Expert Product Line Manager, Energy Footwear

Nike • Beaverton, OR

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Expert Product Line Manager will be responsible for leading a focused and intentional line of Global Energy Footwear. This role will own a clearly defined product scope, ensuring depth, clarity, and excellence across every stage of the footwear creation process. The ideal candidate will serve as a subject matter expert on the Footwear Creation Process and calendar, aligning critical gates and dates across the Energy/Quick Strike calendars. This role will 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 as they arise. The Expert Product Line Manager will brief, line plan, and lead their assigned Energy Footwear line end‑to‑end, collaborating closely with product creation, design, merchandising, and brand teams. This person will 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.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Retail Merchandising or related field. Will accept 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

• Brief, create and line plan in partnership with design, product development, merchandising, etc., to build pinnacle footwear for Nike.
• 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 as they arise.
• 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