Principal, Data Governance & Quality Assurance

Become a Part of the NIKE, Inc. Team

NIKE, Inc. does more than outfit the world’s best athletes. It is a place to explore potential, obliterate boundaries and push out the edges of what can be. The company looks for people who can grow, think, dream and create. Its culture thrives by embracing diversity and rewarding imagination. The brand seeks achievers, leaders and visionaries. At NIKE, Inc. it’s about each person bringing skills and passion to a challenging and constantly evolving game.

WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON

In this role you will:

• Lead the design, delivery, maintenance and improvement of operational risk / Business Continuity services

• Engage  with stakeholders to build strong rapport, understand business needs, and influence resilience decision-making

• Translate complex quantitative and qualitative data sets into actionable insights

• Leverage systems thinking to identify and close strategic gaps across data sets in the BC Tech Stack 

• Lead BC and cross-functional Quality Assurance (QA) projects to optimize data governance to effectively support and influence data driven, risk management decision-making

• Assess and provide in-depth analysis (i.e. critical thinking) and feedback to correct and optimize data quality, as well as support program scalability and maturity

• Ensure and perform pre-mortems to mitigate the risk of data points dependent on each other from corrupting data reporting

• Lead QA cross-functional efforts to remediate data discrepancies and errors and establish processes and controls to mitigate risk of recurrence

• Own and drive the review of BC work executed against frameworks and tools designed for QA to support providing data-driven insights and recommendations to business and enabling functions

• Manage the BC Tech Stack to maximize QA while following a standardized approach aligned with BC frameworks and tools designed to execute work against

• Provides direction, training and mentorship to teammates on how to optimize data quality by leveraging Lessons Learned and best practices

WHAT YOU BRING

• 6+ years business experience, preferably in roles related to Enterprise Risk Management, resilience, operational risk, quality assurance, Business Continuity or other disciplines

• 6+ years of experience designing, executing, managing and improving Enterprise Risk Management, resilience, operational risk, and/or Business Continuity services

• 6+ years of exposure to vast amounts of data to aggregate, analyze and validate

• 6+ years of experience translating complex data sources, analytics and reporting into easy-to-understand concepts to influence operational risk decision-making

• 6+ years of Project Management skills and strategic storytelling

• Strong stakeholder management experience to understand business needs and translate them into service offerings

• Strong leadership skills to drive results amidst ambiguity, complex team dynamics and tight deadlines

• Strong communication skills with the ability to influence others to promote collaboration and problem solving

• A systems thinker with strong analytical, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills to proactively solve QA issues, perform Root Cause Analyses (RCAs), and mitigate risk of recurrence

• Strong organizational skills and ability to prioritize a varied workload with multiple stakeholders

REQUIRED SKILLS / QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in: Enterprise Risk Management, Six Sigma, Lean and/or Business Continuity or related field. Will accept any suitable combination of education, experience or training.

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.