Lead Technical Product Manager, ITC

Position Type

Full Time

Career area

Program, Product & Project Management

Location

4/F, WeWork, Embassy GolfLinks, Karnataka, Karnātaka 560093, India

Job ID

R-87214

Become a Part of the NIKE, Inc. Team

NIKE, Inc. does more than outfit the world’s best athletes. It’s a place where passionate individuals come together to create the future of sport. We are unapologetic about who we are and what we’re after—bringing innovation and inspiration to every athlete in the world. We look for athletes who can push boundaries, elevate our potential and continue leading us to greatness. The next tastemakers, playmakers, risk takers and glue players. Are you game?

WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH

Nike is looking for a Lead Technical Product Manager to drive the development and delivery of scalable, developer-centric cloud platform capabilities. You will work at the intersection of business, technology, and platform engineering, playing a pivotal role in defining the roadmap, building internal cloud platform products, and enabling engineering teams to ship faster with confidence.

This role requires a combination of deep cloud platform expertise, strong product management skills, and a passion for translating complex infrastructure concepts into clear, value-driven product requirements that improve developer experience, governance, and cost efficiency across Nike's technology ecosystem.

In your job function you will work and collaborate with

Lead / Principal Engineers and Engineering Managers

Enterprise architects, security architects, and peer Technical Product Manager

Cloud platform engineering, SRE, and FinOps teams

Principal Technical Product Managers and Directors (Technical Product Management)

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

10+ years demonstrated experience as a Product Owner, Product Manager, or Technical Product Manager, with specific experience managing developer-facing platform products.

Product strategy and road mapping at multi-squad scale for internal platform capabilities.

Deep technical understanding of AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform (GCP), including landing zones, IAM, and resource tagging.

Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) tools such as Terraform, and working knowledge of APIs, microservices, and SQL.

Proven experience with cloud cost management practices (Cloud FinOps) and commercial optimization tools.

Stakeholder alignment and communication across functions; value-driven prioritization using frameworks applied with judgment.

Risk and dependency management across squads and partner teams; participation in at least four full-cycle projects or multiple projects across various phases of development.

Strong experience working in matrix organizations, managing wide stakeholder networks, and navigating cross-product dependencies across time zone.

Proficiency in Agile methodologies and tools such as Jira, Confluence, Figma, and LucidChart.

Storytelling abilities for effectively propagating the impact of platform solutions across the enterprise.

A strategic thinker with a passion for cloud platform technologies and their potential to accelerate engineering productivity and operational excellence.

A doer who can perform hands-on work, create detailed product artifacts, work effectively in JIRA, collaborate closely with engineering teams, and organize incoming information efficiently.

A leader who shields engineering teams from the influx of information, change requests, and new requirements, allowing them to focus on design, delivery, and achieving engineering excellence.

A collaborative team player skilled at navigating cross-functional teams and driving alignment without direct authority.

A problem-solver who thrives in ambiguity and brings clarity through well-defined strategies and execution plans.

An expert who champions platform adoption, developer experience, and has the ability to influence decisions across technical and business teams.

achelor's or Master's Degree in an Engineering Discipline. MBA is preferrable but not mandatory

Located in Bangalore

WHAT YOU’LL WORK ON

Define and execute product strategy aligned to quarterly, annual, and organizational goals for cloud platform products.

Lead cross-functional squads through the full product lifecycle: discovery, delivery, adoption, and iteration.

Translate complex cloud infrastructure concepts—landing zones, IAM, tagging, guardrails—into prioritized, defensible roadmaps and clear trade-off narratives.

Define the long-term vision, strategy, and roadmap for developer-facing cloud platform capabilities, ensuring alignment with business objectives and leadership priorities.

Conduct user research with internal engineering teams, analyze platform adoption feedback, and identify opportunities to improve developer experience and platform reuse.

Translate business and engineering needs into actionable technical product requirements, user stories, and a prioritized, groomed product backlog with clear feature descriptions, epics, and acceptance criteria.

Collaborate with cloud platform engineers, SRE, FinOps, security, and engineering leaders to design and integrate platform capabilities that improve velocity, reliability, and cost efficiency.

Embed cost awareness and FinOps practices into platform design decisions; partner with FinOps teams on commercial optimization and cloud cost governance.

Define and track platform health metrics, SLOs, adoption KPIs, and developer experience indicators; present outcomes in Monthly/Quarterly Business Reviews.

Manage dependencies and technical debt in partnership with engineering leads; tie debt reduction to business and platform outcomes.

Balance platform reliability with new feature demand; prioritize investments using signals from adoption, incident trends, and stakeholder needs.

Promote Technical Product Management best practices, tooling, and frameworks; mentor Senior Technical Product Managers.

Influence stakeholders across teams, functions, and time zones to align on priorities and outcomes without direct authority.

Actively participate in Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, reviews, and demo sessions to drive successful product delivery.

Resolve dependencies between platform and product teams, manage risks, and proactively address blockers as they arise.

Lead the product lifecycle from ideation and prototyping to launch, optimization, and sunset, ensuring continuous delivery of value.

Foster collaboration across technical and business teams, ensuring alignment on priorities, objectives, and deliverables.

Develop and communicate technical concepts, roadmaps, and product strategies effectively to both technical and non-technical audiences

NIKE, Inc. is a growth company that looks for team members to grow with it. Nike offers a generous total rewards package, casual work environment, a diverse and inclusive culture, and an electric atmosphere for professional development. No matter the location, or the role, every Nike employee shares one galvanizing mission: To bring inspiration and innovation to every athlete in the world.

What You Can Expect

OUR HIRING GAME PLAN

01 Apply

Our teams are made up of diverse skillsets, knowledge bases, inputs, ideas and backgrounds. We want you to find your fit – review job descriptions, departments and teams to discover the role for you.

02 Meet a Recruiter or Take an Assessment

If selected for a corporate role, a recruiter will reach out to start your interview process and be your main contact throughout the process. For retail roles, you’ll complete an interactive assessment that includes a chat and quizzes and takes about 10-20 minutes to complete. No matter the role, we want to learn about you – the whole you – so don’t shy away from how you approach world-class service and what makes you unique.

03 Interview

Go into this stage confident by doing your research, understanding what we are looking for and being prepared for questions that are set up to learn more about you, and your background.