Become a Part of the NIKE, Inc. Team
NIKE, Inc. does more than outfit the world's best athletes. It is a place to explore potential, obliterate boundaries, and push out the edges of what can be. The company looks for people who can grow, think, dream, and create. Its culture thrives by embracing diversity and rewarding imagination. The brand seeks achievers, leaders, and visionaries. At Nike, it’s about each person bringing skills and passion to a challenging and constantly evolving game.
Nike & DAI Team
Nike leverages data and technology to serve athletes* globally, with its Data, Analytics and Intelligence (DAI) team building scalable, secure, and intelligent platforms to power decision-making and personalized experiences across the Nike ecosystem.
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
The ideal candidate is excellent at navigating the unknowns and working with multiple stakeholders in a highly matrixed organization. Possessing an advanced ability to translate complex engineering concepts into actionable product strategies. An excellent communicator to both technical and non-technical audiences, with the ability to speak concisely, highlighting key insights at the right level of detail. We are looking for people whose core values align with Nike’s mission and vision to “Bring innovation and inspiration to every athlete* in the world”.
WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON
The Principal Technical Product Manager will lead the strategy, development, and execution of complex, data-driven products within Nike’s Global Technology division. You will operate at the intersection of technical product management, technology, and business strategy, steering multi-squad initiatives from discovery and validation through launch and ongoing maturity. This role is accountable to ensure measurable outcomes aligned with quarterly, annual, and multi-year business objectives, directly influencing the success of cross-functional teams and major programs.
IN THIS ROLE YOU WILL
Define and execute technical product strategies aligned to business goals, spanning quarterly, annual, and multi-year horizons.
Lead cross-functional teams through the full product lifecycle—ideation, discovery, validation, delivery, and adoption—with a focus on demonstrable value.
Promote and evolve product management practices, championing Agile/Lean methodologies and best practices across teams.
Oversee and manage the lifecycle of data products, including product vision, roadmap, and strategy for critical data platforms.
Analyze costs and benefits for new systems or integrations, and act as the liaison between business stakeholders and engineering teams.
Define and prioritize sprint and quarterly goals, facilitate agile ceremonies, and ensure backlog alignment with strategic objectives.
Communicate product progress, risks, and KPIs to senior management and stakeholders, advocating adoption and value across business units.
Identify and remove roadblocks, triage defects, and clarify issues to ensure smooth delivery.
Mentor and coach junior product professionals, contributing to organisational capability building.
Work with teams to translate enablers into value-driven stories, facilitate process mapping, feature mapping with personas, gap analysis, and data flow assessment.
Influence and align stakeholders across engineering, design, business strategy, operations, partners, and senior leadership.
Contribute to future-state architecture planning and technical decision-making, especially for enterprise-scale data products in the retail domain.
WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH
This role is inherently cross-functional by design. You will work closely with technical engineering teams and business counterparts (both local and global), other product teams, and others to bring experiences to market.
Engineering & Architecture teams
UX / Design and Research
Business Strategy & Operations
External vendors and strategic partners
WHAT YOU BRING
Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Information Systems, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (advanced degree preferred). Will accept any suitable combination of education, experience and training.
8–12+ years in product management with a strong technical background, including hands-on proficiency in data analytics or engineering.
Proven track record of delivering successful products in complex, cross-functional environments, managing enterprise-scale data products or platforms.
Experience with data architecture, data modelling, governance, and metadata.
Proficiency with tools such as Snowflake, Databricks, Tableau/Power BI, or similar platforms.
Strong experience with Agile and Lean product development, product discovery and validation, and roadmap/prioritization.
Strong Experience with Software Engineering and software life cycle management
Ability to define multi – year strategic outcomes and goals.
Document the technical product narratives and outcomes to achieve multi- year strategic outcomes
Ability to build and maintain product roadmaps through tools such as Jira and confluence
Exceptional communication, stakeholder management, and storytelling skills.
Thinks strategically and influences at an enterprise level
Leads innovation and change
Fosters effective teamwork, values differences, and communicates vision and purpose
Proven track record of large-scale product delivery across global digital platforms.
Expertise in front-end and back-end architectures, service-oriented design, and platform engineering.
Experience leveraging AI/ML and Generative AI in product development.
Strong technical savvy coupled with understanding and curiosity about emerging innovative technologies
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment where continuous learning is core to our identity
Willingness to roll up your sleeves to win as a team
Experience working on global products is beneficial
NIKE, Inc. is a growth company that looks for team members to grow with it. Nike offers a generous total rewards package, casual work environment, a diverse and inclusive culture, and an electric atmosphere for professional development. No matter the location, or the role, every Nike employee shares one galvanizing mission: To bring inspiration and innovation to every athlete* in the world.
NIKE, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, or disability.
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.