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Nike

Designs and sells athletic shoes and apparel

Principal Technical Product Manager

Full-Time
No salary listed
Senior, Expert
Bachelor's, Master's
Beaverton, OR, USA
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ProductTechnical Product Management

About the job

Requirements
  • 8 to 12+ years of product management experience.
  • A bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education, experience, or training is required.
  • Deep subject matter expertise and experience in design tools, including 2D/3D, Adobe, CLO, and artificial intelligence tools.
  • Proven experience developing complex roadmaps, establishing measurement frameworks and product management best practices, and delivering significant business impact.
  • Ability to influence and shape the thinking of senior business and technical leadership within and outside Design.
  • Experience with, or ability to quickly learn, complex systems and landscapes.
  • Experience with agile development methodologies, specifically Scaled Agile Framework, Kanban, and Scrum.
  • Exposure to artificial intelligence, machine learning, and generative artificial intelligence applied to enterprise product workflows.
  • Experience working on global products in consumer, footwear, apparel, or retail domains.
Responsibilities
  • Own and lead critical products that enable the future of Design.
  • Lead long-term product direction, business outcomes, technical evolution, delivery, and adoption.
  • Define how products integrate with the broader Design and Consumer Product & Innovation ecosystem and deliver measurable value to users and the business.
  • Partner with Design leadership to align on strategy, business outcomes, highest-value opportunities, and the multi-year product vision, strategy, and roadmap.
  • Champion the product vision with Design and Global Technology leadership.
  • Drive product discovery; engage in functional and technical design, delivery, rollout, 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 Consumer Product & Innovation and represent the platform in cross-organizational and global forums.
  • Partner with vendors and technology partners to support feature prioritization aligned with Nike's needs.
  • Bring new technologies such as generative or agentic artificial intelligence and 3D into Design Technology roadmaps where applicable.
  • Track product adoption, value, and business metrics or key performance indicators.
Desired Qualifications
  • An advanced degree is preferred.

About the company

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Nike

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Nike designs and sells athletic footwear, apparel, equipment, and accessories for sports and everyday use. The group includes the Nike and Jordan brands and its owned subsidiary Converse, with products ranging from running shoes and basketball footwear to training clothing and casual sneakers. Most finished products are made by independent contract manufacturers, while Nike develops materials, cushioning systems, and product designs. It earns revenue by selling to wholesale customers and through its own stores and digital channels, with additional licensing arrangements for its brands. Nike began in 1964 as Blue Ribbon Sports and is headquartered near Beaverton, Oregon.

Company Size

10,001+

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

Beaverton, Oregon

Founded

1964

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What believers are saying

  • Margins improved despite sales pressure: Nike reported gross margin rising 60 basis points to 42.8% in October 2026 results.
  • Running momentum strengthened: Nike reported five straight quarters of double digit currency neutral running growth in June 2026.
  • Employee benefits include stock purchases: Nike advertises an employee stock purchase plan, with benefits varying by region and role.

What critics are saying

  • China demand weakened: Nike reported Greater China revenue falling 22% on a reported basis in October 2026 quarterly results.
  • Footwear supply is concentrated: Four contract manufacturers accounted for about 60% of Nike Brand footwear production in fiscal 2026.
  • Retail schedules limit flexibility: Nike's current Birmingham sales associate role requires availability for evenings, weekends, and holidays.

What makes Nike unique

  • Air cushioning has dedicated production: Nike owns Air Manufacturing Innovation, operating component facilities in Oregon, Missouri, and Vietnam.
  • Athlete testing has dedicated scale: Nike's LeBron James Innovation Center provides 84,000 square feet of sport research space.
  • UK launches use controlled access: Nike's SNKRS Draw allocates purchase opportunities through timed entries and random selection.

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Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Remote Work Options
  • Flexible Work Hours

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

-3%

1 year growth

-1%

2 year growth

-1%
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Nike has shifted its message from a return to growth to a change in how the company is run. On its fiscal Q1 2027 call, management promoted Pace, a programme meant to streamline decision-making and help Nike capture demand faster. Last year it stressed Win Now, a five-action plan to return to growth. Pace is expected to deliver about $2.5 billion in savings through fiscal 2031, mostly in fiscal 2029 and 2030. It should cost about $1 billion to put in place. Revenue fell 4.3% in the quarter. Management expects fiscal 2027 revenue to decline by a high single-digit percentage, with operating profit falling faster. NIKE Performance reached $16 billion last fiscal year and grew by high single digits again. Sportswear, just under half of quarterly revenue, fell by low double digits. Nike holds its Investor Day in November.

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Companies with more cash than debt are holding up better as inflation hits 3.7%, the 10-year Treasury yields about 5.1%, and US oil tops $100 a barrel. An analysis of five industry pairs found the stronger company sat closer to its 52-week high in every case. In four, debt made the difference. Microsoft, with $20 billion of net cash, is 1.8% below its high. CoreWeave, with $46 billion of net debt, is 56.3% below. Exxon is 0.4% below its high, against 35.6% for American Airlines. Nucor trails its high by 4.9%, while Celanese trails by 30.8%. Alphabet is down 14.4%, while Charter, with $96 billion of net debt, is down 57.0%. Costco and Nike are the exception: Nike's gap stems from falling sales, not debt.

CNBC
Oct 16th, 2026
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Yahoo Finance
Oct 16th, 2026
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Oct 14th, 2026
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