Hybrid Manager, Footwear Development – Athlete Product Excellence, Performance Basketball

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About the role

  • Lead the full development process for assigned footwear projects
  • Collaborate with athletes, product management, and design to translate sport-specific needs and insights into footwear solutions
  • Develop new construction methods, materials, and manufacturing processes
  • Engineer products for elite custom solutions and scalable inline performance models
  • Provide technical solutions through rapid prototyping and materials analysis
  • Mentor junior team members and foster a culture of innovation
  • Support cross-functional innovation projects and local athlete visits for product testing
  • Act as liaison between Inline Development and Athlete Product Excellence teams
  • Drive performance creation process with key milestones, test samples, and athlete insights

Requirements

  • University degree in Engineering, Sport Science (Biomechanics, Physiology, etc) or related field
  • 2+ years of relevant experience in footwear product development, ideally with exposure to performance or athlete-specific footwear
  • Deep knowledge of the footwear creation process (lasts, patterns, construction, tooling, testing)
  • Strong understanding of sport-specific movement, biomechanics, and athlete performance needs
  • Ability to manage multiple complex projects simultaneously and prioritize effectively
  • Experience working with new technologies, innovations, and rapid prototyping tools
  • Fluent in English; additional languages a plus
  • Willingness to travel domestically and internationally (up to 20%)

Benefits

  • Robust and progressive medical, including HSA (Health Savings Account) with employer funding or FSA (Flexible Spending Account) options
  • Dental, vision, prescription drug coverage, adoption, with surrogate and fertility support
  • Short and long-term disability, and basic life and AD&D insurance, which can be supplemented with employee-paid coverage
  • 401k plan and Stock Purchase Plan with employer match
  • Full-time employees are eligible for education assistance
  • Generous Leave policies including 12 weeks of paid parental leave
  • Employees are eligible to earn an annual bonus based on both company and personal performance
  • Employees accrue prorated flexible time off in the amount of .4388 hours per day that increases with years of service
  • Twelve paid holidays throughout the calendar year
  • Service Time Off during milestone years

Job title

Manager, Footwear Development – Athlete Product Excellence, Performance Basketball

Job type

Experience level

JuniorMid level

Salary

$95,000 - $118,000 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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