Senior Footwear Developer

Senior Footwear Developer at Nike in Beaverton, OR (remote) leads end-to-end product development from concept through commercialization and production, ensuring on-time delivery, quality, and alignment with sustainability, performance, and profitability goals.

Responsibilities

• Lead the product creation process from initial concept to commercialization and production for assigned models, ensuring on-time delivery and adherence to product specs, sustainability, performance, and profitability targets.
• Translate complex briefs and 2D design renders into 3D samples that satisfy consumer and business needs.
• Coordinate gates and dates for stakeholders to receive samples, gather feedback, and determine readiness to move forward.
• Collaborate across all phases of the product lifecycle and communicate with the Asia-based partner management office and factory development center to deliver briefs that meet consumer requirements.
• Influence project direction to keep the team aligned toward shared objectives.
• Apply footwear manufacturing technologies, tooling, and materials, and validate product performance through these media to deliver quality footwear for sport athletes.
• Oversee the footwear costing structure and implement cost-control strategies across materials, processes, and labor during development.

Requirements

• Project management experience.
• Experience in footwear creation and development.
• Experience in mold and tooling creation.
• Prototyping skills.
• Experience with product testing and athlete validation.
• Manufacturing knowledge within footwear development.
• Biomechanics or athlete services expertise.
• Footwear performance applications experience.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Design, Project Management, or Fashion Design, plus five years of post-baccalaureate experience in the job offered or a design-related occupation.

Benefits

• Generous total rewards package.
• Casual work environment.
• Diverse and inclusive culture.
• Energetic environment for professional development.
• Telecommuting from anywhere in the United States, with some state restrictions.

Position Requires

• Project management.
• Footwear creation.
• Mold and tooling creation.
• Prototyping.
• Product testing and athlete validation.
• Manufacturing.
• Biomechanics / athlete services.
• Footwear performance applications.