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 Senior Manager, People Process Delivery, Tier II leads the EMEA team responsible for the operational delivery and administration of Compensation, Benefits and Time Off programs. The team serves as the operational bridge between Total Rewards strategy and employee experience, ensuring programs are implemented accurately, compliantly, and efficiently across the region.
This role manages a team of professionals and reports to the Director, Global Process Delivery, EMEA. The Senior Manager partners closely with Total Rewards Centers of Excellence, Global Process Delivery teams, Payroll, Compliance, Employee Data Management, People Solutions Advisory, Business HR, and external vendors to deliver seamless end-to-end program administration. The role plays a critical part in ensuring operational readiness for recurring compensation and benefits cycles, driving continuous improvement, maintaining service excellence, and translating program design into scalable and sustainable operations.
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
The Senior Manager, People Process Delivery, Tier II is an experienced operations leader who combines deep Compensation and Benefits administration expertise with strong people leadership and operational excellence capabilities. This leader is responsible for ensuring the accurate, compliant, and scalable delivery of compensation and benefits programs across EMEA, translating program design into exceptional employee experiences and operational execution.
This leader demonstrates strong business acumen, stakeholder management skills, and a passion for developing high-performing teams while creating sustainable and scalable operating models.
The right candidate brings:
- HR shared services or operations experience, including significant Compensation and Benefits administration experience.
- Experience leading managers, supervisors, and/or professional teams.
- Deep understanding of compensation cycles, incentive administration, salary review processes, benefits operations, vendor management, and regulatory requirements.
- Experience operationalizing new compensation and benefits programs from design through execution.
- Proven ability to manage operational risk, controls, audit requirements, and compliance obligations.
- Experience leading large-scale process improvement, automation, and service transformation initiatives.
- Strong analytical capabilities with experience leveraging KPIs, SLAs, case data, and employee feedback to improve outcomes.
- Experience managing third-party vendors and holding partners accountable to service, quality, and contractual commitments.
- Strong executive communication and cross-functional stakeholder management skills.
- Expertise working in Workday, ServiceNow, and related HR technology ecosystems (preferred).
WHAT YOU’LL WORK ON
You will lead the team responsible for operational delivery of Compensation and Benefits programs across EMEA, ensuring accurate, compliant, and efficient administration while continuously improving the employee experience. You will oversee a team responsible for recurring program execution, operational governance, vendor performance, and process excellence while partnering closely with Total Rewards COEs and People Solutions teams.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the end-to-end administration of compensation and benefits programs across EMEA, ensuring operational excellence, compliance, and service quality.
- Own the operational execution of annual compensation cycles, including salary reviews, incentive payments, market adjustments, and other recurring compensation programs.
- Oversee delivery of recurring benefits programs, vendor administration, enrollment activities, and ongoing program operations while ensuring a high-quality employee experience.
- Partner with Total Rewards COEs to operationalize new programs, program changes, and strategic initiatives, ensuring successful implementation and adoption.
- Establish and monitor operational controls, service level agreements, key performance indicators, and quality standards to mitigate risk and improve performance.
- Lead vendor governance, performance management, and service reviews to ensure contractual commitments, operational effectiveness, and continuous improvement.
- Drive process optimization, automation, and simplification initiatives that improve scalability, reduce manual effort, and increase operational efficiency.
- Accountable for operational governance, controls, and audit readiness for all compensation and benefits administration activities, ensuring adherence to global standards and local regulatory requirements.
- Ensure operational readiness for regulatory, legislative, and program changes across EMEA, translating requirements into compliant processes and execution plans.
- Leverage case data, operational metrics, employee feedback, and business insights to identify trends, inform decisions, and recommend enhancements to programs and delivery models.
- Build, coach, and develop a high-performing team while fostering a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, collaboration, and innovation.
Application deadline: September 14, 2026.
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.