Senior Color Developer, Global Apparel PCC (2 Years Fixed-Term Contract)

This position is offered as a 2-years fixed-term contract. WHO YOU'LL WORK WITH This role sits within Global Apparel PCC and partners closely with Design, Product Management, Materials Development, Sourcing, Manufacturing Partners, Color Quality, Operations and vendors.

The Senior Color Developer contributes technical leadership, mentors teammates and helps strengthen color excellence across the product creation process. WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR NIKE is looking for a technically strong, curious and collaborative Senior Color Developer who can lead complex apparel color development from concept through commercialization.

This person combines deep knowledge of color science, dyeing technologies, color standards and colorfastness with sound judgement, clear communication and independent problem solving. The successful candidate is comfortable managing multiple seasonal priorities, identifying risk early and influencing cross-functional and vendor partners with data-driven recommendations.

They bring a continuous-improvement mindset and are energized by digital transformation, including the use of analytics, connected systems and responsible AI-enabled solutions to improve color prediction, matching, tracking and workflow efficiency.

Bachelor's degree in Textile, Color Science, Chemistry, Apparel or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education, experience and training. 5+ years of relevant color development, textile coloration or apparel product creation experience.

Strong understanding of color science, dyeing technologies, spectrophotometry, color standards, lab-dip evaluation and colourfastness requirements. Experience with PLM, Data

Color, Natific or equivalent color-development systems, plus proficiency in Excel, Tableau or similar analytics tools. Strong project management, communication and influencing skills, with the ability to mentor others and manage multiple seasons and priorities.

WHAT YOU'LL WORK ON You will lead end-to-end color development