Expert Product Line Manager, Energy Footwear

Nike • Beaverton, OR

22h

About The Position

The Expert Product Line Manager (PLM) will join the Global Energy Footwear team, focusing on building pinnacle footwear for Nike. This role requires a footwear product expert who will work cross-functionally to brief, create, and line plan in partnership with design, product development, merchandising, and external partners. The ideal candidate is an astute product professional with a keen product eye, assertive nature, and strong business acumen. Success in this role depends on the ability to work in a highly matrixed organization, leveraging relationship management and influencing skills. The candidate should thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, demonstrate agility in response to evolving priorities, and operate with flexibility and urgency. This role involves regular travel, including occasional short-notice travel, to support business needs, partnerships, and cultural moments. The Expert Product Line Manager will lead a focused and intentional line of Global Energy Footwear, owning a clearly defined product scope and ensuring excellence throughout the footwear creation process. They will serve as a subject matter expert on the Footwear Creation Process and calendar, aligning critical gates and dates across Energy/Quick Strike calendars. This role partners closely with Energy Marketing, Design, and Product Creation to develop footwear that aligns with key cultural moments and responds to ad-hoc business needs. The PLM will brief, line plan, and lead their assigned Energy Footwear line end-to-end, acting as the internal footwear subject matter expert and spokesperson, including for work developed with external collaborators and cultural talent.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Retail Merchandising or related field, or any suitable combination of education, experience, and training.
• A minimum of 8 years directly relevant work experience.
• Demonstrate excellent and creative consumer/marketplace understanding.
• Ability to demonstrate a sophisticated understanding of lifestyle footwear (tastes, habits, preferences, interests & behaviours).
• An appreciation and understanding of macro/micro-culture, style, luxury, and streetwear.
• High taste level.
• Collaborative nature.
• Strong communication skills.
• Proven ability to operate with agility in a fast‑moving environment and adapt quickly to changing priorities.
• Experience working with external collaboration partners, including talent or entertainers, and navigating work at the intersection of brand, culture, and product.
• Willingness and ability to travel frequently, including flexibility for occasional short‑notice travel.
• A strong connection to sport, culture, and creativity, with genuine excitement to contribute to Nike and be part of the Global Energy Footwear team.

Responsibilities

• Lead a focused and intentional line of Global Energy Footwear.
• Own a clearly defined product scope, ensuring depth, clarity, and excellence across every stage of the footwear creation process.
• Serve as a subject matter expert on the Footwear Creation Process and calendar, aligning critical gates and dates across the Energy/Quick Strike calendars.
• Partner closely with Energy Marketing, Design, and Product Creation to develop footwear that ladders up to key cultural moments on the seasonal calendar, while also responding to ad‑hoc business needs.
• Brief, line plan, and lead their assigned Energy Footwear line end‑to‑end, collaborating closely with product creation, design, merchandising, and brand teams.
• Act as the internal footwear subject matter expert and spokesperson for their specific Energy footwear scope, including work developed in partnership with external collaborators and cultural talent.

What This Job Offers

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