Sr Director Technical Product Management, DAI

Global Grade 55

Beaverton, OR

WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH

At Nike, we leverage the power of data and technology to serve athletes* around the world. The Data & AI (DAI) team is at the forefront of this mission—building scalable, secure, and intelligent platforms that power decision-making and personalized experiences across the Nike ecosystem. 

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

We are looking for a visionary Technical Product Management leader with a passion for building world-class data platforms and services. You thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative environment and have a proven track record of leading high-performing, cross-functional engineering teams. We are looking for someone that is deeply technical, business-savvy, and customer-obsessed. 

WHAT YOU'LL DO

The Senior Director of Technical Product Management is a strategic leader who oversees the full spectrum of platform and technical products that power enterprise-scale systems. This role sets vision and strategy, influences technology direction, and drives enterprise impact through team leadership, innovation, and cross-functional alignment.

• Lead and scale a team of Technical Product Managers responsible for building Nike’s next-generation data services platform. 

• Drive the design and development of API-first, Tier-1, business-critical data services that are secure, scalable, and resilient. 

• Partner with business facing products, engineering, and platform teams to define and execute the technical roadmap for Nike’s Lakehouse and Data Mesh strategy. 

• Champion best practices in data governance, data pipelines, and platform observability. 

• Foster a culture of Technical Product excellence, innovation, and continuous improvement. 

• Collaborate with senior leadership to align Product led initiatives with Nike’s broader business and technology goals. 
• Manage executive stakeholder relationships and drive alignment on complex, cross-functional initiatives
•  Ensure product investments support scalability, resilience, and long-term business agility
• Create and govern frameworks for product lifecycle management, OKRs, and KPIs

Skillset Required 

• Minimum Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field plus 12+ years of progressive product management experience, including 5+ years in a senior leadership capacity or equivalent combination of education, experience or training.
• 7+ Years strong foundation in distributed systems, cloud-native architectures, and data platforms. 

• Deep expertise in at least one major cloud platform: AWS, Azure, GCP, or OCI. 

• Experience with Databricks, Snowflake, AWS RDS, Azure SQL, or GCP Cloud SQL, Apache Spark and Apache Airflow. 

• Strong understanding of Lakehouse architecture, Data Mesh principles, data governance frameworks, and modern data pipelines. 

• Proven ability to deliver high-impact, API-first services at scale. 

• Proven leadership in managing extra-large, complex product portfolios with cross-functional influence.
• Experience driving major transformation programs (e.g., modernization, platform unification, data strategy)
• Proven capability in building, mentoring, and retaining high- Demonstrated success influencing C-level stakeholders and performing product teams at scale
• technology leadership

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