Lead Technical Developer – Nikeskims Footwear
| Company | Nike |
|---|---|
| Location | Beaverton, OR, USA |
| Salary | $Not Provided – $Not Provided |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | Bachelor’s |
| Experience Level | Senior |
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education, experience or training
- Degree in Marketing, Business, Industrial Design, Engineering or equivalent combination of education, experience or training
- A minimum of 6 years directly relevant work experience
- Footwear Development experience across multiple footwear product types
- High profile communication and influencing skills, including the ability to interact with leadership
- Proven talent and team development experience
- A proven leadership Identity that nurtures partnership, instills trust, encourages, and empowers teammates/peers to ultimately deliver on product excellence, including coaching and mentoring
- Knowledge of footwear manufacturing technologies and equipment, tooling and materials is highly preferred
- Have a solid understanding of the tools supporting and tactically driving the footwear product creation process, best using subject matter experts in footwear lasts, upper patterns, materials, chemistry, bottom tooling, injection and plates, costing, test methodologies, and manufacturing
- Familiarity with material performance specifications used in category-specific footwear
- Demonstrated experience in driving or enabling Product Initiatives and/or Strategy across the greater Footwear Dimensions and/or Divisions
- Outstanding High-profile communication and influencing skills, with the ability to champion a range of FW projects both cross-functionally and vertically with the organization, including senior leaders
- Understanding of product planning, forecasting and scheduling is desired
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with a keen awareness of the audience, knowing when to go deep into the details when warranted, and when to simplify the sophisticated
- A highly organized, a tenacious/resilient approach, high tolerance for ambiguity, an outstanding ability to seamlessly balance constantly evolving priorities
- Ability to travel up to 15% of the time
Responsibilities
- Work on both new creation and seasonal expressions of both performance and lifestyle footwear that enables our Nike/SKIMS co-branded strategy and seasonal objectives
- Convert a project brief and 2D design tech pack into a physical footwear sample that meets the needs of our respective athletes, consumers, and business objectives
- Apply expert level knowledge and experience to drive product excellence by continually identifying & addressing key issues and challenges in construction/manufacturing
- Effectively engage in all phases of the creation process to ensure projects achieve their critical dates and are completed on time
- Ensure projects meet design intent, performance goals, costing/profitability, sustainability targets, and product integrity requirements
Preferred Qualifications
- Knowledge of footwear manufacturing technologies and equipment, tooling and materials is highly preferred
- Understanding of product planning, forecasting and scheduling is desired