Senior Manager, Basketball Footwear Color Design, Global Jordan

Jordan Design is where creative possibility meets purpose. Its a place for builders, boundary-breakers, and vision-setters — people who move with conviction, think originally, and create work shaped by real experience and cultural depth. Our team thrives when imagination, discipline, and collaboration come together. We look for leaders who bring their full creative voice, who understand the communities that inspire us, and who are driven to shape the future for the next generation of Jordan athletes and fans.

To excel in our Basketball concept roles, you must live and breathe the game — not just how its played, but how its felt, expressed, and evolved. The best Jordan Basketball Designers carry a deep understanding of hoops culture: its rhythm, its language, its icons, its unsung heroes, and its global influence. They study movement, mindset, and style with equal intensity. They know how the court, the community, and the culture shape one another — and they translate that connection into concepts that honor the past, elevate the present, and ignite the future of the game.

WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH

On a day to day basis you will be working with a wide-range of internal partners including Footwear and Apparel Color Designers, Developers, and Product Line Managers. This position has 2 direct reports and will report into the Jordan Sport Footwear Color + Material Design Director.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

We’re looking for a Sr Manager, Footwear Color Design to combine their experience, problem solving abilities, and creativity to help build the future of Jordan Sport Footwear Color Design. The ideal candidate needs to elevate the Jordan consumer product experience with a focus on both the art, science and culture of Color. In this role, you will drive an emotional connection to footwear through the use of narrative and storytelling.

Bachelor’s degree in design or equivalent education, experience, or training. Will accept any suitable combination of education, experience and training.

• Minimum 8 years of progressively technically challenging color design experience
• Minimum 2 years as people manager
• Demonstrated knowledge of Macintosh computers using Photoshop, Free Hand and/or Illustrator
• Knowledge of CAD programs, preferably in Mac environment
• Understanding of consumer culture, color trends, color mixing, color compatibility, and color placement
• Knowledge of product design and development process
• Familiarity with product manufacturing processes including: materials/fabrics; plastics; pigments
• Strong verbal, written, visual, and high-profile communication skills in local market language, including meeting facilitation and presentations
• Ability to understand challenges or underlying concerns, share ideas and develop effective responses or elevate to higher management
• Ability to work independently and cooperatively in a diverse group
• Ability to network, influence and utilize internal and external resources
• Ability to articulate how color can affect product and sales

WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON

As the Sr Manager, Footwear Color Design, you will bring to life trend-relevant, consumer right narrative-driven concepts by being a color specialist at the product and collection level. This will require driving product excellence through the connection of design, development, and manufacturing. Through research and deep consumer understanding, you will be on the cutting edge of youth culture, color trends, fashion, art, design and sports-related products.

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.