Lead Professional, NA Comms Planning & Operations

Beaverton, OR - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: Yesterday

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

WHO YOULL WORK WITH

Youllworkclosely withcommunications peers across the North America communications team including our brandemployeemediaand creator storytelling teammates. You will alsowork closely with yourglobal operations teammates to synthesize key planning and operations best practices; approaches and learnings to adapt and amplify with the NA communications team.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

Werelooking for aLead Professional NA Communications Planning & Operations who is seasonedat driving operational excellence and rigor in all aspects of planning and operationswithin a fast paced and dynamic functional environment. Yourexperiencewilldeliver essential capabilities in thought partnership planning and operations to support and scale communications effectiveness across the NA communications team.This person is also responsible for helpingour geo brand teams implement a measurement approachbuilding on the foundations of our global functional metrics. By executing operational strategies andestablishingstreamlined processes theLead Professional willensure the team consistently delivers high-impact brandand businesscommunicationsworkand movesat speed to prioritizealign and activateour must win projects.

This person will alsobe responsible forcultivating a forward-looking approachto planning and operations bringinganoutside in perspective to continually evolve and improve how we collectively work efficiently and effectively together.The candidatewould benefithavinga passion for sportan ability to deliver new ways of thinkingandbe proactive creative and solutions oriented.

Successful candidates will bring a positive team-oriented mindset be curious havestrong strategic instinctsand be able to handle ambiguitytowork acrossour geocommunicationsteam and liaising with our global planning andoperations teammates.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

This is a strategic role for someone who thrives on building structure driving action and bringing order to complexity in a fast-paced environment.

The ideal candidate is:

A proactive planner who see around corners

A relationship-builder with a service mindset and strong cross-functional collaboration skills

A doer who loves structure process and creating order from ambiguity

A calm confident operator who shines during fast-paced execution moments

Someone who takes pride in getting things doneright on time and with excellence

The ideal candidate brings:

Bachelors degree and 5 years of experience in Business Operations Communications StrategyManagementConsultingor related field. Will accept any suitable combination of education experience and training.

Demonstrated strength in strategic planning and communications

Strong organizational skills; ability to manage multiple projects and priorities and organize multiple workstreams for collective impact.

WHAT YOULL WORK ON

Planning Development and Execution:

Work with NA Communications & Global Operations teammates to adopt and adapt communications plans that align with prioritized themes and support our functions three-year storytelling focus on athlete-centered innovation. This role will:

Work withourGeoSport leads to ensure Communications plans are aligned to our shared Inspire Pillar priorities with a sharp focus on Communications differentiators for the business

Work withGeo Marketingand Sport leads to ensure plans are aligned to the key prioritiesthatwillimpactthe business

Diagnose & resolvegeofunctional gaps & workstream needs to build a path forward (identifyand operationalize action items and/or redirect to responsible parties) through efficient and effective team wiring mechanisms.

Guide teammates toward expected level of information and detail as defined by our standardization efforts.

SupportNA Commswith measurement and KPIs

Become a trusted resource as it relates to planning process between geosport; media and employee leads;alongsideglobalplanning and operations teammates

Develop a consistent and productive relationship withgeopeers in Brand and Sports Marketing (Inspire Pillar) consistently learning and adapting our shared priorities as they relate to the Global Communications Key Themesand NA business priorities.

Build an enduring system for aligning ourgeoshared priorities.

Determinehow and when these priorities are integrated into our Comms Planning Process and ensure theglobal planning and operations teamhasappropriate visibilityto it.

Process Excellence:

Stay current on NIKE Inc. Code gates keyNAgeoplanning dates and gatessport moments and look for opportunities for NA Communications to integrate into our own Planning Process.

Standardize the way thatNA commssport teams build plans to provide clarity and consistency across theteam(e.g.create expectations for what is includedin a geo plan and prep for global functional planning cycles)

Analyze existing workflows to streamline operations reduce complexity and create clear supportive systems for team members (e.g.RACI chart development).

Consistentlywork with geo sport; media and employeeleadstooptimizeefficiency and drive planning integrationaround ourprojectand activation priorities.

Establish best in class planningandinformationsharing;rigorous prep and post key learnings for projects andthorough / repeatablerecapsandKPIbenchmarkingof priority work.

Team Collaboration:

Foster a collaborative environment working particularly closely with theNA Comms LT and the Global Performance Planning & Operations team to achieve sharedobjectivesand promote open communicationandhigh-impact results.

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.

Required Experience:

Unclear Seniority

WHO YOULL WORK WITHYoullworkclosely withcommunications peers across the North America communications team including our brandemployeemediaand creator storytelling teammates. You will alsowork closely with yourglobal operations teammates to synthesize key planning and operations best practices; appro...

WHO YOULL WORK WITH

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

This is a strategic role for someone who thrives on building structure driving action and bringing order to complexity in a fast-paced environment.

The ideal candidate is:

A proactive planner who see around corners

A relationship-builder with a service mindset and strong cross-functional collaboration skills

A doer who loves structure process and creating order from ambiguity

A calm confident operator who shines during fast-paced execution moments

Someone who takes pride in getting things doneright on time and with excellence

The ideal candidate brings:

Demonstrated strength in strategic planning and communications

Strong organizational skills; ability to manage multiple projects and priorities and organize multiple workstreams for collective impact.

WHAT YOULL WORK ON

Planning Development and Execution:

Work with NA Communications & Global Operations teammates to adopt and adapt communications plans that align with prioritized themes and support our functions three-year storytelling focus on athlete-centered innovation. This role will:

Work withourGeoSport leads to ensure Communications plans are aligned to our shared Inspire Pillar priorities with a sharp focus on Communications differentiators for the business

Work withGeo Marketingand Sport leads to ensure plans are aligned to the key prioritiesthatwillimpactthe business

Diagnose & resolvegeofunctional gaps & workstream needs to build a path forward (identifyand operationalize action items and/or redirect to responsible parties) through efficient and effective team wiring mechanisms.

Guide teammates toward expected level of information and detail as defined by our standardization efforts.

SupportNA Commswith measurement and KPIs

Become a trusted resource as it relates to planning process between geosport; media and employee leads;alongsideglobalplanning and operations teammates

Develop a consistent and productive relationship withgeopeers in Brand and Sports Marketing (Inspire Pillar) consistently learning and adapting our shared priorities as they relate to the Global Communications Key Themesand NA business priorities.

Build an enduring system for aligning ourgeoshared priorities.

Determinehow and when these priorities are integrated into our Comms Planning Process and ensure theglobal planning and operations teamhasappropriate visibilityto it.

Process Excellence:

Stay current on NIKE Inc. Code gates keyNAgeoplanning dates and gatessport moments and look for opportunities for NA Communications to integrate into our own Planning Process.

Standardize the way thatNA commssport teams build plans to provide clarity and consistency across theteam(e.g.create expectations for what is includedin a geo plan and prep for global functional planning cycles)

Analyze existing workflows to streamline operations reduce complexity and create clear supportive systems for team members (e.g.RACI chart development).

Consistentlywork with geo sport; media and employeeleadstooptimizeefficiency and drive planning integrationaround ourprojectand activation priorities.

Establish best in class planningandinformationsharing;rigorous prep and post key learnings for projects andthorough / repeatablerecapsandKPIbenchmarkingof priority work.

Team Collaboration:

Foster a collaborative environment working particularly closely with theNA Comms LT and the Global Performance Planning & Operations team to achieve sharedobjectivesand promote open communicationandhigh-impact results.