Senior Manager, Apparel Design, Outerwear, Local Creation GC

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 Local Creation GC is one of Nike’s fastest product engines, enabling designers to connect with geo-specific consumers quickly and effectively. Reporting to the Local Creation Design organization, this role focuses on creating inspiring products tailored to specific marketplaces and geographic audiences, capturing fast-moving trends and delivering regionally relevant narratives with flexibility and speed.

The Local Creation team’s mission is to amplify and incubate new ideas while driving and extending consumer favorites, serving local consumers with products that offer greater relevance and immediacy. We seek a candidate who embodies our values of authenticity, accountability, collaboration, and courage—someone eager to grow, challenge themselves, and act independently as a self-driven contributor.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR We’re looking for a Senior Manager, Apparel Design, Outerwear to join our dynamic and fast-paced design team. This role will be based in Shanghai, China, and will work closely with cross-functional partners across Design, Product Management, Development, Merchandising, and Marketing.

The ideal candidate is a seasoned creative leader with diverse experience in the apparel industry and the ability to manage a team of designers to develop and execute apparel products for our brand. They will lead the creation of apparel products across various GC consumer sport and lifestyle business opportunities and oversee the execution of multiple categories through a hyper