Principal Technical Product Manager

Global Sports Jobs Limited; Pahokee (FL); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Nike Beaverton, OR is seeking a Principal Technical Product Manager to own Design tech products within CP&I. Lead multi-year roadmaps, align with Design leadership and Global Technology, and collaborate with Architecture, Engineering and Program Management to deliver value.

You will drive product discovery, define KPIs, leverage GenAI and 3D tech, and influence senior stakeholders across design and product orgs. Requires 8–12+ years PM experience and strong communication.

Qualifications

• 8 to 12+ years of product management experience.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education, experience or training.
• Deep Subject Matter Expertise & experience in Design tools (2D/3D, Adobe, CLO, AI tools etc.).
• Proven experience in developing complex roadmaps, establishing measurement frameworks, product management best practices, and delivery of significant business impact
• Ability to influence and shape thinking of senior business and technical leadership within and outside the Design
• Experience with and/or ability to quickly learn complex systems and landscape
• Excellent communications skills (written and verbal) and strong interpersonal skills
• Experience with agile development methodologies, specifically SAFe, Kanban, and Scrum
• Exposure to AI/ML and Generative AI applied to enterprise product workflows
• Experience working on global products in consumer, footwear, apparel, or retail domains
• Proven experience leading complex product roadmaps with measurable business outcomes and KPIs
• Credibility to influence across product organisations not directly managed
• Individual contributor role with leadership through expertise and informal mentorship

Responsibilities

• Partner with Design leadership to align on strategy, outcomes, and multi-year product vision.
• Champion product vision with Design and Global Technology leadership.
• Drive disciplined product discovery and engagement in design, delivery, rollout, and adoption.
• Partner with Architecture and Engineering to align on key design decisions.
• Align roadmaps with peer product teams across CP&I and represent the platform in cross-org forums.
• Collaborate with vendors and technology partners to prioritize features.
• Advance Design Tech by exploring GenAI and 3D technologies where applicable.
• Track adoption, value, and business KPIs across initiatives.

Skills

Product management

Roadmap planning

Stakeholder influence

Agile methodologies

Design tools

AI/GenAI familiarity

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

SAFe

Kanban

Scrum

Job description

About the Role

This Principal Technical Product Manager role owns technical products in Design within Nike's Consumer Product & Innovation (CP&I) organisation, the technology engine behind product creation, merchandising, design, and innovation. The role partners closely with Design and Business Integration teams across Nike, as well as Engineering, Architecture, and Program Management, to bring Design's vision and business outcomes to life. The product manager will work with peers across CP&I and adjacent product organisations to align capabilities and shape the next generation of Nike's Design capabilities across Footwear, Apparel, and Accessories.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with Design leadership to align on strategy, business outcomes, 'highest value' opportunities and define the multi-year product vision, strategy, and roadmap
• Champion Product vision with Design and Global Technology leadership
• Drive disciplined product discovery, deeply engage in functional, technical design, delivery, and rollout, including change management, and adoption
• Partner with Architecture and Engineering teams to align on 'Key design decisions'
• Align roadmaps and trade-offs with peer product teams across CP&I. Represent your platform in cross-org and global forums
• Deeply partner with vendors and technology partners to support prioritization of their features, aligned to Nike's needs
• Push the boundaries of Design Tech by bringing new technologies like Gen/AgenticAI, and 3D into your roadmaps, where applicable
• Obsess product adoption, value tracking and business metrics/KPIs

Required Experience & Qualifications

• 8 to 12+ years of product management experience
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education, experience or training
• Deep Subject Matter Expertise & experience in Design tools (2D/3D, Adobe, CLO, AI tools etc.)
• Proven experience in developing complex roadmaps, establishing measurement frameworks, product management best practices, and delivery of significant business impact
• Ability to influence and shape thinking of senior business and technical leadership within and outside the Design
• Experience with and/or ability to quickly learn complex systems and landscape
• Excellent communications skills (written and verbal) and strong interpersonal skills
• Experience with agile development methodologies, specifically SAFe, Kanban, and Scrum
• Exposure to AI/ML and Generative AI applied to enterprise product workflows
• Experience working on global products in consumer, footwear, apparel, or retail domains
• Proven experience leading complex product roadmaps with measurable business outcomes and KPIs
• Credibility to influence across product organisations not directly managed
• Individual contributor role with leadership through expertise and informal mentorship

Preferred Skills

• Advanced degree preferred

Workplace

• Beaverton, OR-USA