Senior Manager, FBAT & Golf Footwear Color Design, Global Jordan

This role combines experience, problem solving and creativity to help build the future of Jordan colour design, elevating the Jordan consumer product experience with a focus on the art, science and culture of colour. It acts as a colour specialist at product and collection level, bringing trend-relevant, consumer-right, narrative-driven concepts to life and driving an emotional connection to footwear through narrative and storytelling. The role works day to day with a wide range of internal partners including Footwear and Apparel Colour Designers, Developers and Product Line Managers, has two direct reports, and reports into the Jordan Sport Footwear Colour + Material Design Director.

• Bring to life trend-relevant, consumer-right, narrative-driven concepts as a colour specialist at the product and collection level.
• Drive product excellence through the connection of design, development and manufacturing.
• Conduct research and build deep consumer understanding to stay on the cutting edge of youth culture, colour trends, fashion, art, design and sports-related products.
• Drive an emotional connection to footwear through the use of narrative and storytelling.
• Elevate the Jordan consumer product experience with a focus on the art, science and culture of colour.
• Manage two direct reports.

• Bachelor's degree in design, or equivalent education, experience or training.
• Minimum 8 years of progressively technically challenging colour design experience.
• Minimum 2 years of people management experience.
• Demonstrated knowledge of Macintosh computers using Photoshop, FreeHand and/or Illustrator.
• Knowledge of CAD programs, preferably in a Mac environment.
• Understanding of consumer culture, colour trends, colour mixing, colour compatibility and colour placement.
• Knowledge of the product design and development process.
• Familiarity with product manufacturing processes including materials/fabrics, plastics and pigments.
• Strong verbal, written, visual and high-profile communication skills in the local market language, including meeting facilitation and presentations.
• Ability to understand challenges or underlying concerns, share ideas and develop effective responses, or elevate them to higher management.
• Ability to work independently and cooperatively in a diverse group.
• Ability to network, influence and utilise internal and external resources.
• Ability to articulate how colour can affect product and sales.
• Deep understanding of basketball culture, including its rhythm, language, icons, unsung heroes and global influence, and the ability to study movement, mindset and style with equal intensity.

thrives when imagination, discipline and collaboration come together.