Principal Concept Development

The Global Inline & Mens team is responsible for leading our Global Inline Stores Strategy and serving as the Stores lead for our Mens Consumer Team. We define and drive the end to end concept strategy and vision driving business priorities and brand impact ensuring we can deliver the best of Nike to our consumers in our physical retail environments around the globe.

As we launch a new Global Stores Tiering Strategy this role will be responsible for managing the successful strategy development and delivery of Nike Store Concept Tiers; defining consistentstandards and unified decisioning framework to drive investment and operational excellence for the Global fleet. Through a series of Global store openings planned over the next 624 months we will bring our new tiering approach and updated Nike Store strategy to life; driving productivity profitability and brand impact at scale. This role will serve as the strategic and operational mission control for our portfolio of Store Concept Development workstreams.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

We are looking for a Principleto join our Beavertonbased teamto own thecross functional coordination and delivery of our Nike Stores Tiering framework as well as coordinating ontime onbudget brand right executions of our new Nike Store concept from Tier 1 Pinnacle executions (Nike London) through Tier 4 Scale Inline store are looking for diverse & motivated leaders with vision and a passion for delivering best in class retail experiences to bring our strategy to life.

This role will champion cross functional collaboration across Global and Geo stakeholders and alignment throughclear process management structured meeting and communication cadences and strong budget candidate should have a passion for omnichannel retail and retail innovation strong endtoend project management and organizational skills thrive in a fast paced environment and the ability to build positive working relationships across a matrixed organization.

Additional characteristics that will enable success:

Comfort speaking with multiple stakeholders at varying levels; ability to lead crossfunctional teams through the details while synthesizing and reporting up high level accomplishments and risks

Solutions oriented and driver mentality

Ability to connect both consumer and business needs connecting cross functional teams and identifying dependencies across functions.

Positive team player who seeks the collective success of the team and can motivate action

Exceptional collaboration listening written and verbal communication skills

Comfortable working in a very fastpaced resultsoriented environment

WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON

If this is you youll be working with crossfunctional Global and Geo teams serving as mission control for The Nike Store Concept development and delivery; ensuring collaboration across Concepts & Consumer Marketing Design Merchandising Visual Merchandising Construction Finance and Store Operations. Through the management of a portfolio of projects spanning Strategic Initiatives to Concept Pilot executions at each store Tier you successfully deliver The Nike Store Concept to ensure sustainable operations and growth post opening.

Key Accountabilities

Facilitate the Concept Development process End to End from project planning to and socialization across Global functions x Geos

Plan lead and operationalize a portfolio of projects across the Consumer and Concepts team; identifying key integration points to enable the success of our collective team.

Manage concept development workback schedule and project dates & gates on Nike Stores tools & platforms (proficiency with Smartsheet and AirTable required).

Serve as source of truth for status on all Concept Development workstreams providing visibility and accountability for team milestones/deliverables.

Ability to identify risks and create mitigation plans across workstreams that are highly crossfunctional

Responsible for proactive meeting agendas and prompt meeting recaps with key decisions clear next steps.

Track and manage program and project budgets POs Vendor & Legal contracts.

Heres what a typical day/40 hour week looks like:

Serve as mission control and source of truth for status on all Concept Development workstreams

Be a strategic leader and thought partner to crossfunctional Global and Geo teams to clearly define the Nike Store Conept.

Own endtoend management of The Nike Store Concept Development and rollout of at minimum two stores inflight (Pinnacle & Elevated Tiers) with potential of additional store openings planned across Scale & Specialty.

Adapt and manage concept development workback schedule and project dates & gates in partnership with crossfunctional Operations counterparts.

Proactively communicate status key risks and opportunities to Concept & Consumer team Leadership to ensure alignment from project kickoff to conclusion

Track and monitor milestones and activities towards project completion and raise red flags (Time Budget Resources)

• Maintain a 30/60/90 Day View of Deliverables Aligned With Construction Dates & Checkpoints
• Forecast and Maintain 36 Month View of Deliverables Aligned to Critical Path/Deliverables

Proactively create and manage content agendas and recaps with clear decisions and next steps for key Meetings (Weekly Meetings IBA Steer Co etc.

Colead in partnership with Global Concepts Principal/Sr. Director Meeting and team strategy facilitation for all Global Concepts x Geo functional Meetings

Support the socialization of The Nike Store Tiering and Concept updates across Global and Geo team stakeholders stakeholders in order to advance companywide buyin and alignment on strategic direction.

Instill a positive team culture across all stakeholders inspiring teams around a common goal of fueling innovation in Nike Direct.

WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH

In this role you will partner with: Global and Geo Nike Direct Stores teams as well as Functional Partners in Marketing Merchandising Design Store Operations Real Estate & Construction.

WHAT YOU BRING

5 years in Sr. Lead or Principal level in Functional Retail Strategy or Retail Program Management/Operations.

Must align to Nikes 4/1 work week working MondayThursday at WHQ Beaverton based campus Friday option to work from home.

Stores Concepts Marketing Retail Design Operations or Design Studio Management experience preferred.

Thorough understanding of common construction architectural design roles & responsibilities.

Experience managing physical store buildouts preferred with background and experience in design fabrication and installation of retail elements

Collaboration and relationship management

Experience driving clarity across partners and in a matrixed or highly crossfunctional environment

Passion for consumer experience inquisitive nature and retail industry knowledge

Strategic thinking ability to connect matrixed information against a common goal

Ability to track and understand across multiple functional deliverables

Driver/solutions oriented mentality with comfort and experience leading meetings and team strategy facilitation (support workshop development and planning)

Highly organized

Keynote and presentation experience; ability to pull ideas together in a compelling way

Ability to develop socialize and storytell ideas plans and strategies

We offer a number of accommodations to complete our interview process including screen readers sign language interpreters accessible and single location for inperson 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.