Senior Apparel Wear Test Analyst - Global Apparel Development StandardsHybrid

Title: Senior Apparel Wear Test Analyst Global Apparel Development Standards

Location: Beaverton, OR

Duration: 4-month contract

NIKE, Inc. does more than outfit the world's best athletes. It is a place to explore potential, obliterate boundaries and push out the edges of what can be. The company looks for people who can grow, think, dream and create. Its culture thrives by embracing diversity and rewarding imagination. The brand seeks achievers, leaders and visionaries. At Nike, it’s about each person bringing skills and passion to a challenging and constantly evolving game.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

We are looking for a Senior Wear Test Analyst to encourage participation, communication and engagement across Nike Apparel Development. This role is critical in building integration and community within Nike Apparel Development across a spectrum of various fields and the exploration of physical/digital Apparel concepts that inspires the future of sport. A successful Senior Wear Test Analyst is someone who’s entrepreneurial and collaborative. The role is responsible for cross functional interactions and clear and consistent communications with Nike leadership, teammates, and external partners.

WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON

As a Senior Analyst your focus will be on amplifying the voice of the athlete. Apparel Senior Wear Test Analyst will work with NIKE’s product creation partners to test apparel, accessories, and equipment; ensuring that they perform and meet the expectations of our athletes across the globe. In this role, you will be responsible for leading, or providing guidance to, multiple stages of the testing process; including test planning, recruiting testers, executing tests, analyzing data, capturing athlete insights, writing reports, and delivering presentations across multiple sport dimensions and company stakeholders. You will work collaboratively with colleagues involved in product creation and development to validate the performance benefits of product, as it moves from the innovation stages to the marketplace. The testing feedback you support in gathering and disseminating will help inform key internal stakeholders regarding performance and durability attributes to ensure Nike’s apparel remains best-in-class. Additionally, you will work closely with leading your fellow testing teammates and working with your Nike Manager on internal projects, while also maintaining, developing, and teaching our testing techniques and best practices that shape the testing of tomorrow.

WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH

You will be reporting to our Global Apparel Product Testing Sr Manager within the Global Apparel Standards team. You will partner with our Apparel Development teams to wear test against various apparel and accessories items and continue to establish new standards, processes and training content. You’ll provide technical input and support to the Technical Design, Development, and Product Development community.

Additionally, you will support external relationships with vendors and partners.

WHAT YOU BRING

• Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in a science or apparel related field
• Minimum 5 years of directly relevant work experience
• Passion for, and knowledge of, team and individual sports
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Competent in qualitative and quantitative test design, data collection, and analysis
• Ability to multitask and manage a varied workload via organizational skills and proactive behaviors
• Proven influencing skills with tailored messaging to varied audiences
• Ability to build rapport, communicate, and gather information from athletes ranging from profession to recreational
• Knowledge of the apparel product creation process
• Excellent interpersonal skills working with teammates who share the same goals
• History of pragmatic problem solving via innovative or digital solutions
• Knowledge of psychometrics, sensory-perception, behavioral sciences or motor learning and control is a plus
• Proficient with all Microsoft Office (or equivalent) programs
• Experience with one or more: SPSS, Qualtrics, SigmaPlot, Airtable, EyeQuestion, UserTesting
• Ability to travel up to 10% per year
• Natural leader, mentor and educator