At Nike’s Global Places & Services (GPS) organization, we design and bring to life physical environments and experiences for Nike and the athlete* in more than 100 cities around the world. We work every day to make location a competitive advantage by delivering against our key capabilities: location, physical environments, events, sport, nutrition and mobility.
WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH
This role reports to the Director of GPS Programs and is a member of the GPS Operations team. In this role you will work closely with leaders across all GPS functions to drive program implementation. You will also engage strategic partners in integrated facilities management, food services, travel and events. You will collaborate with Nike business partners in Technology, Finance, Procurement, Legal and HR, and build relationships and community with other program and project management teams throughout Nike.
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
We’re looking for a Senior Manager, GPS Programs to lead a team of program managers to drive GPS initiatives and ensure they deliver the intended value to our stakeholders and business partners. This candidate needs to have strong team management skills, as well as in-depth, expert level knowledge of program and project management tools and methodology.
This candidate will have a proven track record of delivering large, complex programs, and creating effective and collaborative program and project delivery teams and practices from the ground up. They will have experience championing program and project management delivery effectiveness. They will demonstrate adaptability and effective influencing and communication skills required to drive results in a matrix organization. They will have strong team leadership skills and will be passionate about coaching and developing team members.
What do you bring?
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education, experience or training
- Minimum of 8 years of directly relevant experience with increasing scope and responsibility
- Minimum of 6 years of project/program management experience
- Minimum of 6 years of experience managing and supervising teams
- Formal program and project management methodology experience
- Experience managing global or cross-regional programs and projects at a Fortune 500 company preferred
- PMP certification preferred
WHAT YOU’LL WORK ON
If this is you, you’ll be working with GPS leaders and business partners to manage GPS programs and strategic initiatives. You will work with the Director of GPS Programs on strategic and tactical plans to build out GPS’s program management function. You will manage a team of program and project managers, and establish standard expectations and deliverables aligned to Nike’s internal ways of working. You will coordinate and allocate resources and lead the following activities across multiple projects:
- Managing a portfolio of GPS programs
- Driving intake and prioritization frameworks
- Defining project objectives, scope and requirements
- Defining governance frameworks
- Developing program and project plans and monitoring progress
- Managing risks and issues
- Managing stakeholder communication
- Developing and implementing tools and processes to support program delivery
- Managing and coaching a team of direct reports
What We Do
At NIKE, Inc., it’s in our nature to innovate and our mission is to bring inspiration and innovation to every athlete* in the world [if you have a body, you’re an athlete]. Because we exist to serve athletes, we dare to design the future of sport. To us, innovation is about elevating human potential. We obsess over the needs of athletes of all abilities, using their insights to create products that are beautiful, useful and make all athletes better. To make big leaps, we take big risks. Incremental change won’t get us to where we want to go fast enough. So we pursue moonshots — like developing the first self-lacing shoe, running the first two-hour marathon and committing to 100% renewable energy use in our facilities. We embrace different perspectives — from scientists and designers to coders and quarterbacks — because we know everyone brings unique experiences and ideas to the team. To serve athletes across the hundreds of countries where NIKE does business, we need teams that truly reflect the diversity of our consumers and a culture of inclusivity. We aim to foster inclusion and embrace diversity throughout our business, teams, and culture to create breakthrough innovations, empower teammates to realize their full potential and bring us closer to the communities we serve. NIKE's diverse, high-performing teams around the world are united in purpose and inspired to change the world through sport.
Why Work With Us
With a global footprint, culture of innovation and team-first mentality, we take action to create a future of continual progress for athletes, sport and our world. Whether our job is designing the ultimate sneaker or coding a revolutionary app, we’re united by the same mission: to bring inspiration and innovation to every athlete in the world.