Director, Strategy, Innovation

Nike • Beaverton, OR

20h

About The Position

The Director, Strategy, Innovation will lead strategic planning, author strategies and plans, and serve as a thought partner to senior and executive leaders on complex innovation opportunities. This is a player-coach role: the director will personally lead critical strategy work while managing and growing a direct report.

The role is part of NIKE, Inc.’s Innovation, Design, and Product (IDP) Strategy team and collaborates across the Innovation Creation Division. It partners closely with the Chief Innovation Officer, the Innovation Leadership Team, strategy leaders, and cross-functional partners to address key Innovation questions, shape strategic choices, and set direction.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Economics, Applied Science, Innovation, or a related field; a suitable combination of education, experience, and training will also be accepted.
• 9+ years of relevant experience in management consulting, corporate or business-unit strategy, or strategic planning.
• Demonstrated experience leading complex strategy work from problem framing through executive decision-making and action.
• Strong analytical rigor, creativity, and ability to influence senior leaders and catalyze action.
• Ability to create structure from ambiguity, synthesize diverse inputs, connect strategic priorities, and develop clear options and recommendations.

Nice To Haves

• MBA or equivalent advanced degree.
• Experience in complex, global, matrixed organizations.
• Experience working at the intersection of strategy and creation.
• Experience building strategic frameworks that drive decisions and action.
• Proven ability to influence senior leaders and build alignment.
• Exceptional communication, facilitation, and executive storytelling skills.

Responsibilities

• Bring internal, external, and future-oriented perspectives together to identify possibilities, shape strategic choices, and set direction.
• Translate strategy into integrated plans that align priorities, actions, and investments.
• Partner with leaders and teams to clarify ownership, enable decisions, and mobilize action against the strategy.
• Define meaningful KPIs, assess progress, and translate insights into next steps.
• Personally lead critical strategy work while managing and growing a direct report.
• Serve as a thought partner to senior and executive leaders on complex innovation opportunities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director