Lead, Brand Planning

Become a Part of the NIKE, Inc. Team

NIKE, Inc. does more than outfit the world's best athletes. It is a place to explore potential, obliterate boundaries and push out the edges of what can be. The company looks for people who can grow, think, dream and create. Its culture thrives by embracing diversity and rewarding imagination. The brand seeks achievers, leaders and visionaries. At NIKE, Inc. it's about each person bringing skills and passion to a challenging and constantly evolving game.

NIKE, Inc.'s storytellers, Marketing and Communication sets the brand tone. A creative force of specialists tell Nike's stories of innovation and sport through advertising, brand strategy, digital engagement and product presentation. Using channels ranging from retail stores to social media, Marketing & Communication teams connect the science and art of Nike innovations to the hearts and minds of athletes around the world.

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

As the Brand Planning & Operations Lead within the Pacific Marketing team you will be responsible for setting and aligning our priorities across the brand in partnership with the Nike Pacific Marketing Leadership team. You will have the ability and initiation to work with non-routine information and develop recommendations for ideas or services. You will have skills to develop and manage operational initiatives to deliver tactical results. Problem solving skills are essential to implement solutions with the ability to foresee most future implications, as is having the required skills to understand complex work, such as in-depth knowledge or conceptual thinking.

WHAT WILL YOU WORK ON?

You will work and align on long-term and seasonal strategies and on-going operations to allow the Marketing team to execute with excellence. Stewarding the effective and efficient management of Nike brand priorities and budget. You will be responsible for creating systems, processes and tools that positively impact productivity, profitability, accountability, and the service of the greater marketing organization.

The role takes the lead for marketing in critical enterprise process (CODE) and marketing functional moments and milestones, ensuring clarity in our marketing direction, clear decisions that enable our priorities to be structured and implemented, and measurement of our brand performance that fuels continuous learning and improvement.

WHO WILL YOU WORK WITH?

This role works directly with the Nike Pacific Senior Marketing Director and a variety of cross functional partners within Marketing, Marketplace, and Merchandise team. You will serve as key partner across the Marketing Leadership team, organising the operations of our brand initiatives. This role serves as a key point of contact and liaison for the Asia Pacific and Latin America (APLA) Brand Planning & Operations team.

WHAT YOU BRING
- A bachelor's degree with 4+ years' experience in a creative, fast-paced & complex marketing environment
- Proven ability to shape consumer insights and industry trends into actionable strategies
- Strategic and analytical mindset: Innovative problem-solving ability, leveraging multiple sources of input.
- Process rigor: Developed skills in brand management & marketing strategy, plus general skills across finance, data/analytics and ability to drive work to with end-to-end impact
- Proven ability to drive collaboration and integration with cross-functional teams, providing strong project management leadership
- Excellent written and verbal communication/presentations skills; ability to inspire and influence both internal and external stakeholders, including senior leadership

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.

**Benefits**

Whether it's transportation or financial health, we continually invest in our employees to help them achieve greatness - inside and outside of work. All who work here should be able to realize their full potential.