Innovation is oxygen for Nike, Inc., and the company depends on its talented, global workforce to breathe originality and curiosity into everything they do. The Nike Advanced Innovation team strives for lighter, faster, bigger, smarter, smaller, more efficient, more sustainable and more personal. They imagine, research, analyze and invent the next industry-changing technology to advance athletic performance. In roles that span research, design, materials and manufacturing, the Advanced Innovation team looks to the future and focuses on making the seemingly impossible, possible.

Every successful team At NIKE, Inc. Inc. needs a forward-thinking game plan. Strategic Planning teams keep the company moving in the right direction by leading the strategic business planning process and spearheading transformational projects across Nike businesses and geographies. Embedded in teams across the company, strategy professionals explore complex business issues; conduct consumer, competitive and market analyses; create financial models and develop action plans. The Strategy teams help write the future of sport by charting Nike’s path forward.

Who You’ll Work With

As a Senior Principal in Strategy specializing in Product Innovation, you will partner with our senior leaders to develop and execute long-term strategies to drive innovation across Nike.

This is a unique role, blending “left-brain” and “right-brain” skills and interests, marrying business and strategic rigor, operations discipline plus an innovator’s know-no-boundaries creativity. It requires a flexible problem solver and outstanding communicator who is comfortable working cross-functionally and influencing different personalities and perspectives.

Who We Are Looking For

The role will support different groups across our Advanced Innovation Team, working with designers, developers, engineers and innovators to create the future of product for Nike.

• 8+ years of proven experience in creative strategy, entrepreneurialism, management consulting, corporate strategy, corporate development, or business development. Or 6+ years of experience (2+ years’ experience post-graduation) with an master’s degree in business, entrepreneurialism, or creative strategy. Or 10+ years total, relevant experience is preferred in lieu of a Bachelor’s degree.
• A global innovative approach and a passion for innovation – a risk taker that embodies the Innovation approach and can think like an entrepreneur.
• Experience in leading sophisticated strategic projects and proven success in leading a methodical process of analyzing problems, gathering information, generating options, then proposing and acting on a course of action.
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams, provide project management expertise, and to lead multiple projects at once.
• Consistent track record of pulling together diverse individuals with different goals and facilitate productive discussions.
• Proficiency in business communication tools and verbal/written storytelling + communication to promote conceptual understanding and mobilize change through storytelling.
• Experience in innovation, product creation, or digital, and/or experience in consumer facing industries.
• Bias towards action and comfortable working in ambiguous environments, and ability to work through macro and micro situations/complexity.
• Superior interpersonal and relationship building skills.
• Prior experience in innovation or product creation and a passion about products.
• Create white space for innovation and risk taking. A curious mind and future-orientation. 

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.

We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive environment for all employees and job applicants. We offer a number of accommodations to complete our interview process including screen readers, sign language interpreters, accessible and single location for in-person interviews, closed captioning, and other reasonable modifications as needed. If you discover, as you navigate our application process, that you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please complete the Candidate Accommodation Request Form.