Become a Part of the NIKE, Inc. Team
NIKE, Inc. does more than outfit the world’s best athletes. It’s a place where passionate individuals come together to create the future of sport. We are unapologetic about who we are and what we’re after—bringing innovation and inspiration to every athlete* in the world. We look for athletes who can push boundaries, elevate our potential and continue leading us to greatness. The next tastemakers, playmakers, risk takers and glue players. Are you game?
WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH
You will be working closely with the Director of Concepts, Olympics and Central Sport Business Integration, Sport Business Integration Leads and Sport Leadership teams including GM’s. Sport Leadership partnership will be key to how you support and help to lead key priority workstreams. You will also work with the Nike leadership team to ensure key projects are scoped, built and shared dynamically within Code. You will be working with a team of seasoned operations teammates across both Sport and Functions.
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
We are seeking a strategic and collaborative leader who excels at the convergence of Sport, Product, Brand, and Business Integration. This position requires partnership across multiple sports and cross-functional teams, ensuring that Nike’s most critical concepts and priorities are realized through the company’s enterprise process.
We are looking for someone who has/will:
Bachelor’s degree or higher or combination of relevant education, experience, and training
7+ years of experience in a project management related role
Act as a connector and integrator, translating sport-specific needs into actionable concept plans.
Align teams around shared priorities to drive unified outcomes.
Guide initiatives from early concept development through to successful navigation of key CODE gates.
Ability to bring diverse groups together to foster collaboration and shared understanding.
Skill in creating clarity across complex initiatives, ensuring all stakeholders are aligned.
Expertise in ensuring concepts transition smoothly from ideation to execution, maintaining momentum and quality throughout the process.
Strong organizational and facilitation skills
Experience navigation enterprise process and complex project timelines
Excellence communication and storytelling skills for leadership audience
WHAT YOU’LL WORK ON
In this role, you will lead the alignment and integration of sport driven concepts across Nike’s enterprise process. You will work closely with Sports Marketing, Product, Brand, Merchandising, Planning, and Sales team to ensure priorities are clearly defined, integrated into seasonal plans, and ready for enterprise moments. You will partner closely with concepts teams to share narrative, structure, and readiness of concepts as they move towards leadership alignment and marketplace execution. You will also partner closely with Sport Business Integration sport teams for leadership approval:
Cross Sport Concept Integration
Partner with multiple sport teams to understand season priorities
Align sport driven concepts with enterprise timelines
Identify opportunities to scale concepts across sport while maintaining the unique needs and voice of each sport
Enterprises Process Alignment
Lead integration of concepts into enterprise process including CODE
Coordinate with business integration partners to ensure alignment with broader enterprise priorities
Cross Functional Leadership
Facilitate alignment cross Product, Brand Sport, Marketing and Marketplace teams
Navigate cross functional priorities to drive decisions and maintain forward momentum
Operational Excellence
Track concepts readiness and key milestones across teams
Continuously improve the way concepts move through the enterprise process
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.