Principal, Business HR, Athlete Initiatives EMEA

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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.

Application deadline: January 8th, 2025

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

We’re looking for a Principle, Business HR, Athlete initiatives EMEA

The Principle, Business HR, Athlete initiatives EMEA serves as a trusted, strategic advisor and thought leader to the Nike Retail field function and Retail field LT, providing counsel to enhance their growth and impact to advance NIKE’s vision, mission and objectives. The person collaborates closely with the business (GEO & Global), Global BHR, COEs, and People Solutions to integrate and implement HR People and Talent (pipeline) Strategies. In addition, this person is responsible for end-to-end program design of Athlete (store employee) initiatives in alignment with peer GEO BHR teams to ensure consistent teammate experiences and enterprise outcomes.
Within the role you anticipate business opportunities, partner closely with business leadership and capture Global insights to influence Business, People, and Talent strategies. You operate at a unique intersection of strategy, organization, and talent, providing the nuanced HR leadership and consultation required to elevate support to the business and the teammate experience.
The role reports directly to Dir. Business HR EMEA Marketplace Stores. The role partners closely across the EMEA HR Marketplace team.The candidate needs to have (top traits) and (top skills)

WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON

If this is you, you’ll be working with the Retail field leadership team as their trusted HRBP on all key strategic HR initiatives such as:

People Strategy: You will adopt and localize the Global Function’s People Strategy and Annual Plan - in partnership with GEO Business leadership - to best serve the GEO Business Strategy, accounting for Global Business Strategies and GEO Business Plans. Intent is to bring it all to life by supporting a compelling picture of the vision and strategy to motivate teammates to action. You regularly measure, assess progress, and support in adjusting planning to drive intended outcomes. Serve insights back to global and Geo HR leadership for greater integration.

Athlete (store employee) Initiatives: You will design end to end programs which serves the athlete in the field (store employees) and are business relevant. You will work in close partnership with People Solutions, COE’s and global peers to ensure these programs are aligned to NIKE’s global programs and vision, are operationally feasible and implemented in a timely manner.

Talent: You will implement the Global retail strategic workforce plan within the GEO in partnership with GEO Business. Ensure Retail talent strategies are adopted and fit unique GEO needs. Collaborate with Global Retail BHR on talent planning, movement, and succession planning. In partnership with GEO business leaders, drive accountability and ownership for knowing talent, managing performance, and providing development.

Leadership Team Effectiveness & Executive Coaching: You will coach business leaders and leadership teams to support their development, optimize ways of working, and build team effectiveness. You will partner with Functional leader(s) to gather insights, identify leadership team effectiveness opportunities, create plans and monitor progress.

Culture of Belonging: You own and partner with functional leaders to build a distinctive and uniquely-Nike culture, integrating diversity, equity, and inclusion so Nike continues to be a workplace where our teammates feel they belong with a strong focus on the Retail field. Using insights from listening on how retail teammates experience the culture, develop strategies and action plans to drive engagement and belonging.

OD/OE: With deep understanding of business opportunities, you will continuously assess organizational design and operating models to evolve and deliver business strategies and capabilities. You evaluate GEO org effectiveness, identify opportunities, and develop OD/OE strategy and action plan in partnership with Functional leadership, GEO leadership, and (Global) Function BHR LT. Support OD/OE efforts as part of organization hygiene or in service of larger Transformational initiatives.

WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH

•Functional (Retail) Business leaders as their HR Partner

•Global Retail BHR teams, BHR marketplace team and GEO BHR LT

•COEs as the designers of individual HR products and programs

•People Solutions as a key enabler of services delivered to leaders and the primary delivery vehicle of services to teammate

WHAT YOU BRING

Functional Skills

• Business & Financial Acumen: Ability to understand business context, goals, financials, trends and intersections with team and talent objectives.

• OD/OE: Diagnostics, planning, execution & transition/change mgmt.

• Talent Management: Proficiency in talent attraction, assessment of leadership potential, talent engagement, performance mgmt, and dev.

• DEI: Lead a Culture of Belonging mandate to optimize org. engagement

• Trusted Advisor & Coach: Provide honest counsel & advice to senior leader(s), act with courage, coach leadership teams to high-performance.

• Influence & Matrix Management: Effectively perform in an influence based role and build commitment across the matrix at the executive level

• Project management: Understanding how to run large projects that will impact a wide range of employees

Leadership skills

• Embrace & Drives Change: Embrace and drives change while operating effectively and leading the way through uncertainty

• Fosters Effective Teamwork: Proven track record of delivering results through high performing teams.

• Demonstrated Self Awareness: Accurately reads people & adapts approach accordingly, mindful of impact on others. Brings High EQ.

• Achieves results: Consistently achieving lasting results against shared priorities even under tough circumstances

• Thinks Strategically: Sees ahead to future possibilities & translates them into breakthrough strategies, informed by data & insights.

• Manages conflict: Handling conflict situations effectively giving and seeking feedback while making everyone better

Key experience and education

• Relevant working experience preferably in HR

• Experience in working in close partnership with senior business leaders

• Retail experience is preferred

• Experience in leading large transformations is preferred

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.