Vice President, Product Management, Research & Experience Design Greater New York City, NY Area

The Company is seeking a Vice President to lead product management, user research, and experience design across customer-facing, associate-facing, and operational capabilities. The role will set strategy and roadmaps, shape AI-enabled experiences, and guide the transition to a faster product delivery model using prototypes, research, and iterative validation. The leader will align business and technology partners around priorities, adoption, and measurable outcomes, while overseeing a broad portfolio that includes digital commerce, stores, merchandising, supply chain, inventory, fulfillment, and customer care. Responsibilities also include building impact measurement practices, balancing innovation with product reliability and modernization, supporting business integration efforts, and developing the leadership team. Candidates should bring executive-level experience in product management, business strategy, retail operations, or technology, with accountability for enterprise-scale strategy, adoption, and measurable results. Deep practical understanding of retail operations—including stores, merchandising, inventory, fulfillment, logistics, loyalty, and digital commerce—is essential. Applicants should have experience leading product, research, and design as integrated capabilities; changing how an agile organization operates; measuring technology’s business impact; and balancing new initiatives with reliability and technical debt. Familiarity with AI-mediated interactions and hands-on AI prototyping, along with a record of building strong teams and advancing value-creating initiatives, is required. A bachelor’s degree in business, computer science, engineering, marketing, or a related field is required; an advanced degree and multi-brand or international leadership experience are preferred.

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Foot Locker