Strategic Planner

Nike Inc; Beaverton (OR); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Nike, Inc. is seeking a Strategic Planner contractor in Beaverton, OR with hybrid work options including remote. You will support the Senior Leadership Team in developing growth strategies across key units, markets, and Nike brands.

The role demands leading strategic projects, rigorous analysis, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to drive actionable outcomes. A strong business background and excellent storytelling are essential.

Qualifications

• 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

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Strategic planning

Project management

Data analysis

Financial modeling

Market analysis

Storytelling/communication

Ambiguity handling

Cross-functional leadership

Growth mindset

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration or related field

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

Microsoft Office

Excel modeling

Keynote

Tableau

Job description

Work options: Hybrid We consider remote, on-premises and hybrid roles Typical Title: Strategic Planner Locations: Beaverton, OR | Remote

As a Strategic Planner contractor at Nike, you can do work with impact. To be considered for future opportunities, express your interest now, and be added to the Nike Contract Talent Community and the Strategy Talent Pool.

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

A Strategic Planner 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 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