Director, Strategy, Corporate

Nike • Beaverton, OR

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About The Position

Every successful team at Nike needs a brilliant game plan. The Corporate Strategy team shapes and drives Nike’s long‑term enterprise strategy—setting direction on the opportunities that matter most, aligning senior leadership, and accelerating impact across a complex, global organization. We lead Nike’s highest‑priority strategic initiatives, partnering closely with Executive Leadership, Geographies, and Functions to tackle the most critical questions facing the company and turn strategy into action. WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH You will work at the center of Nike’s enterprise, collaborating with: Executive and Senior Leadership Teams Brand, Geography, and Functional strategy teams Partners across Finance, Consumer, Product, Marketplace, Brand, and Operations This role serves as a trusted thought partner to leaders driving growth across the business today and into the future. WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR We are seeking a highly capable strategy leader to help define and deliver against Nike’s most important strategic imperatives. This role is ideal for a strategy leader with rigorous problem‑solving experience who thrives in fast‑moving, matrixed environments and is motivated by delivering real business impact. The ideal candidate brings strong analytical rigor, clear strategic judgment, comfort with ambiguity, and the ability to influence across senior stakeholders while leading complex, cross‑functional work.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Economics, or a related field. Will accept any suitable combination of education, experience and training
• 9–10+ years of directly relevant work experience, e.g.: corporate/business-unit strategy, management consulting, or corporate development.
• Demonstrated experience leading complex strategic initiatives from problem definition through executive decision-making and execution support

Nice To Haves

• MBA or equivalent advanced degree
• Experience working in, or directly with, global, matrixed organizations
• Familiarity with consumer, retail, or brand‑led businesses
• Demonstrated success leading teams and influencing senior stakeholders
• Experience developing and implementing strategic processes or frameworks
• Excellent communication, facilitation, and change leadership skills
• Experience managing multiple products, portfolios, or initiatives, and operating in a role that requires balancing diverse stakeholder needs and delivering tailored solutions
• Strong storytelling ability through both written and verbal communication, as well as presentation-building and presenting skills
• Strong analytical skills and comfort with retail data, modeling, and forecasting

Responsibilities

• Lead Enterprise Strategy Projects: Own end‑to-end delivery of complex strategic projects tied to Nike’s most important growth and transformation priorities. Define scope, structure analyses, lead cross‑functional teams, model impact and implications, and synthesize recommendations for senior leadership.
• Shape Nike’s Long‑Term Direction: Develop strategic frameworks, insights, and scenarios to help leaders navigate uncertainty and make informed long‑term decisions. Contribute to enterprise planning and strategy development processes.
• Drive Alignment and Execution: Support leaders in translating strategy into actionable plans. Help define success metrics, create roadmaps, track progress, and adjust course as needed to ensure impact.

Benefits

• 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.
• At NIKE, Inc. we promise to provide a premium, inclusive, compelling and authentic candidate experience.
• Delivering on this promise means we allow you to be at your best — and to do that, you need to understand how the hiring process works.
• Transparency is key.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees