Lead Technical Product Manager, ITC

Location: Karnataka, India

Time Type: Full time

Job Description

WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH

As a Lead Product Manager in Nike’s India Technology Center (ITC), you will play a key role in the Consumer Product & Innovation (CP&I) team—the technology engine behind Nike’s product creation, merchandising, design, and innovation. You will work closely with global Product, Engineering, Architecture, Experience, Data & Analytics, Program Management, and Business partners across Nike’s matrixed ecosystem. Your work will accelerate Nike’s digital product creation capabilities and help deliver scalable, enterprise-grade solutions used across Footwear, Apparel, and Accessories. You will report to a Director/Senior Director of Product Management and collaborate with cross-functional teams and stakeholders to align vision, define priorities, and deliver meaningful business outcomes.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

We are seeking a strategic yet hands-on Lead Product Manager who thrives at the intersection of product vision, technical depth, and stakeholder alignment. You bring a data-driven mindset, strong product execution skills, and the ability to simplify complex problems into clear product decisions. You excel at balancing long-term strategic vision with day-to-day execution, synthesizing insights, leading cross-functional teams, and communicating clearly across technical and non-technical audiences.

Qualifications

- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent. MBA preferred.

- 5+ years of product management experience (web/mobile/enterprise platforms preferred)

- Strong analytical and critical thinking capabilities

- Experience in Agile delivery models and iterative development

- Strong understanding of technology architectures, APIs, and platforms

- Excellent communication and stakeholder alignment skills

- Team-first mindset with willingness to roll up sleeves

Preferred:

- Experience in consumer, retail, footwear, apparel, or digital product creation ecosystems

- Background in platform product management

- Experience managing executive communications or business presentations

WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON

As a Lead PM in CP&I, you will own the roadmap and lifecycle of key platform or product capabilities that power Nike’s global product creation ecosystem. Core responsibilities include:

- Defining product vision, strategy, and roadmap

- Driving discovery, prioritization, development, rollout, and adoption

- Translating user needs into technical requirements with Engineering

- Collaborating with business stakeholders to define priorities and success metrics

- Optimizing user journeys and platform health across CP&I tools and services

- Making evidence-based trade-offs between user needs, complexity, and business value

- Investigating issues, performing root-cause analysis, closing systemic gaps

- Driving consistency in product quality, documentation, KPIs, and roadmap communication

- Establishing and communicating performance metrics across the organization