Principal, Program Manager, Innovation

WHO YOU'LL WORK WITH

As an AIC Program Manager, will be responsible for managing discrete bodies of work, working with the Innovation teams to deliver against our top strategic objectives. You will establish and report on objectives and key results, crafting and driving the cadence of critical meetings, and ensuring that program/project progress is accurate and updated regularly. You must be a strong team player and successful collaborator with the ability to work directly with a wide range of diverse teammates, inclusive of Senior Leadership. You will work closely with teammates within Innovation across Footwear, Apparel, Space, the NSRL, and Global Technology. Your ability to be organized and deliver results within an ambiguous innovation process is critical in this position.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

We are currently seeking a Principal, Program Manager with a strong technical and creative aptitude, and proven experience managing digital technologies and capability development in a product creation environment. This role will lead priority programs in the New Methods of Make space including: product proof of concepts and pilots, help gather and organize feedback and performance metrics and establish the groundwork for product transition. The Program Manager will serve as a strategic thought partner to Innovation leaders team by connecting dots and providing a holistic perspective across key areas of the portfolio.

Our ideal candidate is comfortable navigating ambiguity, building from scratch, and always having a bias for action. They can develop solutions for challenges without an existing playbook. They know how to collaborate with various partners to ultimately implement change. They have experience in informing strategy, a strong business acumen, and an understanding of how to balance priorities in a dynamic environment. This role will build key partnerships, develop a strong point of view, and gain consensus across teams. If you are a self-starter with a strong track record of delivering results, we want to hear from you.

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Communications, Information Technology or related field. Will accept any suitable combination of education, experience and training.

• 7+ years experience as a Program Manager in a digital agency, consulting environment, or in an innovation or product development environment
• Understanding of Product, Product Creation process, and Robotics is highly preferred.
• Experience managing and facilitating collaboration among diverse skill sets, including designers, technologists, researchers and marketers
• Ability to learn and consolidate highly complex concepts, processes and ideas, and synthesize them into materials to help communicate these ideas in a digestible and simplified manner.
• Self-directed and comfortable working in ambiguous environments.
• Strong program/portfolio management capabilities to lead multiple project streams and complexity; propensity for thinking through projects in a process-oriented way
• Strong attention to detail, proven track record to organize, prioritize and deliver outcomes
• Excellent verbal, written communication, and collaboration skills to effectively communicate with both business and technical audiences
• Outstanding influencing skills with experience engaging diverse set of cross-functional partners
• Highly flexible, able to quickly adapt to changing priorities
• Nike, Inc. knowledge and established credibility within the business is a plus

• Execute and manage pilots to help prove plausibility of technology innovation, including managing scope, requirements, and success metrics.
• Work with cross functional teams across the business, and manage multiple projects across multiple timelines or seasons, and multiple platforms.
• Create compelling communication materials that effectively articulate progress and opportunities to stakeholders at all levels, driving alignment and action across the organization
• Identify issues and mitigate quickly, with a strong sense of diplomacy to ensure alignment to common goals, provide actionable insights and recommendations to leadership and teams, and enable data-driven decisions
• Create systems and organization out of a chaotic process
• Ability to be flexible under pressure
• Able to clearly communicate expectations to team members and stakeholders