are available, including screen readers, sign language interpreters, accessible and single-location in-person interviews, closed captioning, and other reasonable modifications.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director