Lead, Strategy Manager, Jordan

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 the edges of what is possible. Within Jordan Brand specifically, we look for people with a passion for Sport and Culture and who are consistently in pursuit of Jordan Brand Greatness. Our culture thrives by embracing diversity, rewarding imagination, and celebrating Sport and Culture. We look for achievers, leaders, and dreamers. At Jordan, it’s about everyone bringing their skills and passion each day and living up to a standard of Greatness.

Every successful team at Jordan needs a brilliant game plan. Strategic Planning teams shape & drive the Brand’s growth agenda by leading the business planning processes, aligning enterprise leadership to make our biggest opportunities a reality, and spearheading transformational projects across our diverse businesses and geographies.

Who are we looking for

We are hiring a Strategy Manager to collaborate with the Jordan Leadership Team in developing and executing long-term strategies. These roles will identify and evaluate critical strategic priorities and drive action through the business planning processes.  

What you will work on

As a Lead Strategy Manager, you will be responsible for helping lead the strategic planning process, authoring strategic plans, and serve as a critical thought partner to the Jordan Leadership Team to explore complex business issues. In addition, you will independently lead strategic initiatives aligned to the types of work streams below:

• Build Integrated Growth Plans – Drive integrated actions that position the Jordan consumer at the center and drive profitable growth.  Help leaders solve their most pressing strategic questions via long term growth plans. Complete rigorous strategic analysis and synthesize insights into strategic recommendations for considerations by the Jordan Leadership Team.
• Develop Future Strategies – Identify future Jordan Brand growth opportunities. Develop frameworks, analysis, and critical thinking to drive Jordan’s most promising growth opportunities. Scope the work, define work streams, and serve as overall project quarterback.
• Assess Impact – Diagnose results aligned to the plan & prioritize future actions. Support the Jordan Leadership Team in communicating strategies across the broader organization and develop KPIs to measure success.

What you bring to Nike

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education, experience or training
• 5+ years of proven experience in corporate strategy, management consulting, or investment banking
• Apparel/footwear, retail, merchandising, and/or experience in consumer facing industries and proven understanding of the competitive landscape / retail marketplace
• 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 cross functional leadership amongst diverse individuals with different goals
• Proficiency in business communication tools and verbal/written storytelling + communication to promote conceptual understanding and mobilize change through storytelling
• Presentation prowess and proficient leveraging tools such as Keynote
• Bias towards action and comfortable working in ambiguous environments, and ability to work through complexity & adversity
• Superior interpersonal and relationship building skills
• A curious mind and growth-oriented

NIKE, Inc. is committed to employing a diverse workforce. 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.

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, all Nike employees share one galvanizing mission – to bring inspiration and innovation to every athlete* in the world.

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.

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.