Senior Development Manager – Footwear, Innovation
adidas
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Portland • Oregon • United States
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About the role
- Work 22–46 months ahead of the Inline calendar to bring innovations to commercial readiness
- Lead development of new footwear concepts into manufacturable products
- Partner cross-functionally with Innovation, Design, Marketing, and external suppliers
- Validate performance and quality standards, manage cost structures and tech pack handovers, and drive product revisions
- Assess innovation readiness and ensure feasibility and scalability
- Provide technical development support and collaborate with Sourcing to select suppliers
- Lead and drive the inception of new designs, components, processes, materials, and concepts
- Collaborate with cross-functional team members and lead horizontal Advanced Creation experts as needed
- Guide the definition and enhancement of test parameters/standards required to evaluate performance and functionality
- Ensure compliance with adidas performance/quality standards and manage quality exceptions
- Validate innovation readiness level and support handover criteria for commercialization
Requirements
- Four-year college or university degree with emphasis on engineering and/or manufacturing and/or footwear technology
- Minimum 8+ years of progressive work experience in the athletic footwear industry, specializing in product development
- Proven record of accomplishment in the field of footwear development
- Exposure to the latest in materials, components, processes, and concepts
- Engineering and technical expertise/experience
- Knowledge of wear and physical product testing
- Strong E2E product creation understanding and profound knowledge of key creation processes
- Strong IT skills (MS Office) and ability to work with Product Data Management (PDM) and Computer Aided Design (CAD) Systems
- Strong understanding of costing principles and ability to negotiate as required
- Fluent in English (written and spoken)
- Travel, domestic and international as required by business needs
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical including HSA (Health Savings Account) with employer funding or FSA (Flexible Spending Account) options
- Dental and vision coverage
- Prescription drug coverage
- Adoption, with surrogate and fertility support
- Short and long-term disability
- Basic life and AD&D insurance, which can be supplemented with employee-paid coverage
- 401k plan and Stock Purchase Plan with employer match
- Education assistance
- Generous Leave policies including 12 weeks of paid parental leave
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
product developmentengineering expertisetechnical development supportwear testingphysical product testingcosting principlesnegotiation skillsE2E product creationmaterials knowledgeconcept development
Soft Skills
leadershipcollaborationcross-functional partnershipcommunicationinnovation assessmentproblem-solvingquality managementproject managementteam guidanceadaptability
Certifications
four-year college degree in engineeringfour-year college degree in manufacturingfour-year college degree in footwear technology