Senior Innovation Developer, Asia

**Who We Are**:
At Brooks, we believe movement is the key to feeling more alive. That’s why we’re driven to create gear and experiences that take people to the place that makes them feel more alive — whether it’s a headspace, a feeling, or a finish line.

Everyone who works at Brooks is propelled by a company culture that sparks excitement, fuels collaboration, inspires creativity, and ignites innovation.

Our brand values help bond us together and drive our success:

- **_Runner First_**
- We act in the best interest of the runner_

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- **_Word is Bond_**
- We do what we say we’ll do _

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- **_Champion Heart_**
- We give our all in everything we do_

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- **_There is no “I” in Run_**
- We stay generous with our humanity _

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- **_Keep Moving_**
- We find ways to move every day, because joy is kinetic _

We welcome everyone from every walk of life looking to inspire others through the power of movement — because we’re _all _moving towards something. Let’s run there.

**Your Job**:
The Brooks Innovation team is a group of world-class innovative minds collectively focused on improving the performance running experience through product, experiential and biomechanical innovation. They constantly challenge assumptions of how products are made and together they shape the future of running footwear. They stretch the limits of science and human performance with every innovation and are relentlessly focused on changes that benefit the Brooks runner. They pioneer relationships with manufacturing partners and suppliers, uncovering new partnerships with global industry leaders to create innovations and bring new Brooks innovations to life. The Innovation team operates across the full range of product creation, merchandising, brand strategy, sourcing and new business development to relentlessly pursue methods to make better-performing, higher-quality and sustainable products faster and more efficiently than ever before.

As our Senior Innovation Footwear Developer, Asia, you will utilize your advanced product and process knowledge to manage the product development process for innovation programs that will drive the future of Brooks Running. You will work with a global, cross-functional product creation team from the collection of insights through commercialization to deliver products that deliver new running experiences and exceed runner expectations. You will create and manage project timelines across the innovation triad driving the research, prototyping and validation of ideas through the i2R (innovation-to-runner) process delivering _ready for in-line_ product and technologies. You will work with strategic partners outside of Brooks to cultivate new ideas and deliver groundbreaking products that challenge and shape the future of running.

As the Senior Innovation Footwear Developer, Asia, at Brooks, you will be a key leader in the Footwear Innovation Team to drive execution of innovation projects through all phases of the project Phase Gate process. You will drive the innovation development process from concept to in-line technology transfer and commercialization. You will work with cross-functional and global innovation creation teams to research and develop new technologies, explore new designs processes, constructions and methods to create cutting edge footwear that runners will love, with the lowest environmental impact possible. You will be part of the Footwear Innovation process, including sample material acquisition, prototype building and validation, factory collaboration and driving process improvement. This role will act as a positive driving force in the innovation process and impacts business results by discovering new potentials in footwear performance and manufacturing and contributing to our long-term innovation strategy. You will be responsible for generating and communicating ideas, concepts and project status to managers and the Innovation Lead Triad. In this role you’ll partner closely with more junior members of the Footwear Innovation team to hone their technical footwear expertise.

**Your Responsibilities**:
- Ability to oversee and manage multiple complex cross-functional innovation projects from Brief & Exploration through Design, Development & Validation and into Commercialization & Manufacturing
- Create and execute project development plans/ schedules according to the strategic critical dates that lead to on-time delivery of samples, portfolio reviews, validation, technology transfers and final product/ technology confirmation.
- Manage the prototyping, testing and validation of concepts through your advanced problem solving and product creation skills which include: pattern making and construction techniques; blueprints, mold creation and midsole/ outsole creation; Lab, fit, wear and biomechanical testing and specification; and manufacturing processes used in the creation of our product.
- Partner with design, PLMs, engineering, manufacturing and vendor/ partners