Lead Energy Footwear Integration, Global Jordan

Nike•Beaverton, OR

About The Position

WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH In this role, you will not only partner closely with leaders within the Jordan Footwear Integration team, but also cross-functionally across Energy Product, Design, Merchandising, Entertainment/Sports Marketing, Development, Planning, and Insights at both the Global and Geo levels. You will also work in partnership across the Sport Offense to align on process while ensuring we’re delivering on the specific needs of our Jordan consumer. WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR As our Energy Footwear Integration Lead you will be a key player in helping Jordan Product and Development teams be agile, quick, and nimble! You'll collaborate with business partners to discover and improve processes and tools throughout the Jordan Footwear organization. Furthermore, you will help define, implement, and document new and existing processes and tools. You will partner with leaders across Jordan Footwear to deliver and execute key business objectives. You will provide functional leads with relevant information by staying in close contact across Nike and Jordan Business Integration orgs, ensuring all updates to calendar and code are translated and socialized to the team.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Operations, or related field, or equivalent combination of education, experience and training
5+ years professional experience Product Management, Project Management, Operations, or Strategy
An understanding of and/or operational experience with product creation, ideally within Jordan or Nike - passion for process excellence and simplification
Consistent record of leading, planning, organizing, prioritizing and implementing simultaneous creative projects and activities across various teams in a fast-paced environment.
Ability to work collaboratively with others in a matrix environment and develop consensus within diverse groups and with people at all levels within the organization
Strong written, verbal, and visual communication skills with a demonstrated ability to network, influence, and inspire
Exceptional facilitation skills, including ability to gather relevant data, actively listen, and negotiate forward progress
Understand product/retail value chain from innovation to consumer
Proficiency in Apple & Microsoft Suites – inclusive of Keynote, MS PowerPoint, and MS Excel (Formulas, Pivot Tables & Lookups)
Proficiency in building collaborative tools and processes, with experience in Miro, Smartsheets, AirTable and/or other project management software tools
A passion for high-heat product, sport, music, & collaborators
Comfort in the complex & ambiguous

Responsibilities

Identify issues and opportunities to improve our internal processes, establish best practices, work with cross-functional partners to drive change, and ensure follow through on the execution of plans.
Ensure consistency, documentation, and standardization across our landscape when appropriate.
Help drive key moments in our Jordan Energy Brand CODE Process, ensuring consistency and excellence in execution
Ensure the Jordan Brand Footwear Product Management & Product Creation business is running with operational excellence and effectiveness
Partner with Operational & Functional leaders to coordinate and manage teams coming together to drive business right dialogue on the work
Product Calendar Maintenance
Execute existing report portfolio and deliver to the business through various communication portals. Ability to showcase in simple, relevant and impactful ways
Create training, procedural and system documentation and facilitate as needed
Help develop a detailed project plans (scope, resources, timeline, quality, and risk) for operational projects and successfully deliver key projects in collaboration with cross functional teams on time
Train teams to interpret business data/analytics to be actionable