Lead Product Line Manager, Global Women's Sportswear Apparel

Nike • Beaverton, OR

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About The Position

The Lead Product Line Manager leads strategy and product creation for key areas of the Global Women’s Sportswear Apparel portfolio. The role brings together consumer, marketplace, creative, and business insights to build seasonal product strategies and assortments, and guides cross-functional teams from initial concept through marketplace delivery.

The position serves as the voice of the consumer, tracking women’s sport, fashion, streetwear, and cultural trends to identify product opportunities. It creates and communicates seasonal product strategies, line plans, briefs, and assortments that balance consumer needs, brand distinction, and business priorities. The role also leads product creation, reviews, strategy checkpoints, and milestone meetings while keeping partners aligned on decisions, deliverables, quality, and timelines.

The role reports to the Senior Director of Global Women’s Sportswear Apparel and works closely with Product Management, Design, Technical Development, Merchandising, Sourcing, Costing, Operations, Brand Marketing, Sales, and Geography teams. Domestic and international travel may be required as needed.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Retail Merchandising, or a related field; a suitable combination of education, experience, and training will be accepted.
• Minimum 6 years of relevant experience in product management, merchandising, product creation, or a related field.
• Demonstrated product management experience, preferably in apparel, women’s sportswear, fashion, or sport lifestyle.
• Strong presentation, verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills, including the ability to influence cross-functional partners.
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally as needed.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategy and product creation for key areas of the Global Women’s Sportswear Apparel portfolio.
• Combine consumer, marketplace, creative, and business insights to develop seasonal product strategies and assortments.
• Represent the consumer and track women’s sport, fashion, streetwear, and cultural trends to identify product opportunities.
• Create and communicate seasonal product strategies, line plans, briefs, and assortments.
• Lead cross-functional product creation with Design, Technical Development, Merchandising, Sourcing, Costing, Brand, and Geography teams.
• Lead product and design reviews, strategy checkpoints, and seasonal milestone meetings, aligning teams on decisions, deliverables, and timelines.
• Create presentations and visual tools to communicate the product vision and influence internal, Geography, and downstream partners.
• Navigate ambiguity, resolve product and business challenges, and establish a clear path forward for the cross-functional team.
• Build trusted relationships, foster a collaborative one-team environment, and hold self and partners accountable for timely, high-quality work.

Benefits

• Reasonable interview accommodations are available, including screen readers, sign language interpreters, accessible and single-location in-person interviews, and closed captioning.

What This Job Offers

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