Job Purpose
The Lead Strategy Manager, GC role partners closely with Sport General Managers to shape strategic direction and drive priority initiatives across Nike’s in Greater China.
This role serves as a strategic thought partner to sport leaders, translating consumer insights, marketplace dynamics, and enterprise priorities into actionable strategies. The role supports the development of 1–3 year strategic roadmaps, drives enterprise strategic initiatives, and enables leadership alignment in core business review cadances.
This role operates independently within a highly matrixed organization.
Key Job Accountabilities
Strategy Development
- Partner with Sport GMs to shape 1–3 year strategic roadmaps for key sports or brands
- Translate consumer insights, marketplace trends, and enterprise priorities into clear strategic choices and actionable plans
Business Review & Leadership Engagement
- Drive core business review gates including quarterly business review, GC business reviews, and executive visits
- Partner with Sport GMs to develop business diagnostics, performance narratives, and forward-looking priorities
Enterprise Strategic Initiatives
- Lead and support enterprise strategic projects that strengthen Nike’s competitiveness
- Structure complex business problems, develop strategic recommendations, and drive cross-functional execution
Strategic Partnership & Thought Leadership
- Serve as a trusted strategic partner and sounding board to Sport GMs
- Drive clarity and alignment across a matrix organization through structured thinking and clear communication
Requirements
- 5–8 years of experience in strategy, consulting, or business planning, experience in top-tier strategy consulting firms or leading consumer brands preferred
- Consumer & sport obsessed, deep curiosity for sport culture, consumer behavior, and marketplace dynamics
- Outstanding strategic thinking & business acumen, ability to structure complex problems and translate insights into clear strategic actions
- Able to independently partner with senior stakeholders and drive clarity
- Exceptional ability to articulate ideas, synthesize complexity, and drive alignment in a matrix organization
- Strong team player who builds trusted relationships and operates effectively with x-functional teams
Skills Required
- 5-8 years of experience in strategy, consulting, or business planning
- Experience in top-tier strategy consulting firms or leading consumer brands
- Deep curiosity for sport culture, consumer behavior, and marketplace dynamics
- Outstanding strategic thinking and business acumen; ability to structure complex problems
- Ability to translate insights into clear strategic actions and develop 1-3 year roadmaps
- Ability to independently partner with senior stakeholders and drive clarity
- Exceptional ability to articulate ideas, synthesize complexity, and drive alignment in a matrix organization
- Strong team player who builds trusted relationships and operates effectively with cross-functional teams
Nike Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Nike and has not been reviewed or approved by Nike.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with a company match is complemented by options such as a Mega Backdoor Roth and deferred compensation for eligible earners. Financial coaching and structured savings programs support long-term financial security.
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Equity Value & Accessibility — An Employee Stock Purchase Plan with a stock discount sits alongside broad-based equity vehicles like RSUs and non-qualified stock options. These avenues expand wealth-building opportunities beyond base pay.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave includes maternity and paternity time, recently expanded in the U.S. to 16 weeks and extended to part-time retail teammates. Additional supports include childcare assistance at select locations and family-building benefits such as fertility, surrogacy, and adoption.
Nike Insights
What We Do
At NIKE, Inc., we innovate to serve athletes*. Every teammate - from coder to creator - plays a role in making these athletes’ dreams real. Our tech, data, and digital teams push limits every day, building the future of sport and the tools that drive it. Here, curiosity is fuel. Innovation is the game plan. Different perspectives keep us on the offense. You’ll solve challenges worth tackling, grow fast and belong to a team that backs you to do the right thing. Bring your drive. Bring your bold. Let’s move the world, together. Take your first step at nike.com/careers * If you have a body, you’re an athlete.
Why Work With Us
At NIKE, Inc., your dedication fuels the future of sport. There is a sense of pride that comes from representing an iconic brand and shaping its future. Here, we treat every day as a new opportunity to push boundaries, ask tough questions and share whole-hearted convictions. We are a team – united by the belief that anything is possible.
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