Senior Director, Apparel Product Management Local Creation NA

Nike•Beaverton, OR

About The Position

The NA Local Creation Team pioneers distinctive product shaped by deep consumer and cultural and hyperlocal insights, igniting ideas through close partnership with global product, the geo merchandising team and the geo design team. The Senior Director inspires a cross functional crew—product management, product information, product development, and sourcing/costing—to seize unique opportunities and deliver unforgettable marketplace moments. This is a highly matrixed organization, and this person will regularly present to both small and large audiences. You will contribute a deep understanding of the consumer, industry, competition, and global marketplace. Your partners and teammates will appreciate your ability to bring process clarity, a solution-oriented mindset, and positive energy to a large and diverse group. The ideal candidate is a strategic, enterprise minded leader who shapes direction across multiple interconnected teams. They turn broad organizational goals into a clear, motivating strategy that drives meaningful impact. Confident in ambiguity, they synthesize imperfect data, resolve complex cross functional issues, and lead with accountability and influence. They steward significant budgets, build strong organizational partnerships, and elevate managers and high performing contributors. With a steady, people first approach to talent, performance, and resourcing, they inspire teams to deliver their best work at scale. Ideal candidates will bring a deep understanding of the evolving North America consumer, marketplace, and cultural landscape while balancing art and science with equally strong product aesthetics and business insight. Passion for Apparel.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Retail 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 while building collaborative working relationships
Excellent leadership skills and a consistent record of developing top talent
Experience in consumer, cultural, and marketplace insights
Ability to build trust and collaborative partnerships across matrixed organizations
In-depth understanding of consumer, marketplace, competition, and industry trends
High-level product foresight / aesthetic sensibility
Excellent interpersonal skills
Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Nice To Haves

Ability to travel up to 30% of the time domestic and international

Responsibilities

Driving the product creation process from initial concept to commercialization and production.
Aligning on seasonal goals with Merchandising, driving insight gathering and socialization.
Bringing clarity, pace, and vision to a cross functional team to deliver distinct, consumer right product for the NA marketplace.
Ensuring on-time delivery and development according to critical dates, product specification, and profitability goals.
Partnering with global product and geo merchandising to unlock NA specific opportunities rooted in consumer and cultural insight.
Translating enterprise Apparel and Local Creation objectives into a clear, geo specific strategy and operating plan; sets measurable goals with impact across the business segment.
Leading and Inspiring teams across PHK and in our key cities (New York, LA) to ensure a one cohesive team and operating model.
Helping the team navigate ambiguous, complex problems—balancing consumer insights with marketplace intelligence —to deliver consumer-right products.
Stewarding the annual financial budget.
Developing teammates and culture.
Leading performance management, and resourcing decisions.