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.
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NikeSKIMS combines the best of both brands – Nike’s legacy of innovation and athlete insights with SKIMS dedication to the female form, and inclusive solutions for every body. We're carving out a bold and unique position in the global fitness industry, delivering innovation and style the industry hasn’t seen before. We’re excited to invite more women into sport and movement with products that make them feel strong and sexy.
Our first collection launches this Spring in the United States and will begin to expand to global markets in 2026.
WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH
This role reports to our NIKESKIMS Sr Director of Operations. You will collaborate with Operations and Business leaders to influence and drive the standardization of methodologies, create awareness to imbalances in workload or tools, and lead all aspects of timely completion of functional results. Your daily connections will span across the entire product creation matrix at all levels and with our Skims partners.
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
Our Design teams chase their curiosities and build what’s next. As our Design Operations Expert, you will be an integral part of the NikeSKIMS Design team; helping to take our product to the next level!
We are looking for an exceptional, forward thinking, operations minded talent who is motivated by sophisticated and highly cross-functional projects! Our best Operations Experts are strategic problem solvers and excellent communicators. They aren’t afraid to ask questions, and they demonstrate their understanding of how our apparel design teams work to propose improved work-flows, with the designer experience at the center.
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education, experience or training
- 8+ demonstrated work experience in operations, project management, consulting, corporate strategy, design
- Knowledge of product creation processes + design thinking (strongly preferred).
- Strong communication skills; able to influence at multiple levels throughout the organization.
- Proven ability to partner on cross-functional teams supporting large scale change.
- Passionate about process excellence; unlocking innovation, collaboration, and work/life balance.
- Excellent problem structuring and strategic problem-solving skills.
- Self-directed and comfortable working in ambiguous environments.
- Proficient in Keynote, PowerPoint, Excel, Miro, Smartsheet preferred. Experience with digital tools and demonstrated digital approach preferred.
WHAT YOU’LL WORK ON
In this role, you will work alongside our Product and Merch Operations team to build strategies, processes, and tools, and play a lead role in the implementation of critical business initiatives. More specifically, you will support the NikeSKIMS design team, driving seasonal work and connectivity within the design triad with a focus on unlocking creative excellence.
At Nike, our Operations Teams are driving future ways of working. Leading with a digital approach, you will engage the Global Consumer Creation community on critical initiatives on behalf of the Design function to bring our growth strategies to life, and act as the hub to connect with cross-functional operational partners to drive process innovation.
On any given day you might be conducting workshops or meetings to gather insights and assist in the designing of future capabilities to bring speed, efficiency and simplicity to life. You will drive seasonal processes; leading process build and optimization for Design owned workstreams while partnering closely with cross functional operations partners to map key product creation moments. Additionally, you will be a key conduit between design and product management and creation teams at both Nike and SKIMS.
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.
