Senior Manager, FW Engineering - Global Converse

Nike • Boston, MA

3d • $139,700 - $294,100

About The Position

The Senior Manager guides the Footwear Product Engineering team across assigned categories and franchises, building engineering capability and technical standards. The role works across Design, Development, Product Testing, and other technical teams, while strengthening connections among Converse headquarters, Asia Product Creation teams, factories, suppliers, and manufacturing partners.

This technical leader turns creative concepts into beautiful, comfortable, high-quality, manufacturable footwear by connecting creative intent and consumer experience with footwear engineering, manufacturing science, product performance, and commercial realities. The role leads and develops the engineering team, builds technical capability, solves complex product challenges, strengthens global manufacturing partnerships, and advances the methods and technologies shaping Converse Product Creation.

The position establishes technical strategies and standards across footwear engineering, partners with Development from early concept through commercialization, drives product quality and commercialization readiness, and advances digital engineering, 3D, and emerging product creation technologies. It balances product performance and design intent with cost, quality, sustainability, and manufacturing capability.

Requirements

• 8+ years of footwear engineering and manufacturing experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, product design, industrial design, footwear, or a related field; a suitable combination of education, experience, and training will also be accepted.
• Demonstrated people leadership and talent-development capability.
• Strong analytical thinking and structured problem-solving skills.
• Experience working with global Product Creation Centers, factories, suppliers, and cross-cultural teams.
• Deep expertise across footwear construction, pattern engineering, lasts, tooling, materials, compounds, and manufacturing, with a strong understanding of fit, comfort, quality, performance, and product integrity.
• Ability to translate complex technical issues into clear product and business decisions and to collaborate and influence across creative, technical, commercial, and manufacturing functions.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the Footwear Product Engineering team, setting clear expectations and strengthening technical standards, capability, and succession.
• Establish technical strategies that enable Design and Development to deliver product intent at scale across pattern engineering, lasts, fit, tooling, compounds, constructions, materials, manufacturing methods, and product performance.
• Partner with Development from early concept through commercialization to identify risks earlier and engineer effective solutions.
• Drive product quality, consistency, fit, comfort, manufacturability, and commercialization readiness while leading complex technical problem-solving and root-cause resolution.
• Advance digital engineering, 3D, and emerging product creation technologies, partnering with Product Testing and technical teams to translate testing and consumer insights into engineering improvements.
• Balance product performance and design intent with cost, quality, sustainability, and manufacturing capability while strengthening connectivity among Converse headquarters, Asia Product Creation teams, factories, and suppliers.
• Establish and evolve engineering standards, technical documentation, best practices, and product creation methods while representing Engineering in strategic cross-functional initiatives.
• Work across Design, Development, Product Testing, and other technical teams, connecting Converse headquarters with Asia Product Creation teams, factories, suppliers, and manufacturing partners.

What This Job Offers

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