Senior Product Line Manager, Global Football Apparel - Branded at Nike

WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH

We are looking for a Global Football Apparel Senior Product Line Manager that sits at the center of Nike’s football product creation engine—where sport insight, culture, and commercial rigor come together to build the Off Pitch assortments that set the pace for the industry. You will report to the Senior Manager of Branded Football Apparel. This role will partner with the cross functional product creation team (your triad and key partners), work closely with the PLM team, and Geo/Territory Sales, Brand, Planning, Sourcing, Materials/Trims, Merchandising, Finance, and EMEA teammates. This role is focused on building product at the intersection of Football and Culture.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

We are looking for a product-creation first Senior PLM who can lead a high-profile global football business with pace and precision. You have proven ability to manage an apparel line built for athletes and consumers alike, and you stay calm while juggling competing priorities in a deadline-driven environment. You bring strong business management and strategic thinking, backed by product finance fundamentals (revenue, margin, FOB) and sharp analytical skills. You communicate clearly, visually, and verbally while building alignment across a cross-functional team and driving decisions through key gates. You understand apparel construction and the sourcing process end-to-end, and you are relentless on details, calendar discipline, and follow-through. You have taste and creative problem-solving ability, and you show an understanding of football culture, how the sport lives globally, how teams and consumers connect emotionally, and how that should show up in product and storytelling.

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, or related field. Will accept any suitable combination of education, experience, and training.

• 3+ years' experience in relevant product related roles

• Product Management and Merchandising skills and understanding of the product process

• Strong business orientation, analytical aptitude, and retail math

• Strong business management experience

• Demonstrated leadership capability, including ability to motivate, negotiate and influence

• Strong global awareness with the ability to navigate international perspectives and cultural differences

• Experience with Keynote, Adobe Suite, PowerPoint and Excel

• Deep knowledge and understanding of athletes, marketplace and consumer landscape

• Passion or interest in Global Football (Soccer) is a plus

• Ability to travel internationally up to 10%

WHAT YOU’LL WORK ON

You will be responsible for the end-to-end product creation of Nike’s Global Football Apparel—turning athlete and cultural insight into Off Pitch product that performs for athletes and fans alike on the world’s biggest stages. You will set line strategy, drive cross functional alignment, and balance creativity, craft, and commercial rigor in a fastmoving global environment.

• You own product creation gates and calendars, making hard tradeoffs to keep teams focused, aligned, and on time in a deadline driven global cadence.

• You translate athlete, consumer, and cultural insights around the game into clear briefs, line architectures, and storytelling that feel authentic to football.

• You manage the tension between pinnacle product moments and scalable business needs, ensuring performance, margin, and brand excellence are all delivered.

• You spend time deep in the details—reviewing assortments, samples, costs, and narratives—while also stepping back to guide long-term strategy and vision.

• You show up as a trusted leader in the room, driving clarity and momentum across complex conversations and high visibility decisions.

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.