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Lead, Strategy Manager, Corporate

Nike
1 Bowerman Drive, Beaverton, Oregon 97005, United States Posted Oct 5, 2026
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About this role

Lead, Strategy Manager, Corporate

Position Type

Full Time

Career area

Strategy

Location

1 Bowerman Drive, Beaverton, Oregon 97005, United States

Job ID

R-94831

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.

Who We Are Looking For:

The Corporate Strategy Manager will support Nike's Senior Leadership Team in the development of growth strategies that drive high-level priorities across key business units, markets, and Nike, Inc., brands.

This role will:

Direct & execute analysis and due diligence for new growth opportunities, leading to actionable recommendations

Lead strategic project workstreams leveraging sound hypotheses and rigorous frameworks, pushing beyond analytics & research to insight

Catalyze the execution of actionable plans with senior leaders and their functional teams

Align and lead senior teams through ambiguity in a complex organizational matrix, providing project management support to cross-functional teams, including coordinating process milestones and deliverables

Collaborate with various cross-functional teams throughout the business to prepare business reviews, scorecards, and materials for strategic workshops

What You Will Work On:

The role will support Nike's Senior Leadership Team, partnering heavily with Finance, Insights & Analytics, Corporate Development & other cross-functional Strategy teams.

What You Bring:

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Economics, Applied Science or related field. Will accept any suitable combination of education, experience and training

Masters degree preferred.

5+ years of proven experience in corporate strategy, management consulting, investment banking, corporate finance, corporate development, or business development.

Experience in leading sophisticated strategic projects and proven success in leading a methodical process of analyzing problems, gathering information, generating options, then proposing and acting on a course of action

Consistent track record of pulling together diverse individuals with different goals and facilitating productive discussions

Proficiency in business communication tools and verbal/written storytelling + communication to promote conceptual understanding and mobilize change through storytelling

Bias towards action and comfortable working in ambiguity, and ability to work through complexity & adversity

Superior interpersonal and relationship building skills

A curious mind and growth-orientation

Business development, quantitative & qualitative acumen

Strategic planning

Project management in a cross-functional, global matrix environment

Data analysis and financial modeling

Market analysis

Microsoft office suite (including Excel modeling), Keynote and Tableau

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.

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 an equal opportunity employer. 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.

What You Can Expect

OUR HIRING GAME PLAN

01 Apply

Our teams are made up of diverse skillsets, knowledge bases, inputs, ideas and backgrounds. We want you to find your fit – review job descriptions, departments and teams to discover the role for you.

02 Meet a Recruiter or Take an Assessment

If selected for a corporate role, a recruiter will reach out to start your interview process and be your main contact throughout the process. For retail roles, you’ll complete an interactive assessment that includes a chat and quizzes and takes about 10-20 minutes to complete. No matter the role, we want to learn about you – the whole you – so don’t shy away from how you approach world-class service and what makes you unique.

03 Interview

Go into this stage confident by doing your research, understanding what we are looking for and being prepared for questions that are set up to learn more about you, and your background.

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