Director, Sport Product Management, Running - Global Accessories

Nike • Beaverton, OR

19h

About The Position

This role reports to the VP of Global Accessories and will manage a PM team responsible for Running, Training, and Brand Impact sports. The team pioneers distinctive Accessories product shaped by deep athlete/consumer insights, igniting ideas through close partnership with global sport category, innovation, product and merchandising. The Director has a seat at the x-functional GM staff table, and the Accessories LT table. They represent Sport specific Accessories in strategy, concept, and seasonal product discussions and then inspire a cross functional crew —product management, design, product development - to create H2T athlete uniform solutions, deliver sport moments/promo, and seize outsized marketplace opportunities. The ideal candidate is a strategic, enterprise-minded leader who shapes product strategy and product creation across multiple interconnected teams. We need an excellent communicator, that can turn sport insights and category strategy goals into a clear, motivating product strategy that drives meaningful brand and business impact. Confident in ambiguity, they synthesize imperfect data, resolve complex cross-functional issues, and lead with accountability and influence. They steward expert level sport athlete and consumer insights with category business goals, build strong organizational partnerships, and influence/elevate the extended team around them. Ideal candidates are self-starters that bring a deep understanding of the athlete, product landscape, and marketplace, while balancing art and science to deliver brand and business results at scale.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in business management, merchandising or related field. Will accept any suitable combination of education, experience and training.
• 10+ years directly relevant experience in product creation, merchandising or related fields
• Demonstrated success in leading and empowering teams
• Strong cross-functional leadership and team development skills
• Experience in consumer, cultural, and marketplace insights
• Ability to build trust and collaborative partnerships across matrixed organizations

Nice To Haves

• Ability to travel internationally up to 20%

Responsibilities

• Lead the Sport Accessories product creation offense for Running and oversee 2 direct reports covering Training and Brand Impact Sports.
• Responsible for H2T vision for athlete uniform (headwear, socks, bags) for promo and retail.
• Craft the strategy, drive insight gathering and innovation map, align seasonal goals with merch and chassis team, and steer all stages of the creation process.
• Bring clarity, pace, and vision to a cross-functional team to deliver distinct, innovative, consumer-right product for your Sport X Accessories products.
• Partner with sport category functions, innovation, and the extended chassis team to unlock Accessories specific opportunities rooted in athlete and consumer insight across chassis and expression- briefing to line management to hand-over presentations.
• Translate enterprise Sport and Accessories objectives into a clear, specific strategy, defined road map, and operating plan; sets measurable goals with regards to brand and business impact across the business segment.
• Lead and driving Sport POV for Accessories across the Category, Accessories chassis, and Geo partner to deliver outcomes at pace.
• Lead creation of a sport athlete uniform roadmap and execution for key product and integration gates- Creative Launch, Strategic Innovation Review, Global Geo Handover, etc.
• Help the team navigate ambiguous, complex problems—balancing consumer insights with marketplace intelligence —to deliver consumer-right products for promo, sport moments, concepts and seasonal execution.
• Perform key managerial responsibilities including but not limited to stewarding our annual/seasonal product plans; developing teammates and culture; leading performance management, and resourcing decisions.

Benefits

• 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.

What This Job Offers

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