Become a Part of the NIKE, Inc. Team
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, Inc. it’s about each person bringing skills and passion to a challenging and constantly evolving game.
WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH
The Director, Product Development Engineering, Automation & Controls, role will lead an engineering team responsible for developing, implementing and maintaining automation solutions in a 24/7 manufacturing environment. You will work closely with our cross-functional partners in safety, manufacturing operations, supply chain, technology and engineering to define and deliver our strategic priorities.
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
We seek a Director who has a demonstrated track record of team leadership, business results, balanced business and technical acumen, and cross-functional leadership across the enterprise to bring automation & controls capabilities to life. You will need to simultaneously understand the big picture opportunities and have a strong command of the details of complex and sophisticated scope and landscape.
- Proven experience in developing high-performing teams, building positive relationships with cross-functional partners, and ability to influence data-driven decisions and change across the enterprise.
- Demonstrated ability to balance innovation and manufacturing needs, ensuring that automation solutions are seamlessly integrated into production processes at scale while maintaining safety & quality standards, cost-efficiency and delivery timelines.
- Strong bias for action, progress over perfection mentality and fosters a culture of continuous improvement.
- Effective in communicating complex, technical information with clarity to stakeholders, articulating the value proposition of each solution.
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education, experience, or training
- A minimum of 10 years progressive experience in automation & controls in a manufacturing ecosystem.
WHAT YOU’LL WORK ON
Our Director will focus on leading through the development & execution of strategic, foundational and cutting-edge automation solutions that accelerate the future of Nike Air through operations data and insights to enable manufacturing innovation. This will be based on a solid understanding of business and operations needs to enable value delivery at scale with speed.
- Lead, inspire and motivate a team of Automation & Controls Engineers in our St Louis-area site to achieve Air MI’s enterprise strategic priorities.
- Lead the definition of the business direction and outcome by developing automation capabilities strategy, business case, KPIs and roadmap of the next generation automation capabilities for the site.
- Work closely with business, engineering and technology leaders and stakeholders to drive strategic alignment.
- Drive effective and efficient integrated planning and delivery of people, process, data and tools capabilities to unlock value for the business.
- Assess and manage internal and competitive automation capabilities.
We offer a number of accommodations to complete our interview process including screen readers, sign language interpreters, accessible and single location for in-person interviews, closed captioning, and other reasonable modifications as needed. If you discover, as you navigate our application process, that you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please complete the Candidate Accommodation Request Form.
OUR HIRING GAME PLAN
01 Apply
Our teams are made up of diverse skillsets, knowledge bases, inputs, ideas and backgrounds. We want you to find your fit – review job descriptions, departments and teams to discover the role for you.
02 Meet a Recruiter or Take an Assessment
If selected for a corporate role, a recruiter will reach out to start your interview process and be your main contact throughout the process. For retail roles, you’ll complete an interactive assessment that includes a chat and quizzes and takes about 10-20 minutes to complete. No matter the role, we want to learn about you – the whole you – so don’t shy away from how you approach world-class service and what makes you unique.
03 Interview
Go into this stage confident by doing your research, understanding what we are looking for and being prepared for questions that are set up to learn more about you, and your background.
