Director, Global Football Footwear Product Management

This role sits within Global Product Management for Nike Global Football Footwear and leads the product management vision and creation strategy for the category. The leader guides a team of product managers alongside partners across Design, Development, Engineering, Sourcing, Merchandising, Sports Marketing, Brand, Marketplace, Geo and Consumer Insights to create athlete-informed footwear that blends performance, innovation and commercial impact. Through cross-functional leadership, the role drives clarity, alignment and momentum across the product creation journey while elevating both team performance and product excellence.

• Lead end-to-end product strategy and creation for Nike Global Football footwear, from line planning through final product approval.
• Champion athlete-led creation by translating athlete experience, feedback and performance insights into clear product direction and actionable strategies.
• Drive operational excellence across creation gates, calendar milestones, business reviews and cross-functional deliverables to ensure speed and executional rigour.
• Partner with Design, Development, Engineering, Sourcing, Merchandising, Sports Marketing, Brand, Marketplace, Geo and Consumer Insights to create alignment, accelerate decision-making and deliver world-class product.
• Elevate product quality, craftsmanship, construction, storytelling and consumer impact through deep footwear creation expertise and a relentless focus on the athlete.
• Lead, coach and develop a high-performing team of product managers by creating clarity, accountability and meaningful opportunities for growth.
• Build a culture rooted in collaboration, athlete proximity, product excellence, innovation and winning together.

• 10+ years of experience in footwear product management, product creation, merchandising or related fields.
• A minimum of 9 years of directly relevant work experience.
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, Merchandising, Product Management or a related field; any suitable combination of education, experience and training will be accepted.
• Proven footwear product leader able to translate athlete insight into footwear, with deep expertise across the full footwear creation process from line planning and development through commercialisation, manufacturing and marketplace execution.
• Demonstrated expertise across the footwear creation process, including line planning, development, commercialisation, manufacturing and go-to-market execution.
• Deep understanding of footwear construction, product engineering, materialisation, fit, testing and creation processes.
• Proven ability to leverage athlete insights, consumer understanding and marketplace trends to shape product strategy, innovation and storytelling.
• Exceptional organisational and operational leadership skills, with experience managing complex product portfolios and key calendar milestones.
• Experience leading, coaching and developing high-performing teams while fostering a collaborative, inclusive and accountable culture.
• A strong balance of strategic thinking and operational excellence, leading with clarity in dynamic environments, simplifying complexity and building trust across diverse cross-functional teams.
• Ability to make decisive choices, influence without authority and keep the athlete at the centre of every decision.
• An uncompromising commitment to craft and product knowledge that raises the standard for product quality, construction, fit, testing, storytelling and consumer impact, combined with strong people leadership that develops talent, fosters accountability and creates an inclusive team culture.