Senior Director, Executive Development

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.

NIKE, Inc.’s uncompromising focus on human potential extends to its workforce. Nike Human Resources teams help attract, retain, and reward the world’s most innovative people by creating programs to help them thrive. They accelerate company growth as stewards of culture, organizational effectiveness, talent and change. The global Human Resources community includes experts in talent planning, talent acquisition, talent development, compensation and benefits, employee relations and more. Together, they develop a motivated, diverse and engaged global team.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR:

We're seeking a Sr. Director of Executive Development to join our talent management team in Beaverton, Oregon!

Our ideal candidate has been an integral people & culture leader with prior experience at large Fortune 500, fast-growing, successful companies and has played a meaningful role in developing best-in-class executive development programs & experiences.

At Nike, we believe that outstanding executive development is critical to ensuring our executives become and continue to be a source of competitive advantage for our business. In this role, you will define, lead, and implement Nike’s executive education policies, strategy, and roadmap, ensuring Nike lives up to its ambition to build the best leaders and executives in the world!

We Seek a Leader Who Has:

• Robust experience in the Learning / Leadership / Executive and/or Talent Management industry with demonstrable experience crafting and building dynamic executive development strategies and experiences.
• Prior experience leading significant executive leadership shifts aligned with company strategy and the evolution of company culture.
• Ability to connect the business strategy to Nike’s ambition of scaling people and culture through successful teams while identifying leadership gaps in the executive development portfolio.
• Ability to reimagine and co-create the future of executive development at Nike by implementing a strategy and roadmap that enables the successful evolution of the executive development portfolio.
• Impactful influencing skills with prior experience leading large change initiatives within highly matrixed organizations.

WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON:

• Partner across HR to co-create Nike’s Executive Development Principles, Policies, Strategy, and Roadmap, aligning with Nike’s strategy.
• Establish, grow, and sustain a robust Governance Operating Model to ensure strong executive sponsorship for Executive Development, with clear strategic goals and investments.
• Partners and provides thought leadership with the CHRO, CTO, and Head of Talent Management/Executive Development in engagement activities with the Board of Directors, sharing Nike’s Executive Development Strategy, Policies, and Investments and the evolution of Nike’s Executives and established succession plans.
• Identify and partner with industry-leading vendors to help design, develop, and implement Nike’s Executive Development portfolio, aligning with our HR Operating Model.
• Partners with the internal Talent Practices team and external partners to define, build, and implement the most appropriate and impactful executive assessment tools and methodologies.
• Define Nike’s Executive Coaching strategy and policies, partnering with business HR leaders to design the most impactful coaching initiatives.
• Ensure consistency and integration between Nike’s Leadership and Executive development strategy, policies, tools, and methodologies for a seamless development experience for our teammates across all levels.
• Define and validate Nike’s Executive Development roadmap with clear goals, objectives and key results, and important metrics to deploy the Executive Development strategy.
• Leverage internal and external data to assess gaps and impacts of the Executive Development Portfolio.
• Build Executive Development dashboards to track the evolution towards the established profiles/success criteria.

WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH:

In this role, you’ll report to the VP of Global Talent Management and partner closely with the following teams:

• HR Leadership Team, Talent Leadership Team, and Talent Management Leadership Team for alignment and strong sponsorship.
• Head of Global L&D and the Leadership Development team to ensure a strong and consistent Leadership / Executive Development portfolio and experiences.
• People Solutions to align/collaborate on executive development solutions and activation.
• Talent Practices to ensure best-in-class executive development practices.

WHAT YOU BRING:

• Typically requires a Bachelor's degree in Industrial, Organizational Psychology, Executive Development, Organizational Development, Adult Learning, or a related field. Master's Degree is preferred
• 10+ years of demonstrable experience in in-house leadership / executive development for large and sophisticated multinational organizations
• Prior experience as an external consultant for a leading provider in executive development is a plus
• Certified Executive Coach
• Certified practitioner in one or more 5-factor psychometric assessments (ideally Hogan)
• Certified practitioner in more than one team efficiency methodology (e.g., Lencioni)
• Deep understanding of pedagogy, practices & trends in Leadership Development
• Confident communicator, facilitator, and performance consultant at the senior executive level

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 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.