Senior Manager, Product Trend, Global - Converse

Converse is a place to explore potential, break barriers and push out the edges of what can be. The company looks for people who can grow, think, dream and create. Its culture thrives by embracing diversity and rewarding imagination. The brand seeks achievers, leaders and visionaries. At Converse, it's about each person bringing skills and passion to a challenging and constantly evolving world to make things better as a team.

Converse designs the future. At Converse, designers chase their curiosities and build what's next, shaping the culture and advancing human creativity. The Design Teams include artists, inventors and specialists, all with different focuses, including color and material experts, and apparel, footwear and graphics designers. Converse designers look to the future, courageously pursuing materials, ideas and forms that further elevate the consumer's experience, raise the bar for modern style and reduce environmental impact.

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Converse is a place to explore potential, break barriers and push out the edges of what can be. The company looks for people who can grow, think, dream and create. Its culture thrives by embracing diversity and rewarding imagination. The brand seeks achievers, leaders and visionaries. At Converse, it's about each person bringing skills and passion to a challenging and constantly evolving world to make things better as a team.

The Product Creation and Merchandising team has a one-team mentality across a multitude of specialties- Trend and Concept, Footwear Design, Product and Consumer Merchandising, Product Development and Business Operations- collectively driven to deliver the Converse consumers with the best products possible and advance the independent spirit of youth.

We're looking for a Senior Manager of Product Trend who has a strong understanding of fashion industry trends with an emphasis on footwear. Through continued research and consumer connection, you will balance both the art and science of trend forecasting to accurately identify patterns used to inform global direction. Confident, passionate and inspiring presentation skills are deeply valued. This influential leader must be highly motivated and organized with the ability to lead a distributed team and work on multiple projects at once!

If this is you, you will help fuel our product creation teams with relevant intel to make the most informed decisions for future seasons. This role must demonstrate excellent research and analytical skills with the ability to interpret, edit, and apply trend data into compelling, brand right content to guide our product creation teams. Excellent communication skills will be crucial as this role works with both internal and external partners / agencies. You will work closely with Trend and Concept leadership to set product trend direction for Design as well as test concepts before they go to market, informing multiple tracks of creation where applicable. Ability to travel both domestically and globally is vital.

This role will report to the Director, Trend & Concept, Global, working within a team of specialists who translate trend knowledge into our overarching creative direction. Reporting to you is our Product Trend Geography Leads who ensure we keep a pulse on what is happening globally. The Trend and Concept Team, which this role sits within, is a centralized team with cross functional reach- working closely with the product creation teams, adjacently with our quantitative insights strategy team, and cross INC with Nike trend and insights teams. This team works with both internal and external partners / agencies / consumers.

• Must have a bachelors degree and a minimum of 8+ years experience in trend forecasting (Note: One of the following alternatives may be accepted: PhD or Law + 6 yrs; Masters + 7 yrs; Associates degree + 9yrs; High School + 10 yrs)
• Must have experience mentoring or leading others
• Passion for trend research with a discerning eye for style and consumer behaviors
• Clear and inspiring communicator
• Organized and able to multi task projects
• Experience working with consumer focus groups and research agencies
• Ability to forecast future trends up to 2 years from market
• Ability to work across multiple time zones, in person and over Zoom
• Ability to travel both domestically and globally
  
  

NIKE, Inc. is a growth company that looks for team members to grow with it. Nike offers a generous total rewards package, casual work environment, a diverse and inclusive culture, and an electric atmosphere for professional development. No matter the location, or the role, every Nike employee shares one galvanizing mission: To bring inspiration and innovation to every athlete* in the world.

NIKE, Inc. is committed to employing a diverse workforce. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, or disability. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

Converse is more than a company; it's a worldwide advocate for self-expression. This belief motivates our employees, permeates our working environment and inspires our products. No two of us look or think exactly alike. We are each one-of-a-kind. Individually and as a culture, we have the freedom to create and grow professionally. Generous benefits packages only sweeten the experience. From Boston to Shanghai, from Brand Design to Finance, Converse is a brand that celebrates the unique and creative people of the world. Together, we're different.

Whether it's transportation or financial health, we continually invest in our employees to help them achieve greatness - inside and outside of work. All who work here should be able to realize their full potential.