> Markdown version of [/jobs/ext/3398851-lead-digital-product-design](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/jobs/ext/3398851-lead-digital-product-design). Every page supports `.md` or `Accept: text/markdown`. Links point to the HTML versions so they work for humans too. Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Lead, Digital Product Design - **Company:** Nike Usa Inc - **Location:** Beaverton, OR, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Apple IOS, Computing Platforms, Cursor, Software Design Patterns, Interaction Design, Screen Reader, User-Centered Design, Website Wireframe, Figma - **Published:** September 1, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.themuse.com/jobs/nikeinc/lead-digital-product-design ## About the Role You live and breathe sport. You're known for your well-honed design craft and ability to navigate teams through high-visibility initiatives. You're the glue between the design team and cross-functional counterparts. You lead projects, solving design challenges while inspiring others through your work and collaboration. You're also growing your leadership skills by being a mentor to other designers. * 8+ years of relevant experience with end-to-end digital product design with proven experience in visual, UX/UI, and prototyping * Proven experience delivering consumer-facing product experiences that improve onboarding, habit formation, personalization, motivation, community, content discovery, and/or activity tracking. * Strong understanding of product thinking, interaction design, data science, experimentation and execution (expert in one or more areas) * Hands-on creative and systems thinker with strong UX/UI/IA design expertise and design approach * Demonstrated user-centric design approach and insights-based design process * Strong collaborator with product managers, engineers, writers, researchers and marketers * Experience working with consumer research and data * Impeccable attention to detail * Exceptional time management skills - providing accurate estimations and often helping the team deliver early * Ability to influence or create design patterns or standards that are adopted by other teams * Highly proficient with design and prototyping tools such as Cursor and Figma * Cross-platform design experiences (web, Android, iOS, email) * Ability to communicate a vision for the work in a way others can relate to and buy into * Ability to establish a holistic look and feel between all pieces of a large project * Experience launching software at scale in a fast-paced product organization * Passion for the Nike brand, sport and for creating high-quality work * A fascination with innovation and technology and a solid understanding of digital tools and trends * Experience with digital fitness, wellness, coaching, activity tracking, wearable integrations, training plans, guided content, challenges, achievements, or community-based motivation features. * Familiarity with Nike Run Club, Nike Training Club, or comparable consumer fitness products that combine coaching, content, community, personalization, and progress tracking to support athlete goals. ## Description You'll be part of the Activity Experiences Digital Product Design team, responsible for Nike's Run Club (NRC) and Training Club (NTC) apps-shaping digital experiences that help athletes start, stay motivated, and achieve their goals-as well as the technology experiences powering our world-class Nike Sport Research Lab. With a sharp focus on athlete needs, this team powers stronger, healthier and happier bodies and minds. You'll partner closely with product, engineering, data science, marketing, sport experts, trainers, coaches, and cross-functional business partners to craft a new digital fitness offering, pioneering Nike's next big competitive advantage., * Developing a deep understanding of Athlete* motivations and needs, deeply immersed in sport and the digital fitness landscape, and translating it into differentiated experience concepts * Rapidly visualizing, prototyping and exploring multiple product design directions in response to hypotheses-with sharp consideration of the business and technical impacts of the solutions * Designing incredibly polished work that represents the Nike brand and product experience through wireframes, flows, visual comps, and prototypes * Owning an entire product space or working on large projects that encompass multiple broad/undefined features * Thinking big, innovating and driving execution on cross-team products or a domain * Rapidly iterating and refining design concepts-from initial briefing through final delivery * Facilitating and leading brainstorms and workshops * Working closely and collaboratively with a cross-functional team of producers, product managers, project managers, engineers, researchers and fellow designers * Inspiring new ways of thinking and exploring the unknown using fresh and unique approaches to design problems * Mentoring and providing helpful feedback to fellow designers and interns to uplevel their craft and skills * Evangelizing the Nike brand and driving initiatives that strengthen Nike's design culture internally 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. 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