Director, Strategy, Running

The Director, Running Strategic Planning works with executive leadership to develop and implement Nike Running's global long-term strategy, identify and evaluate critical strategic priorities, and catalyse action against these priorities through business planning processes. The role owns the strategic planning process, authors strategic plans, and acts as a critical thought partner to senior and executive leaders on complex business issues. The Director independently leads cross-functional teams and one direct report, aligned to projects covering integrated growth plans, future strategies, and impact assessment.

• Help own the strategic planning process, author strategic plans, and serve as a critical thought partner to senior and executive leaders exploring complex business issues.
• Independently lead cross-functional teams and one direct report.
• Build integrated growth plans that drive integrated actions to win with athletes and deliver profitable growth.
• Help leaders solve their most pressing strategic questions through long-term growth plans.
• Complete rigorous strategic analysis and synthesise insights into compelling presentations for the Running organisation.
• Develop future strategies that create the path for future Nike.
• Develop frameworks, analysis, and critical thinking to drive Nike's largest growth opportunities.
• Scope the work, define workstreams, and serve as overall project quarterback.
• Assess impact by diagnosing results aligned to the plan and prioritising future actions.
• Support senior leaders to communicate strategies across the broader organisation and develop important metrics to measure success.

• Bachelor's degree in business administration, Economics, Applied Science, or a related field; any suitable combination of education, experience, and training will be accepted.
• 9–10+ years of directly relevant work experience, including corporate or business-unit strategy, management consulting, corporate development, strategic planning, or experience in the retail or sport industry with a premier company.

• MBA or similar graduate degree.
• Strategy background inclusive of management consulting, investment banking, or corporate strategy experience.
• Apparel/footwear, retail, merchandising, digital/ecommerce, and/or experience in consumer-facing industries, with a proven understanding of the competitive landscape and retail marketplace.