Senior Director, Global Apparel - Women’s Sportswear
Who You’ll Work With
This role reports to the VP of Global Women’s Sportswear Apparel and will manage a team of individuals who are responsible for Women’s Sportswear. Key partners include Merchandising, Design, Development (TechDev), Materials, and geo teams. This is a highly matrixed organization and this person will regularly present to large audiences including senior leadership. You will contribute a deep understanding of the consumer, industry, competition, and global marketplace. Your partners and teammates will appreciate your ability to bring process clarity, a solution-oriented mindset, and positive energy to a large and diverse group.
Who We Are Looking For
We are looking for a Senior Director of Global Apparel for Women’s Sportswear! This role is responsible for leading product strategy and product creation to build industry-defining sportswear that blends innovation, style, and performance for athletes around the world. This person will possess a strong strategic vision, exceptional product taste, excellent communication skills, and the ability to effectively influence others across a highly matrixed organization. Ideal candidates will bring a deep understanding of the evolving sportswear consumer, marketplace, and cultural landscape while balancing art and science with equally strong product aesthetics and business insight.
What You’ll Work On
- Drive the product creation process from initial concept through to commercialization and production
- Ensure on-time delivery and development according to critical dates, product specification, sustainability, performance, and profitability goals
- Lead the category product creation team and the direction of category product stories including overseeing the evolution of specific product lines
- Lead the product realization including the planning and evolution of product lines and the profitability of the business
Strong leadership and an in-depth understanding of the product creation process are essential. We offer a number of accommodations to complete our interview process including screen readers, sign language interpreters, accessible and single location for in-person interviews, closed captioning, and other reasonable modifications as needed. If you discover, as you navigate our application process, that you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please complete the Candidate Accommodation Request Form.