Senior Director, Digital Product Design

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 cant. 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 teams 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.