The Nike Brand Planning & Operations function sits at the center of the Nike Brand ecosystem, aligning brand vision, business priorities, and sport strategy. This team enables brand leaders and cross‑functional partners to plan with rigor, operate with excellence, and execute with speed and confidence across the global brand portfolio.

Who We’re Looking For

We’re seeking a Brand Planning & Operations Lead to play a critical, centralized role supporting Nike Brand Planning and Operations. This is a highly influential individual‑contributor role for someone who thrives at the intersection of strategy, planning, and operations. You bring a strong point of view, exceptional organizational instincts, and the ability to drive clarity across complex, matrixed environments.

This role partners closely with the Senior Director of Brand Planning and Operations for Nike Brand Management as well as senior brand and BPO leaders to translate strategy into integrated plans, scalable processes, and clear operating rhythms that enable teams to deliver their best work.

What You’ll Work On

Brand Planning

• Partner with the Marketing Code team to deliver Nike’s seasonal and annual brand planning frameworks.

• Orchestrate alignment across BPO Sport teams.

Operational Excellence

• Design, implement, and continuously improve planning and operating processes that drive clarity, efficiency, and accountability.

• Partner with shared services teams to optimize and implement core planning tools, templates, and systems.

• Establish and maintain operating rhythms including key milestones, forums, and communication cadences.

Strategic Enablement

• Act as a thought partner to senior leaders of Global Brand Planning and Operations.

• Identify risks, dependencies, and opportunities across the brand portfolio and proactively drive resolution.

• Enable teams to work more effectively by simplifying complexity and improving ways of working.

Who You’ll Work With

You will report to the Senior Director of Brand Planning and Operations for Brand Management and work in close partnership with BPO Sport Teams, Shared Services, and Marketing Code. This role does not have direct people management responsibility but operates with significant influence across senior stakeholders.

What You Bring

• 6+ years of experience in brand planning, marketing operations, strategy, or related roles within a global, matrixed organization.

• Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Business, Communications, or related field. Will accept any suitable combination of education, experience and training.

• Strong understanding of seasonal marketing workflows, go‑to‑market planning, and consumer‑led brand strategy.

• Proven ability to build and scale planning processes, operating models, and tools.

• Highly organized, systems‑oriented thinker with strong project and stakeholder management skills.

• Ability to synthesize complex information into clear narratives, plans, and recommendations.

• Confident communicator who can influence without authority and operate effectively with senior leaders.

• Comfortable navigating ambiguity and driving progress through change.

• Proficiency with planning and collaboration tools (e.g., Airtable, Smartsheet, Box, Tableau or similar).

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.