Senior Manager, FBAT & Golf Footwear Color Design, Global Jordan

Nike • Beaverton, OR

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About The Position

The Senior Manager, FBAT & Golf Footwear Color Design will lead footwear color design for Jordan, elevating the consumer product experience through the art, science, and culture of color. The role develops trend-relevant, consumer-focused, narrative-driven concepts at the product and collection level, using storytelling to create an emotional connection to footwear. It drives product excellence by connecting design, development, and manufacturing, informed by research and a deep understanding of consumers and youth culture, color trends, fashion, art, design, and sports-related products. The position has two direct reports and reports to the Jordan Sport Footwear Color + Material Design Director.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in design, or equivalent education, experience, or training.
• At least 8 years of progressively technically challenging color design experience.
• At least 2 years of people-management experience.
• Demonstrated knowledge of Macintosh computers and Photoshop, FreeHand, and/or Illustrator.
• Knowledge of CAD programs, preferably in a Mac environment.
• Understanding of consumer culture, color trends, color mixing, color compatibility, and color placement.
• Knowledge of product design and development processes.
• Familiarity with product manufacturing processes, including materials and fabrics, plastics, and pigments.
• Strong verbal, written, and visual communication skills in the local market language, including meeting facilitation and presentations.
• Ability to understand challenges or underlying concerns, share ideas, develop effective responses, or elevate issues to higher management.
• Ability to work independently and cooperatively in a diverse group.
• Ability to network, influence, and use internal and external resources.
• Ability to articulate how color can affect product and sales.

Responsibilities

• Develop trend-relevant, consumer-focused, narrative-driven footwear color concepts at the product and collection level.
• Use narrative and storytelling to create an emotional connection to footwear.
• Drive product excellence through coordination across design, development, and manufacturing.
• Conduct research and apply consumer understanding to identify and respond to youth culture, color trends, fashion, art, design, and sports-related products.
• Lead and manage two direct reports.

Benefits

• Interview accommodations are available, including screen readers, sign language interpreters, accessible single-location in-person interviews, closed captioning, and other reasonable modifications.

What This Job Offers

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