Director, Marketing Capabilities, GC

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.

Today, the opportunities for growth across NIKE, Inc.’s business portfolio offer more potential than ever. Nike Finance employees play a key role in that progress by identifying and capitalizing on opportunities to drive value for every Nike shareholder. They manage accounting and reporting for Nike’s multi-billion-dollar global investment portfolio, debt and equity instruments, and other Treasury activities. They strategize, forecast, audit, analyze, budget, research and lead important decisions. Across Nike’s diverse geographies and businesses, Finance employees deliver far more than just the numbers.

Key responsibilities

• Responsible for driving strategic capabilities and operational excellence across Shared Services (payment, contracts, comp product) and Marketing capabilities, supporting x-functional teams with a focus on Icon SH, Creative Studios, Marketing Operations and Brand Marketing. And this role will report into Sr. Director, Brand Planning of Operations.
• Develop and lead the central vision and execution around all marketing capabilities that will serve x-functional marketing teams.
• Design process and solutions that can evolve the digital process and enhance the workflow from marketing brief through creative production, design and delivery of digital assets.
• Manage a centralized comp product process to support product needs across seeding, sampling and event use.
• Manage marketing capabilities portfolio and roll-out of new tools, and support set up and maintenance of Icon SH production house.
• Ensure Center of excellence around business operations and drive efficiency, standardization of contracts and payments.

Key Partnerships

• Martech
• Insights
• Digital Brand
• Brand Creative
• Icon SH
• Marketing Operations
• Global Shared Services

Critical Competencies for Success

The key competencies for the role:

• Strategic and Analytical mindset: Innovative problem-solving ability, leveraging multiple sources of input.
• Knowledge transfer skillset: Ability to create platform for training and learning across a big team with different tiers of needs
• Functional acumen: Deep skills in marketing project management, plus general skills across training, asset content management, marketing automation, integrated media, data/analytics & consumer insights.
• Communication: Effective storyteller (esp. simplifying complex information) in verbal and written form
• Partnership and leadership; strong communication with GC and Global stakeholders

Requirements

• Ideal candidate would have 10 years experience strategizing and implementing new tools and workflows as well as experience in a creative, fast-paced & complex marketing environment
• Proven success in delivering best in class platforms and support infrastructure to life for creative teams
• Strong oral and written communication skills and ability to challenge the status quo
• Ability to deal with ambiguity and work in a dynamic, results-oriented environment
• A track record for leading teams to develop a culture of continuous improvement
• Strategic Enterprise Thinking
• Master’s or bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
• Fluency in English language

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.