Sporting Fashion & Goods
FW Product Testing Analyst II, Korea
Mid Level
Busan, South Korea
in office
Full time
Job description
About the Role
This role sits within the Footwear Product Testing organisation and reports to the Manager, Running & ACG Product Testing, based in China. The role partners closely with Footwear Product Testing Analysts and Managers, Nike's Product Management Office, Operations, Product Management and Product Creation teams, Global and Geo Hub partners, external athlete communities, and consumer and athlete research partners. Its purpose is to lead initiatives that strengthen Nike's ability to access, engage, and learn from athletes and communities, delivering on-site development testing and translating athlete experiences into insights that support timely product decisions.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead initiatives that strengthen Nike's ability to access, engage, and learn from athletes and communities.
- Lead on-site development testing across multiple sports within defined timelines, partnering with internal and external Product Creation teams.
- Develop athlete and community engagement strategies and scalable approaches for athlete recruitment, onboarding, participation, and retention.
- Connect the right athletes to the right product questions and support testing strategies that improve the quality and relevance of athlete feedback.
- Identify cross-sport learning opportunities and lead initiatives that strengthen athlete access, representation, and engagement across Footwear Product Testing.
- Establish best practices, standards, processes, and tools that improve the consistency and impact of athlete engagement and testing activities.
- Translate athlete experiences and qualitative and quantitative findings into actionable insights and recommendations for Product Creation partners.
- Partner with the Product Management Office, Sport Analysts, Global Hub teams, research partners, and other stakeholders to identify future testing and athlete-engagement opportunities and build capability across the global network.
Required Experience & Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Experience working directly with athletes, consumers, or communities.
- Experience managing multiple projects and stakeholders simultaneously while delivering work against defined timelines.
- Demonstrated ability to build trusted relationships and partnerships, influence across functions, and influence without authority.
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively in ambiguous and evolving environments.
- Strong communication, facilitation, and storytelling skills.
- Ability to synthesise qualitative and quantitative information into actionable recommendations.
- Fluency in both Korean and English.
- Passion for connecting with athletes and communities and bringing their perspectives into product creation.
- Analytical thinking, project leadership, and curiosity about athlete needs and experiences.
- Ability to identify opportunities across functions and sports and develop scalable solutions that strengthen how Nike listens to and learns from athletes.
Preferred Skills
- Experience in product testing, consumer insights, research, community engagement, athlete services, or footwear product creation.
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