Nike is looking to solve the problem of directing enterprise-wide initiatives and delivering high-craft user journeys through design. They need a thought partner to guide Nike's design strategy and foster a nurturing environment for their design teams.
Requirements
- Experience in e-commerce with first-hand knowledge of UX best practices and patterns with online retail sites
- Demonstrates a refined design sensibility and provides insightful critique to elevate team output.
- Ability to use quality standards and available data to hold self/others accountable for examining decisions
- Able to define and clearly articulate vision and strategy to leadership
- Ability to speak to technical constraints, data science, experimentation, product, brand, business and strategy — connecting across disciplines to foster stronger collaboration between teams
- Have successfully managed and launched multiple large scale cross-platform design projects (Web, Android, iOS, email, complex capabilities)
- A fascination with innovation and technology and an expert understanding of digital tools and trends
Responsibilities
- Lead a diverse team of design leaders and individual contributors across multiple strategic initiatives
- Defining and prioritizing the problems being tackled, approach to initiatives, and coordinating the efforts of multiple design teams, the broader organization, and often Nike as a whole
- Overseeing the overall vision, execution, culture, process and results of your product areas and the Nike Digital Product Design org
- Managing resources (across the entire product area) to meet business goals and ensuring cross-functional product teams are setup for success
- Sourcing, attracting and retaining diverse key and senior talent — proactively building hiring pipelines and seeking and attracting the best candidates
- Representing Nike Digital Product Design internally throughout the company and externally to the design industry by sharing your passion/skills/expertise
- Identifying, owning and successfully driving substantial Nike Digital Product Design org-wide initiatives that improve its caliber, efficiency and create a more positive work culture
Other
- 15+ years of relevant experience in the design industry
- Bachelor's degree in design, UX/UI design, human-computer interactionor related field. Will accept any suitable combination of education, experience and training.
- Experience managing managers and growing careers for seasoned designers
- Can influence executives and drive broad-scale initiatives to completion by constantly thinking beyond current organizational needs
- Impeccable attention to detail in all aspects of your team’s work
