Director, Athlete Intelligence - Biomechanics and Athlete Immersion

Values & Innovation

At Under Armour, we are committed to empowering those who strive for more, and the company's values - Act Sustainably, Celebrate the Wins, Fight on Together, Love Athletes and Stand for Equality - serve as both a roadmap for our teams and the qualities expected of every teammate.

At Under Armour, we are committed to empowering those who strive for more, and the company's values - Act Sustainably, Celebrate the Wins, Fight on Together, Love Athletes and Stand for Equality - serve as both a roadmap for our teams and the qualities expected of every teammate. Our Values define and unite us, the beliefs that are the red thread that connects everyone at Under Armour.

Our values are rallying cries, reminding us why we're here, and fueling everything we do.

Our pursuit of better begins with innovation and with our team's mission of being the best. With us, you get the freedom to go further - no matter your role. That means developing, delivering, and selling the state-of-the-art products and digital tools that make top performers even better.

This role is eligible for our Footwear Talent Sprint program.

The Director, Athlete Intelligence (Biomechanics and Athlete Immersion) is a vital role aimed directly at the heart of what we do: making athletes better by providing them performance solutions they never knew they needed but, once they have them, they won’t imagine being able to live without. This role will seek to understand every aspect of an athlete’s journey, identifying present and future opportunities to support athletes on and off the field.

It will synthesize findings gathered from athlete conversations and observations and translate those insights into product opportunities and solutions that strengthen UA’s commercial advantage. This leader will guide a team that connects athlete voice, movement, performance, and product experience to uncover unmet needs and inform commercially relevant product decisions.

• Lead and develop the teams responsible for UA’s Biomechanics and Athlete Immersion capabilities.
• Set the research, testing, and validation agenda for Biomechanics and Athlete Immersion in support of enterprise and category priorities.
• Manage the execution of research and insight work that identifies athlete-centered product opportunities and advances solutions into innovation and development pipelines.
• Establish athlete immersion practices that bring the brand closer to athletes across sports, using conversations, observations, and in-context learning to uncover unmet needs and performance challenges.
• Connect athlete immersion insights to biomechanics research priorities, ensuring lab and field research are grounded in real athlete problems and focused on commercially relevant solutions.
• Translate complex findings into scientific conclusions, product recommendations, and validated performance benefits for innovation and development teams.
• Identify and adopt emerging research methods and technologies that improve UA’s ability to understand athlete needs and validate product solutions.
• Inform short- and long-term strategy by integrating brand, category, research, and development plans.
• Build trusted partnerships with category, design, development, and innovation teams to translate athlete, consumer, and category priorities into research questions, insight-based recommendations, and footwear portfolio decisions.
• Manage internal and external research partnerships that expand technical capability, strengthen testing methods, and advance athlete-centered performance solutions.
• Serve as a footwear and sport biomechanics expert within the broader Under Armour Innovation community.

• Education:
  
  Must have one of the following combinations of education and experience:
• PhD in sport/movement science, engineering, or a related field + 1 year of relevant experience.
• M.S. in sport/movement science, engineering, or a related field + 2 years of relevant experience.
• B.S. in sport/movement science, engineering, or a related field + 7 years of relevant experience.
• Demonstrated expertise in conducting research and applying scientific insights.
• Solid understanding of…