Sea&i - Sports Marketing Director

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.

NIKE, Inc. exists to innovate for athletes. Nike Sports Marketing professionals provide the vital linkage between the company and Nike-sponsored athletes, clubs and federations worldwide. Sports Marketing employees partner with premier athletes to collect insights about existing and future products, gather inspirational stories about sport and nurture long-term relationships between the athletes and the company. The team develops and executes sports marketing strategies, obtains endorsements and licensing agreements and serves as Nike ambassadors to the sports community worldwide. Their relationships build the foundation of Nike’s product creation: Nike creates exceptional products because its employees listen to exceptional athletes.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON

On a daily basis, you’ll partner closely with cross-functional brand and business partners, including the territory GM, to ensure that Nike gets maximum value from our athlete and team relationships. You will create and execute tiered athlete journey plans for our contracted athlete partners that aligns with brand management, catalyst marketing, product, comms and any other key stakeholders identified.

You will also lead a team with direct reports based in Singapore. Your strategy will inform all invest/divest decisions with the SEA&I Sports Marketing Portfolio to ensure evolution of Nike Sports Marketing portfolio with the correct level of investment across focused dimensions.

This includes aligning our athletes against Nike’s Purpose Offense, specifically around sustainability, community, diversity and equality. You will also manage a territory budget with accountability around accurate forecasting and communication.

You will build and maintain key partnerships across NIKE’s business functions, as well as with key influencers within the region, including athletes, agents, coaches, federations and governing bodies

WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH

You will report to the VP of APLA Sports Marketing and work closely with other members of the APLA Sports Marketing Leadership Team, including the Men’s/Women’s leads in service of Nike’s gender offense. Additionally, you’ll partner closely with other Japan territory leaders to ensure Sports Marketing efforts are in service of brand and business objectives.

WHAT YOU BRING
- 8+ years of experience in Sports Marketing, Brand Marketing or closely related field
- Portfolio management and critical thinking across multiple sport dimensions. Possess enterprise thinking and end to end business knowledge
- Partnership management; ability to develop and leverage internal and external partnerships. Ability to conduct high level, complex negotiations aligned to APLA’s long term vision & strategy
- Proven ability to lead, develop and engage high-performing teams
- Proven ability to embrace ambiguity and change, helping the team adapt for the future
- Business and financial acumen to create strategies and drive financial plans. Drive financial plans using analytics and Key Performance Indicators to understand return on investments
- Facilitate our athletes’ connection to the product creation process to help drive innovation, performance and style for both on and off the field of play

NIKE, Inc. is a growth company that looks for team members to grow with it. Nike offers a generous total rewards package, casual work environment, a diverse and inclusive culture, and an electric atmosphere for professional development. No matter the location, or the role, every Nike employee shares one galvanizing mission: To bring inspiration and innovation to every athlete* in the world.

NIKE, Inc. is committed to employing a diverse workforce. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, or disability.