Senior Color Developer, Global Apparel PCC (2-Year Fixed-Term Contract)

About the role

Nike is hiring a Senior Color Developer for its Global Apparel PCC on a 2-year fixed-term contract. The role sits within Global Apparel PCC and works closely with Design, Product Management, Materials Development, Sourcing, Manufacturing Partners, Color Quality, Operations and vendors. It contributes technical leadership, mentors teammates and strengthens color excellence across the product creation process.

Key responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end color development for assigned apparel dimensions, turning creative intent into consistent, commercially ready colors.
• Manage seasonal color development, including color achievability, lab-dip review and approval, special effects and execution across materials and manufacturing locations.
• Partner with Design, Product Management, PCC, Sourcing, Color Quality, Operations and Manufacturing Partners to align priorities and resolve issues.
• Identify and mitigate color, performance, quality and commercialization risks; lead root-cause analysis, exception management and corrective actions.
• Ensure testing and colorfastness validation are completed and approvals meet the Product Creation Calendar and Buy Ready milestones.
• Maintain accurate color-development records, trackers and stakeholder reporting, using analytics and dashboards to spot trends and bottlenecks.
• Drive digitalization of color workflows, lab-dip tracking and approvals, and explore responsible AI applications for prediction, matching optimization and workflow automation.
• Influence through data-driven recommendations and mentor teammates and suppliers.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Textile, Color Science, Chemistry, Apparel or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education, experience and training.
• 5+ years of relevant color development, textile coloration or apparel product creation experience.
• Strong understanding of color science, dyeing technologies, spectrophotometry, color standards, lab-dip evaluation and colorfastness requirements.
• Experience with PLM, DataColor, Natific or equivalent color-development systems.
• Comfortable managing multiple seasonal priorities, identifying risk early and influencing cross-functional partners and vendors.

Required skills

• Proficiency in Excel, Tableau or similar analytics tools.
• Project management, communication and influencing skills, with the ability to mentor others.