Lead Footwear Developer — Innovation to Market

Nike Inc

Beaverton (OR)

On-site

USD 140,000 - 210,000

Full time

4 days ago

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Job summary

Nike Inc invites a Principal Footwear Developer to join our Product Creation team in Beaverton. You will oversee transitions of footwear innovations from concept through development to retail, ensuring alignment with design vision, athlete performance, and production feasibility.

Collaboration with engineering, materials, and manufacturing is essential to deliver game-changing footwear. The role emphasizes strategic problem solving, global collaboration, and adherence to Nike’s development gates

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree or suitable combination of education, experience, and training.
Minimum 8+ years directly applicable work experience.
High profile communication and influencing skills to update leaders for alignment.
Experience delivering footwear innovation projects through transition to retail.

Responsibilities

Lead transition of footwear innovation projects from Nike’s innovation team to development and retail.
Drive development through commercialization and timely manufacturability of quality, crafted products.
Collaborate with Design, Engineering, Materials, Testing and Manufacturing to meet design vision and performance standards.