JR. TECHNICAL PRODUCT MANAGER

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, Inc. it’s about each person bringing skills and passion to a challenging and constantly evolving game.

NIKE is a technology company. From our flagship website and five-star mobile apps to developing products, managing big data and providing leading edge engineering and systems support, our teams at NIKE Global Technology exist to revolutionize the future at the confluence of tech and sport. We invest and develop advances in technology and employ the most creative people in the world, and then give them the support to constantly innovate, iterate and serve consumers more directly and personally.  Our teams are innovative, diverse, multidisciplinary and collaborative, taking technology into the future and bringing the world with it.

Technical Product Management plays an integral part of the Global Technology team as Nike moves into a technology-led strategy for the company. The Technical Product Management Office (TPMO) has a deep understanding of how to bring the best of Global Tech together.

TPMO Vision : Unlock Nike’s strategy by delivering technology-powered products that users love.

TPMO Mission: Align priorities with business, geographies, and technology strategy, stitching together an integrated single roadmap. Guide the success of products and platforms from inception through design, build, launch and iteration. Use data to drive improvement, value, feasibility, and scale across the Enterprise.

This role will be based out of our European Logistics Campus (ELC). The ELC in Laakdal near Antwerp (BE) plays a crucial role in the athlete’s experience, with supply chain as its strength. The ELC serves consumers all over the world by delivering the right products at the right time and place. It does so by taking care of Nike products from origin, via direct ship or distribution flow, to the end consumer. At Nike ELC, we have a passion to relentlessly improve ourselves!

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

We seek an enthusiastic Technical Product Manager to drive software Products thru inception, design, build and execution phases to serve Nikes Operations and logistics functions.

The ideal candidate loves to take product ownership and has a deep understanding of technical product life cycle management and expertise in both the business capabilities and the technology capabilities that serve operations and logistics. Strong learning & agile mindset, co-creation, data-driven, communication, and ability to navigate the matrix are essential to success.

This is a technical position, whilst it is not expected to develop code, you should have a technical background that allows you to quickly understand technical products and reason about complex systems end-to-end.

You are ready to drive operations and logistical technical products, that enable the business to have the agility, a fast time-to-market and cost-effectiveness crucial to be successful.

WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON

• Be responsible for the vision and roadmaps for a specific operations and logistics EMEA Technical Product Domain.
• You will ensure Technology teams have the full context and understanding of customers and business end-to-end environment and technical environment to create valuable solutions.
• Show obsession towards value delivered from outcomes and consumer needs to elevate operations and logistics business teams experience.
• Provide oversight of product strategy, input into resourcing needs, technical and transition management aspects, assessing business impact of different solutions and the trade-offs between customer needs, technology requirements and costs.
• Define, track, measure, analyze and communicate customer adoption, performance, time to market, quality and other KPIs/ OKRS and metrics to ensure your product is healthy.
• Ensure right decisions for the product life cycle, based on data and user behavior insights.

WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH

• You will be part of the Nike EMEA Transportation Network Operations Technology team which provides an opportunity to grow within the subject area.

• You will collaborate closely with Business and Technology partners (a.o. TPM Directors, Solution Architects and Engineering) in EMEA and the Globe to define the technology strategy for your domain, with special focus on technical products roadmaps, defining measurable outcomes and market fitting the platforms and products owned to better serve Nike’s consumers.

• You report to the Director Technical Product Management of your area and collaborate with other TPMs in EMEA, other Geos, and Global. We foster a safe environment and a culture of feedback in which we support, challenge and encourage each other to reflect, learn and grow as individuals and as a team.

WHAT YOU BRING

• Analytical with ability to uncover insights to formulate a robust, actionable product plan, as well as to create compelling proposals for other teams to collaborate on.

• Strong teammate and collaborative work ethic with peers and cross-functional partners on all aspects of the business and Technology teams.

• Managing the quality of the solution and technical debt.

• Experience working with agile teams, in-person or remote, with experience working with Application Lifecycle Management, applying Design Thinking and using collaboration and agile tools like Jira / Aha! / Lucid Chart / Confluence or similar.

• Excellent written, presentation, communication and listening skills .

• Being responsible for ensuring the overall Nike standards and best practices are adhered by (i.e. Quality, Compliance).

• Define, design, and manage a value-driven roadmap.

• Deliver, support, and evaluate adoption of new products and features.

• Results-oriented with strong analytical and problem-solving skills, ability to think and act creatively.

• Ability to harmonize and focus multiple partners towards a common goal.

• Can be self-directed, must be organized, and flexible, able to switch rapidly between different priorities.

• Keeping up with relevant developments in own functional area and ensure development, transfer and retention of knowledge.

• Bring your best self, be an example for others and contribute to a positive learning culture.

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 committed to employing a diverse workforce. 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.