Lead Data Scientist, Global Performance Analytics

Nike Inc.; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 127,000 - 258,000; Full time

Job summary

Nike, Inc. (Converse) in Boston, MA seeks a Lead, Data Scientist to advance global analytics and embed advanced capabilities into planning workflows. You’ll partner across functions to deliver scalable, decision-ready insights that shape enterprise performance.

The role blends business context, analytics, and technical execution to improve performance, profitability, inventory productivity, and consumer outcomes on a global scale.

Qualifications

• Strong technical foundation in data manipulation, modeling, and large-scale data analysis.
• Significant experience applying advanced analytical methods such as regression analysis, time-series modeling, cohort analysis, or optimization techniques.
• Ability to design and evaluate models that surface patterns, forecast outcomes, or quantify risk and opportunity.
• Proficiency in querying, data transformation, and building reusable analytical workflows.
• Experience developing scalable solutions from one-off analyses to productionized outputs.

Responsibilities

• Deliver and evolve global performance insights across demand, inventory, product, and channel views.
• Translate complex or ambiguous business questions into structured, scalable analytics solutions + insights.
• Develop forward-looking analyses to identify trends, risks, and opportunities.
• Build and scale analytics solutions that improve speed, automation, and consistency of insights.
• Partner with Technology to enhance data quality, accessibility, and usability.
• Contribute hands-on across data modeling, querying, and advanced analytics workflows.
• Drive alignment on metrics, definitions, and reporting outputs across regions.
• Translate complex analytical outputs into clear, executive-ready recommendations.
• Leverage Python, SQL, machine learning, and emerging AI technologies to create scalable analytical products that accelerate decision-making across the enterprise.
• Act as a strategic thought partner to Planning leaders, translating complex analytical findings into clear recommendations that drive growth, profitability, inventory productivity, and consumer outcomes

Skills

Strong technical foundation

Advanced analytics methods

SQL querying

Python development

AI-enabled methods

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

Data Bricks

Snowflake

Tableau

Sigma

Job description

Nike, Inc. (Converse) in Boston, MA seeks a Lead, Data Scientist to advance global analytics and embed advanced capabilities into planning workflows. You’ll partner across functions to deliver scalable, decision-ready insights that shape enterprise performance.

The role blends business context, analytics, and technical execution to improve performance, profitability, inventory productivity, and consumer outcomes on a global scale.