Job Details

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

As a Sr Director of Digital Product Design, you direct initiatives across the enterprise and are responsible for the vision and delivery of high-craft user journeys. Everyone sees you as a thought partner who can help guide the strategy of Nike through design. You have a presence in the design industry, and your high-level view of the work helps you give insights others can't. You create a nurturing environment where different perspectives are valued, and teammates are encouraged to grow and develop.

WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON

• Lead a diverse team of design leaders and individual contributors across multiple strategic initiatives
  

• Defining and prioritizing the problems being tackled, approach to initiatives, and coordinating the efforts of multiple design teams, the broader organization, and often Nike as a whole
  

• Overseeing the overall vision, execution, culture, process and results of your product areas and the Nike Digital Product Design org
  

• Demonstrating that diverse and inclusive teams are important to the success of Nike and actively building them
  

• Setting the career development strategy, cadence and template for managers and designers
  

• Managing resources (across the entire product area) to meet business goals and ensuring cross-functional product teams are setup for success
  

• Building a cohesive leadership team that drives the goals and success of the organization
  

• Sourcing, attracting and retaining diverse key and senior talent - proactively building hiring pipelines and seeking and attracting the best candidates
  

• Representing Nike Digital Product Design internally throughout the company and externally to the design industry by sharing your passion/skills/expertise
  

• Identifying, owning and successfully driving substantial Nike Digital Product Design org-wide initiatives that improve its caliber, efficiency and create a more positive work culture
  

WHAT YOU BRING

• 15+ years of relevant experience in the design industry
  

• Bachelor's degree in design, UX/UI design, human-computer interaction or related field. Will accept any suitable combination of education, experience and training.
  

• Experience in e-commerce with first-hand knowledge of UX best practices and patterns with online retail sites
  

• Experience managing managers and growing careers for seasoned designers
  

• Demonstrates a refined design sensibility and provides insightful critique to elevate team output.
  

• Can influence executives and drive broad-scale initiatives to completion by constantly thinking beyond current organizational needs
  

• Impeccable attention to detail in all aspects of your team's work
  

• Ability to actively connect business leaders, design leaders and partners - empowering them to work together toward aligned outcomes
  

• Ability to use quality standards and available data to hold self/others accountable for examining decisions
  

• Able to define and clearly articulate vision and strategy to leadership
  

• Thinks and acts "big picture"
  

• Ability to speak to technical constraints, data science, experimentation, product, brand, business and strategy - connecting across disciplines to foster stronger collaboration between teams
  

• Have successfully managed and launched multiple large scale cross-platform design projects (Web, Android, iOS, email, complex capabilities)
  

• Inspirational and masterful storyteller and communicator who can deliver a vision and a path forward
  

• Ability to foster a culture that supports and encourages diversity and inclusion
  

• Passion for the Nike brand, sports and for creating high-quality work
  

• A fascination with innovation and technology and an expert understanding of digital tools and trends
  

We offer a number of accommodations to complete our interview process including screen readers, sign language interpreters, accessible and single location for in-person interviews, closed captioning, and other reasonable modifications as needed. If you discover, as you navigate our application process, that you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please complete the Candidate Accommodation Request Form.