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 WE ARE LOOKING FOR:

Our Global Audit and Risk Management (GA&RM) team partners with management across the enterprise to improve and protect Nike’s value and brand through world-class risk management capabilities, including enterprise risk, internal audit, and advisory services. As a Lead Auditor on our team, we are looking for a collaborative project leader with a wide variety of experience in project management across audit and advisory services. A successful candidate will thrive working in an environment where the pace of change is high and integrative thinking is required to “connect the dots” across the company. A love of collaboration, innovation and continuous learning will help you creatively solve problems and challenge the status quo.

What will you work on:

Your work will be highly visible to NIKE, Inc. executive management and the Audit and Finance Committee of the Board of Directors. Primary responsibilities for this role include but not limited to:

  • Strategic thinking, understanding business priorities and key objectives to plan, develop, manage and execute high impact audit and advisory work plans

  • Ensure quality and timely project execution through project lifecycle including planning, fieldwork, and reporting

  • Perform end-to-end risk assessments to understand process and controls, develop project scope, objectives, and approach

  • Identify key risks and opportunities followed by root cause analysis to develop proposed recommendations and align with business partners on action plans

  • Develop high-quality executive-level reports and presentations

  • Communicate sophisticated ideas or controversial / difficult information in a manner that influences others to adopt a different point of view

  • Provide coaching and mentorship to team members to ensure work and documentation comply with audit standards and drive their professional growth

  • Champion continuous improvement within GA&RM processes and deliverables

  • Coordinate and lead work across multiple projects

Who you’ll be working with:

You’ll report directly to the Global Audit & Risk Management Director within the Global Audit & Risk Management team.

You’ll be part of a group of Lead auditors who operate as project leads, coaches, and partners with the broader GA&RM leadership team to sustain a strong and collaborative team culture. Regular partnership with leaders across Nike’s enterprise is a key responsibility of the Lead Auditor to drive proactive risk consultation, relationship management and project delivery of audit, advisory and strategic risk services.

What you bring:

Required

  • Bachelor's degree and 5+ years professional, relevant work experience in audit and risk services including internal or external audit, risk advisory services or enterprise risk management; or equivalent combination of education, skills and experiences.

  • Possess advanced knowledge and application of audit and risk craft

  • Excellent executive verbal and written communication skills

  • Proven ability to identify and assess business risks and controls, perform root cause analysis and work with business partners to develop practical recommendations

  • Demonstrated project management experience including project team leadership

  • Ability to travel up to 20% (domestic and international)

Preferred

  • Professional risk certifications including CPA, CIA, CISA, CRMA, CFE

  • Subject matter expertise in any of the following: Consumer Products, Brand and Sports Marketing, Retail and Wholesale Strategy and Operations, Supply Chain, Finance and Accounting, Human Resources, Fraud, Legal

  • Strong understanding of dynamic risk assessment inclusive of risk sensing and monitoring concepts

  • Demonstrated data analytics capabilities in service of risk assessments and projects across the suite of risk services

  • Technical proficiency and understanding of Information Technology General Control and risk concepts

  • General understanding/knowledge of Nike’s business and operating model

We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive environment for all employees and job applicants. 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.

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What You Can Expect

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.

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