THE OPPORTUNITY We are looking for a Senior Director to lead our Product Operations – YEEZY team in Los Angeles, CA. This role will work as part of the key leadership team for our Top Collaborators and help set the pace for the brand. You will lead product development from Concept to Commercialization for Yeezy. Under your leadership, the team, will push boundaries with innovative and industry-defining Footwear. THE TEAM We re a collaborative and diverse team across multiple locations. You ll be collaborating directly with a strong, close-knit Design and Marketing triad, and cross horizontal partners including Sourcing, Supply Chain, Materials, Advanced Concepts to name a few. WHO WE RE LOOKING FORYou re a creative problem solver at heart; a true entrepreneur. You want to work on the future of product development where there is no path, you are creating it. You have a background in Footwear Development/Creation and a history of working with Top Collaborators. You re not afraid to take risks and check your ego at the door. Knowing the whole world is waiting for your shoes to drop, is the kind of pressure you thrive on, so you always hit your deadlines. Leading and developing a successful, diverse team gets you out of bed in the morning. You re deeply passionate about your craft and can balance consistency and detail with creativity and data. You re a good fit for the role if: You have 10+ years minimum years of experience, specializing in in Product Development, Sourcing and/or Materials or directly related field with appropriate management experience.Proven experience and deep understanding of Yeezy, Pharrell and Beyonc market.Proven record of leadership and accomplishment in a multi-national environment.Understand complexities and challenges of the business. Strong ability to identify root cause and create optimal path forward.Ability to travel, domestic or international, as required.Excellent fluent English (verbal and written) skills, German/Asia languages an advantage.You re an effective communicator, comfortable presenting topics at all levels.You champion accessibility and inclusivity throughout Product Development process.You can source, interpret, and implement feedback and insights into your process. Bonus points for:Analytical mindset, comfortable building reports and using data to drive decisions.Leading and inspiring large teams.Knowledge of, or experience in the sporting goods industry and/or complex global organizations.Supply Chain Management background or knowlege ABOUT US At adidas we believe that through sport, we have the power to change lives. There s plenty of change around right now as workouts move from the gym to the garage and we take a timeout from many of the activities we re passionate about. Our ambition is to be the best sport brand in the world and with that comes plenty of challenges. We thrive on solving these with the imagination and experience of our incredible teammates. We re all on the home team for now — we d love for you to join ours. Please note: We re all remote while the world sorts itself out. Upon our eventual return to office, the working location will be Los Angeles, CA.Though our teammates hail from all corners of the world, our working language is English adidas requires all US based employees to report COVID-19 vaccination status. Proof of vaccination is required in New York City and Puerto Rico. COMPANY is an equal opportunity employer and will consider requests for accommodation in accordance with all relevant state laws.
Associated topics: design, engineering, manufacture, product, product manager, production, program manager, quality