Senior Manager, FW Engineering - Global Converse

The Senior Manager, Footwear Product Engineering leads the Footwear Product Engineering team across assigned categories and franchises, building engineering capability and technical standards. The role connects product vision with the engineering required to bring it to life at scale, working across Design, Development, Product Testing, and other technical teams. It strengthens connections among Converse headquarters, Asia Product Creation teams, factories, suppliers, and manufacturing partners.

• Lead and develop the Footwear Product Engineering team, setting clear expectations and strengthening technical standards, capability, and succession.
• Establish technical strategies that enable Design and Development to deliver product intent at scale across pattern engineering, lasts, fit, tooling, compounds, constructions, materials, manufacturing methods, and product performance.
• Partner with Development from early concept through commercialisation to identify risks earlier and engineer effective solutions.
• Drive product quality, consistency, fit, comfort, manufacturability, and commercialisation readiness while leading complex technical problem-solving and root-cause resolution.
• Advance digital engineering, 3D, and emerging product creation technologies, partnering with Product Testing and technical teams to translate testing and consumer insights into engineering improvements.
• Balance product performance and design intent with cost, quality, sustainability, and manufacturing capability while strengthening connectivity among Converse headquarters, Asia Product Creation teams, factories, and suppliers.
• Establish and evolve engineering standards, technical documentation, best practices, and product creation methods while representing Engineering in strategic cross-functional initiatives.

• 8+ years of footwear engineering and manufacturing experience.
• Bachelor's degree in engineering, product design, industrial design, footwear, or a related field; any suitable combination of education, experience, and training will be accepted.
• Demonstrated people leadership and talent-development capability.
• Strong analytical thinking and structured problem-solving skills.
• Ability to translate complex technical issues into clear product and business decisions.
• Deep expertise across footwear construction, pattern engineering, lasts, tooling, materials, compounds, and manufacturing.
• Strong understanding of fit, comfort, quality, performance, and product integrity.
• Experience working with global Product Creation Centres, factories, suppliers, and cross-cultural teams.
• Ability to collaborate and influence across creative, technical, commercial, and manufacturing functions.
• Curious, innovative, solution-oriented approach to global product creation.
• Ability to turn ambitious creative concepts into beautiful, comfortable, high-quality, manufacturable product.
• Ability to connect creative intent and consumer experience with footwear engineering, manufacturing science, product performance, and commercial realities.