New Business & Corporate Development – Senior Director

WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH

Nike’s New Business & Corporate Development team is at the forefront of our global strategy, responsible for identifying, modeling, structuring, negotiating, executing and integrating inorganic opportunities and new business model strategies that drive exponential growth for Nike, Inc. These could include M&A, strategic investments, strategic partnerships and other strategic transactions.

You will report directly to the VP of New Business & Corporate Development and partner closely with Nike’s executive leadership team, including:

• VP, Corporate Finance & Treasurer

• VP, Strategy

• CEO & CFO

• Functional Enterprise Leaders

Your ability to build relationships, align stakeholders, and lead with influence will be critical to your success.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

We are seeking an experienced Senior Director (as an individual contributor) to join our New Business & Corporate Development team. You will lead the evaluation, structuring, negotiation, execution, and integration of key strategic initiatives that support Nike’s vision and growth goals. This role demands a strategic thinker with deep expertise in investment banking, private equity, venture capital, or corporate development, and a proven track record in leading high-impact transactions.

You’ll work closely with senior leaders across the company, from the CEO to functional enterprise teams, ensuring alignment and successful execution of business strategies. This is a high-visibility role where your contributions will shape Nike’s future.

• Bachelor’s degree plus 10+ years of work experience in investment banking, private equity/venture capital, corporate development or related fields. MBA preferred; or equivalent combination of education, experience or training

• Experience leading transaction structuring, negotiation, execution and integration

• Demonstrated ability to complete quantitative and qualitative analysis, with particular emphasis on financial modeling & diligence

• Proven ability to work on cross-functional teams, influence leadership and drive project momentum forward

• A knack for framing opportunities, synthesizing challenging concepts and comfort with ambiguity

• Can-do attitude and history of making stuff happen independently and as part of a team

• Excellent written and oral communication and superior interpersonal skills

• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects at once

• Strong passion for Nike

Key Functional Capabilities

• Strategic Business & Financial Planning - Ability to connect dots and drivers between long-term strategic business plan and financial outlook across Enterprise & Operating Segments

• Executive Influence - Strong ability to influence, negotiate and navigate senior leadership landscape with compelling storytelling founded in business acumen

• Shareholder Value Oriented - Hyper focused on driving value by translating long-term strategy/financial horizon to short-term

WHAT YOU’LL WORK ON

• Create insightful hypotheses on how specific opportunities might propel the Nike business forward and maintain our competitive advantage

• Build comprehensive business cases & strategic rationale supporting specific transactions, and drive leadership alignment and support

• Synthesize enterprise strategy to identify outsized growth opportunities and the capabilities required to deliver against them

• Identify, execute, and lead key growth opportunities in collaboration with internal and external stakeholders to deliver against growth initiatives

• Develop an always evolving and nuanced understanding of external innovation and marketplace ecosystems

• Establish and maintain strong relationships across business units to identify unique growth opportunities

• Develop and influence deal specific working teams that include relevant stakeholders from key enabling functions (Legal, Accounting, Tax, etc.)

• Have and grow a thematically aligned external network across the investment spectrum (VC, PE, banking, strategic, angel, etc.) and with entrepreneurs and industry luminaries

• Lead engagement with third party stakeholders as needed (CEO’s, legal counsel, etc.)

We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive environment for all employees and job applicants. 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.