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Nike · 18 minutes ago

Senior Principal, Technical Program Manager

Nike is a leading company in the sportswear industry, and they are seeking a Senior Principal Technical Program Manager to lead large-scale technology programs critical to their Win Now strategy. This role involves close collaboration with engineering, product, and design leaders to drive software capability execution and manage complex program management functions.

ApparelE-CommerceFashionLifestyleProduct DesignRetailSporting Goods
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H1B Sponsor Likelynote

Responsibilities

You will be responsible for the end-to-end timely, on budget technology execution of Technology program, actively engaging key business and technology portfolio partners to ensure opportunities, risks and issues are understood and addressed
You will co-create and help develop program dashboards, portfolio reporting and analysis activities
Drive and manage end-to-end delivery of complex technical programs, ensuring alignment with business objectives and technical requirements
Collaborate with engineering teams to design, plan, and deliver innovative technical solutions that meet both short-term and long-term goals
Own technical risk management, identifying potential issues and implementing strategies to mitigate them across all phases of the program
Work closely with product management, engineering, and business stakeholders to balance technical trade-offs and align engineering efforts with business priorities
Managing teams of more junior Program Management professionals in order to balance priorities and team bandwidth based on need

Qualification

Technical Program ManagementAgile methodologiesSoftware developmentProject Management Professional (PMP)Service Oriented ArchitectureRisk managementCross-functional coordinationDynamic environment adaptabilityTechnical project deliveryStakeholder managementComplex technology platformsTechnical concepts translationGovernance structuresPortfolio reportingMiroLucidJIRAConfluenceFront EndDev opsCloud ServicesCommunication skillsRelationship-buildingProblem-solvingTeam management

Required

Bachelor/Master degree in Engineering, Computer Science or related field or equivalent combination of education and experience
10-12+ years of Technical Program Management or product experience
5-10 years of experience managing and coaching Program Management teams
10+ years of working directly with engineering teams
5+ years of software development experience
Experience leading program management efforts including establishing effective governance structures, cross functional coordination, and executive stakeholder management and reporting
Strong relationship-building skills and experience working closely with senior executives and cross-functional partners to deliver key strategic initiatives
Experience running and executing across multiple complex technology platforms and business areas
Strong oral and written communication skills and ability to challenge the status quo
Ability to deal with ambiguity and work in a dynamic, results-oriented matrixed environment
Delivery experience using Agile and Waterfall methodologies
Deep experience with tools such as Miro, Lucid, JIRA, and Confluence
Proven experience in a technical program management or engineering delivery role, with a strong ability to drive technical projects to successful completion
Deep understanding of Service Oriented Architecture Solutions
Broad technical understanding across a variety of platforms, systems, and engineering disciplines, like Front End, Dev ops, Cloud Services
Excellent communication skills, with the ability to translate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders and vice versa

Preferred

Project Management Professional (PMP) preferred
Relevant experience in Retail, Consumer product development, Innovation, Supply Chain, and Operations preferred

Benefits

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.

Company

Nike is a retail brand that provides the sale of apparel, footwear, sports equipment, and accessory products.

H1B Sponsorship

Nike has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$241.95M
Key Investors
Tim CookPershing Square Capital Management
2025-12-22Post Ipo Secondary· $2.95M
2024-08-17Post Ipo Equity· $239M
1980-12-02IPO

Leadership Team

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Elliott Hill
President and Chief Executive Officer
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Muge Erdirik Dogan
EVP & Chief Technology Officer, NIKE, Inc.
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