Lead Professional, NA Comms Planning & Operations

Nike • Beaverton, OR

24d

About The Position

You’ll work closely with c ommunications pee rs across the North America communications team including our brand, employee, media and creator storytelling teammates. You will also work closely with your global o perations teammates to synthesize key planning and operations best practices; approaches and learnings to adapt and amplify with the NA communications team. We’re looking for a Lead Professional, NA Communications Planning & Operations who is seasoned at driving operational excellence and rigor in all aspects of planning and operations within a fast paced and dynamic functional environment. Your experience will deliver essential capabilities in thought partnership, planning and operations to support and scale communications effectiveness across the NA communications team . This person is also responsible for helping our geo brand t eams implement a measurement approach building on the foundations of our global functional metrics. B y executing operational strategies and establishing streamlined processes, the Lead Professional will ensure the team consistently delivers high-impact brand and business communications work and move s at speed to prioritize , align and activate our must win projects . This person will also be responsible for cultivating a forward-looking approach to planning and operations bringing an “outside in” perspective to continually evolve and improve how we collectively work efficiently and effectively together. The candidate would benefit hav ing a passion for sport, an ability to deliver new ways of thinking an d be proactive, creative, and solutions oriented. Successful candidates will bring a positive, team-oriented mindset, be curious, have strong strategic instincts and be able to handle ambiguity to work across our g eo communications team and liaising with our global planning and operations teammates. This is a strategic role for someone who thrives on building structure, driving action, and bringing order to complexity in a fast-paced environment. The ideal candidate is: A proactive planner who see around corners A relationship-builder with a service mindset and strong cross-functional collaboration skills A doer who loves structure, process, and creating order from ambiguity A calm, confident operator who shines during fast-paced execution moments Someone who takes pride in getting things done—right, on time, and with excellence

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and 5+ years of experience in Business, Operations, Communications, Strategy, Management Consulting or related field. Will accept any suitable combination of education, experience, and training.
• Demonstrated strength in strategic planning and communications
• Strong organizational skills; ability to manage multiple projects and priorities and organize multiple workstreams for collective impact.

Responsibilities

• Planning Development and Execution: Work with NA Communications & Global Operations teammates to adopt and adapt communications plans that align with prioritized themes and support our function’s three-year storytelling focus on athlete-centered innovation. This role will: Work with our Geo Sport leads to ensure Communications plans are aligned to our shared Inspire Pillar priorities, with a sharp focus on Communications’ differentiators for the business Work with Geo Marketing and Sport leads to ensure plans are aligned to the key priorities that will impact the business Diagnose & resolve geo functional gaps & workstream needs to build a path forward ( identify and operationalize action items and/or redirect to responsible parties) through efficient and effective team wiring mechanisms. Guide teammates toward expected level of information and detail as defined by our standardization efforts. Support NA Comms with measurement and KPIs Become a trusted resource as it relates to planning process between geo sport; media and employee leads; a longside global planning and operations teammates Develop a consistent and productive relationship with geo peers in Brand and Sports Marketing (Inspire Pillar), consistently learning and adapting our shared priorities as they relate to the Global Communications Key Themes and NA business priorities. Build an enduring system for aligning our geo shared priorities. Determine how and when these priorities are integrated into our Comms Planning Process, and ensure the global planning and operations team has appropriate visibility to it.
• Process Excellence: Stay current on NIKE, Inc. Code gates, key NA geo planning dates and gates, sport moments, and look for opportunities for NA Communications to integrate into our own Planning Process. Standardize the way that NA comms sport teams build plans to provide clarity and consistency across the team ( e.g. create expectations for what is included in a geo plan and prep for global functional planning cycles) Analyze existing workflows to streamline operations, reduce complexity, and create clear, supportive systems for team members ( e.g. RACI chart development). Consistently work with geo sport; media and employee leads to optimize efficiency and drive planning integration around our project and activation priorities. Establish best in class planning and information sharing; rigorous prep and post key learnings for projects and thorough / repeatable recap s and KPI benchmarking of priority work.
• Team Collaboration: Foster a collaborative environment, working particularly closely with the NA Comms LT and the Global Performance, Planning & Operations team , to achieve shared objectives and promote open communication and high-impact results.

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 .

What This Job Offers

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