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