About the Role
The Digital Trade Excellence Team is responsible for shaping the future of Nike's Digital Ecosystem and innovating how Nike connects with consumers and accelerates commerce across its most critical channels. The team integrates with Sport, Geo, Technology, Marketing and Platform teams to advance a comprehensive digital strategy grounded in business trends, consumer needs and the long-term vision of growth. The Digital Growth MBA internship offers MBA talent the opportunity to contribute to high-priority digital strategy work, taking ownership of a scoped project with guidance from senior leaders and experienced managers.
Key Responsibilities
- Contribute to high-priority, real business initiatives that align with the NIKE, Inc. strategic roadmap.
- Take ownership of a project scoped to accelerate impact, applying critical thinking and collaborating effectively towards team goals.
- Drive strategy and business case development for key digital growth opportunities such as Social Commerce, AI Commerce and Connected Inventory, quantifying opportunities that unlock measurable revenue growth, member engagement and brand impact.
- Translate strategic concepts into actionable cross-functional plans, aligning stakeholders across the Nike matrix on priorities, dependencies and execution pathways.
- Codify learnings into repeatable playbooks and socialise them across Global and Geo stakeholders to scale what works and future-proof the roadmap against emerging shifts.
Required Experience & Qualifications
- Enrolled in an MBA programme with an expected graduation date of December 2027 or Spring 2028.
- Proven experience in strategic analysis, with demonstrated ability in financial sizing and modelling.
- Ability to work collaboratively and build effective business partnerships within a cross-functional organisation.
- Ability to simplify complex recommendations and deliverables to drive decision making.
- Understanding of digital retail fundamentals and consumer levers.
- Intellectually curious, digitally fluent and energised by solving complex business challenges at the intersection of consumer behaviour, commerce and technology.
Preferred Skills
- Background in digital commerce, consumer product or retail, product merchandising, or strategy.
- 3-5 years work experience.
Workplace
- In-person at the NIKE, Inc. Philip H. Knight Campus in Beaverton, Oregon; full-time positions are also located at this campus.
Benefits & Perks
- 10-week paid internship.
- Relocation assistance provided.
- Guidance and support from senior leaders and experienced managers throughout the internship.
- The internship is designed to provide an experience that shows what it is like to be at Nike full-time.
The Application Process
A resume and cover letter are both required and must be uploaded and submitted as a single combined PDF file.
- Accommodations can be arranged to complete the interview process, including screen readers, sign language interpreters, accessible and single location for in-person interviews, closed captioning, and other reasonable modifications as needed.