Lead, Strategy Manager, Corporate

Become a Part of the NIKE, Inc. Team

NIKE, Inc. does more than outfit the world’s best athletes. It’s a place where passionate individuals come together to create the future of sport. We are unapologetic about who we are and what we’re after—bringing innovation and inspiration to every athlete* in the world. We look for athletes who can push boundaries, elevate our potential and continue leading us to greatness. The next tastemakers, playmakers, risk takers and glue players. Are you game?

Who We Are Looking For:

The Corporate Strategy Manager will support Nike's Senior Leadership Team in the development of growth strategies that drive high-level priorities across key business units, markets, and Nike, Inc., brands.

This role will:

·Direct & execute analysis and due diligence for new growth opportunities, leading to actionable recommendations

·Lead strategic project workstreams leveraging sound hypotheses and rigorous frameworks, pushing beyond analytics & research to insight

·Catalyze the execution of actionable plans with senior leaders and their functional teams

·Align and lead senior teams through ambiguity in a complex organizational matrix, providing project management support to cross-functional teams, including coordinating process milestones and deliverables

·Collaborate with various cross-functional teams throughout the business to prepare business reviews, scorecards, and materials for strategic workshops

What You Will Work On:

The role will support Nike's Senior Leadership Team, partnering heavily with Finance, Insights & Analytics, Corporate Development & other cross-functional Strategy teams.

What You Bring:

·Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Economics, Applied Science or related field. Will accept any suitable combination of education, experience and training

·Masters degree preferred.

·5+ years of proven experience in corporate strategy, management consulting, investment banking, corporate finance, corporate development, or business development.

·Experience in leading sophisticated strategic projects and proven success in leading a methodical process of analyzing problems, gathering information, generating options, then proposing and acting on a course of action

·Consistent track record of pulling together diverse individuals with different goals and facilitating productive discussions

·Proficiency in business communication tools and verbal/written storytelling + communication to promote conceptual understanding and mobilize change through storytelling

·Bias towards action and comfortable working in ambiguity, and ability to work through complexity & adversity

·Superior interpersonal and relationship building skills

·A curious mind and growth-orientation

·Business development, quantitative & qualitative acumen

·Strategic planning 

·Project management in a cross-functional, global matrix environment  

·Data analysis and financial modeling  

·Market analysis  

·Microsoft office suite (including Excel modeling), Keynote and Tableau

NIKE, Inc. is a growth company that looks for team members to grow with it. Nike offers a generous total rewards package, casual work environment, a diverse and inclusive culture, and an electric atmosphere for professional development. No matter the location, or the role, every Nike employee shares one galvanizing mission: To bring inspiration and innovation to every athlete* in the world.

NIKE, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, or disability.