Lead, Footwear Design Exploration

Purpose of Role

The Lead, Footwear Design Exploration is responsible for identifying emerging opportunities, creating concepts, and developing exploratory design work that supports the future growth of Under Armour Footwear. This role connects athlete needs, marketplace shifts, emerging technologies, cultural influences, and design trends to actionable footwear opportunities. This role is a creator first, developing concepts, inspiration, visual assets, and exploratory product ideas that help Product Creation teams see around corners, challenge convention, and pursue opportunities that can drive future growth and differentiation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with typically 8 years of relevant experience or Master's degree with typically 6 years of relevant experience or typically 12 years of relevant work experience without degree.
• Experience in Footwear Design, Innovation, Concept Design, Product Creation, or a related creative product field.
• Strong understanding of footwear consumer needs, category trends, product creation processes, and marketplace dynamics.
• Knowledge of footwear construction, materials, manufacturing considerations, and exploratory product creation.
• Strong concept development, visualization, storytelling, and presentation capabilities.
• Ability to translate insights, trends, and athlete needs into compelling design opportunities.
• Experience using AI-enabled design tools, visualization platforms, and emerging creative technologies preferred.
• Strong creative judgment, product sensibility, collaboration skills, and ability to influence cross-functional partners.

Workplace Location

This individual must reside within commuting distance from our Baltimore, MD (HQ) office.

Work Schedule

This role follows a hybrid work schedule, requiring 4 days in-office per week.

Travel

As needed to support product creation, partner engagement, and exploratory development.

Sponsorship Eligibility

(US ONLY) UA does not offer sponsorship of job applicants for employment-based work authorization for this position at this time.

Relocation

Relocation may be provided up to a specified amount.

Base Compensation

$110,000.00-$150,000.00 USD

Benefits & Perks

• Paid "UA Give Back" Volunteer Days: Work alongside your team to support initiatives in your local community
• Under Armour Merchandise Discounts
• Competitive 401(k) plan matching
• Maternity and Parental Leave for eligible and FMLA-eligible teammates
• Health & fitness benefits, discounts and resources - We offer teammates across the country programs to promote physical activity and overall well-being

Our Commitment to Equal Opportunity

At Under Armour, we are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates without regard to race, color, religion or belief, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information (including characteristics and testing), military and veteran status, family or paternal status and any other characteristic protected by applicable law.