Manager, Security Capability Owner – Identity & Access

Nike•Beaverton, OR

About The Position

Nike is seeking a Manager, Security Capability Owner – Identity & Access to lead the strategy, roadmap, standards, and outcomes for its physical identity and access capability. The capability determines who is on campus, what they can access, how access is granted, and how access is monitored and improved over time. The role owns capability outcomes, standards, roadmap development, adoption, performance, and prioritization. It balances strategic planning with execution oversight and special projects, coordinating day-to-day delivery through the PMO, contract project management support, delivery partners, and cross-functional teams. The role collaborates with peer Capability Owners to integrate Nike’s security modernization efforts and avoid fragmented tools, processes, and projects. The position works with Global Security & Safety leadership and operations, the Security Modernization PMO, technology and architecture teams, Global Places & Services, Facilities, workplace partners, HR, Legal, Privacy, Procurement, Finance, external vendors and integrators, and other enterprise stakeholders. Nike also offers accommodations for the interview process, including screen readers, sign language interpreters, accessible interview locations, closed captioning, and other reasonable modifications.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education, experience, and training.
7+ years of experience in product management, program management, security technology, physical security, operations, governance, or related disciplines.
Experience developing capability strategies, roadmaps, standards, operating models, and multi-year execution plans.
Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional initiatives through influence in a matrixed organization.
Strong stakeholder management skills across business, technology, operations, and support functions.
Ability to balance strategic planning with practical execution oversight and special project management within a defined swim lane.
Experience defining standards, policies, integration requirements, adoption plans, and performance measures.
Comfort working with PMO teams, contract labor, delivery partners, and vendors to coordinate implementation without directly managing every project.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including creating one-pagers, roadmaps, status narratives, risks, KPIs, and leadership-ready updates.
Data-informed decision-making skills and comfort using metrics, adoption signals, operating feedback, and risk indicators to improve capability performance.
Collaborative mindset and ability to work across adjacent capability domains and avoid fragmented solutions.
Ability to translate operational access needs into clear capability requirements, standards, and roadmap priorities.

Nice To Haves

Experience with physical access control, visitor management, credentialing, onboarding/offboarding, badge technology, digital access cards, handheld validation, or access analytics.

Responsibilities

Drive the Identity & Access capability roadmap, covering access control, visitor management, credentialing, onboarding and termination protocols, badge technology, digital access cards, handheld validation, and access analytics.
Recommend and implement capability standards and requirements across facilities, technology platforms, operational teams, and user groups.
Partner with HR, Technology, Security Operations, Places, Privacy, Legal, and delivery partners to align access processes and technology decisions.
Prioritize improvements to reduce fragmentation, improve user experience, strengthen controls, and support scalable global operations.
Monitor capability adoption, performance, risk, and maturity; recommend corrective actions and roadmap adjustments.
Lead strategic access-related initiatives and special projects, coordinating delivery through PMO and contract project management support.
Execute the capability strategy and roadmap and guide enhancements and continuous improvement.
Recommend and implement capability policies, operating expectations, and integration requirements.
Make recommendations on capability prioritization, sequencing, tradeoffs, and dependencies.
Ensure adoption and performance against intended outcomes, including maturity, usability, reliability, and business alignment.
Provide portfolio reporting inputs on status, risks, issues, dependencies, KPIs, decisions, and escalation needs.
Coordinate execution through the PMO, contract project management labor, delivery partners, and functional teams.
Collaborate with other Capability Owners to ensure security capabilities function as an integrated ecosystem.
Work cross-functionally and collaboratively with peer Capability Owners while using PMO and contract support for day-to-day delivery coordination.