Senior Director, Technical Product Management, DAI

Senior Director Of Technical Product Management

Open to remote work except in South Dakota, Vermont, and West Virginia. The annual base salary for this position ranges from $214,700.00 in our lowest geographic market to $452,000.00 in our highest geographic market. Actual salary will vary based on a candidate's location, qualifications, skills, and experience. Information about benefits can be found here.

At Nike, we leverage the power of data and technology to serve athletes around the world. The Data & AI (DAI) team is at the forefront of this missionbuilding scalable, secure, and intelligent platforms that power decision-making and personalized experiences across the Nike ecosystem.

We are looking for a visionary Technical Product Management leader with a passion for building world-class data platforms and services. You thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment and have a proven track record of leading high-performing, cross-functional engineering teams. We are looking for someone that is deeply technical, business-savvy, and customer-obsessed.

The Senior Director of Technical Product Management is a strategic leader who oversees the full spectrum of platform and technical products that power enterprise-scale systems. This role sets vision and strategy, influences technology direction, and drives enterprise impact through team leadership, innovation, and cross-functional alignment.

Lead and scale a team of Technical Product Managers responsible for building Nike's next-generation data services platform.

Drive the design and development of API-first, Tier-1, business-critical data services that are secure, scalable, and resilient.

Partner with business facing products, engineering, and platform teams to define and execute the technical roadmap for Nike's Lakehouse and Data Mesh strategy.

Champion best practices in data governance, data pipelines, and platform observability.

Foster a culture of Technical Product excellence, innovation, and continuous improvement.

Collaborate with senior leadership to align product led initiatives with Nike's broader business and technology goals.

Manage executive stakeholder relationships and drive alignment on complex, cross-functional initiatives.

Ensure product investments support scalability, resilience, and long-term business agility.

Create and govern frameworks for product lifecycle management, OKRs, and KPIs.

Skillset Required :

• Minimum Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 12+ years of progressive product management experience, including 5+ years in a senior leadership capacity.
• 7+ Years strong foundation in distributed systems, cloud-native architectures, and data platforms.
• Deep expertise in at least one major cloud platform : AWS, Azure, GCP, or OCI.
• Experience with Databricks, Snowflake, AWS RDS, Azure SQL, or GCP Cloud SQL, Apache Spark, and Apache Airflow.
• Strong understanding of Lakehouse architecture, Data Mesh principles, data governance frameworks, and modern data pipelines.
• Proven ability to deliver high-impact, API-first services at scale.
• Proven leadership in managing extra-large, complex product portfolios with cross-functional influence.
• Experience driving major transformation programs (e.g., modernization, platform unification, data strategy).
• Proven capability in building, mentoring, and retaining high-performing product teams.

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.

NIKE, Inc. is committed to employing a diverse workforce. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, protected veteran status, or disability. NIKE is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please call +1 503-671-4156 and let us know the nature of your request, your location, and your contact information.