New Business & Corporate Development, Senior Director (Distinguished I)

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.)

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