Lead, Athlete & Leader Curriculum

WHO YOULL WORK WITH

The Athlete Service & Training (AST) team exists to elevate the store athlete and leader experience across Nike Direct by strengthening service selling and leadership capability at scale. The Lead Athlete & Leader Curriculum is a senior individual contributor role within AST responsible for shaping an inclusive scalable learning ecosystem for store athletes and leaders across EMEA. The role integrates global direction regional priorities and field insight.

As part of the AST team the role sits at the center of a broad matrixed network partnering closely with:
Global Service Selling & Training teams to align on global frameworks standards and learning intent
EMEA Business Teams to translate marketplace priorities into relevant athlete and leader learning
People Solutions to align curriculum with learning architecture deployment models and people processes
Talent Development to connect leader curriculum to capability building progression and futureready leadership
Field Leaders Training Captains & Athletes to gather insight test learning solutions and ensure storelevel impact
This role creates clarity alignment and momentum across diverse stakeholders.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

We are seeking an experienced contributor who leads complex workstreams collaborates across functions and drives results in a matrixed environment. This person:
Thinks strategically while staying connected to athlete and leader realities
Translates ambiguity into clear direction frameworks and plans
Balances a strong point of view with collaborative partnership
Operates with autonomy accountability and pace
Elevates quality relevance and impact through continuous improvement

This person brings:

Significant experience in learning design curriculum ownership or training enablement -ideally in retail service or leadership environments
Strong understanding of Nike Direct environments athlete experience and leadership behaviors
Proven ability to succeed in global and geobased matrixed organizations
Experience owning work endtoend from strategy and design to deployment and iteration
Ability to establish governance ways of working and decisionmaking frameworks
Strong communication and influencing skills including comfort engaging senior stakeholders

WHAT YOULL WORK ON

As a Lead within AST you will own critical learning workstreams with a high degree of independence and accountability.

Store Athlete & Leader Curriculum Ownership
You will own the endtoend Store Athlete and Leader curriculum for EMEA
You will ensure alignment to global service selling and leadership direction while meeting regional needs
You will design and evolve learning journeys that build confidence capability and consistency across roles and store tiers

Global to EMEA Translation
You will partner with Global teams to translate frameworks and initiatives into EMEArelevant learning solutions
You will act as the EMEA voice - sharing field insight gaps and opportunities to inform global evolution

Stakeholder Leadership & Governance
You will partner closely with People Solutions and Talent Development to ensure alignment with people and leadership strategies
You will establish and maintain clear governance documentation and operating rhythms
You will lead working sessions alignment forums and stakeholder discussions with clarity and confidence

Deployment & Learning Impact
You will partner with field and deployment teams to ensure learning lands effectively and is practical for store environments
You will gather insights and feedback to continuously improve learning quality and relevance
You will monitor effectiveness using qualitative and quantitative indicators

Continuous Improvement & AST Contribution
You will contribute to broader AST priorities tools and ways of working
You will identify opportunities to simplify standardize or scale learning across the region
You will stay connected to retail service and learning best practices

The role is open for applications until 26th of March.