Senior Director, Design Strategy – Global Jordan

NIKE, Inc. is looking for a senior enterprise leader to lead the Design Strategy function for Global Jordan. This role bridges creative and business worlds, connecting design, product, innovation, brand, and marketplace teams to ensure strategic cohesion.

Who You’ll Work With

You will work closely with the Chief Design Officer, Product Creation business leaders and strategy teams, VP and Creative Directors across Design, Brand Marketing creative leaders, NXT and Innovation leaders, and cross-functional partners in HR and Business Integration.

Who We Are Looking For

We are seeking a senior enterprise leader with strong design intuition, business acumen, strategic thinking, exceptional communication, and executive influence. The successful candidate will have a track record of building high-performing, inclusive teams and driving complex initiatives that align design vision with company priorities, innovation roadmaps, and marketplace impact.

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Economics, Applied Science, or a related field. Nike will accept any suitable combination of education, experience, and training.
• 10+ years of prior design leadership experience in strategy, innovation-led, or future-focused creative studios.
• Proven ability to influence senior leaders and align diverse stakeholder groups to clear decisions.
• Expertise and a proven track record leading teams at the intersection of design, strategy, and business.
• Experience working across multiple initiatives and objectives across the enterprise.
• Expertise in organizational strategy, foresight, and design systems.
• Demonstrated ability to influence and drive action plans with multidisciplinary teams and cross-functional partners.
• Strong design intuition combined with business acumen and strategic thinking.

What You’ll Work On

You will translate Nike’s business vision into actionable design strategies and operating mechanisms, enabling teams to deliver breakthrough consumer experiences. You will connect long-range ambition to near-term execution and bring clarity, tools, and cadence to how design delivers value across the enterprise.

• Translate business and consumer priorities into a clear long-term Design strategy.
• Connect strategy to product creation, ensuring strategic decisions reflect how Design, creation, and product come to life.
• Shape the organization by identifying future capability needs, organizational opportunities, redundancies, and resource priorities.
• Create strategic clarity and prioritization through a portfolio-level view of initiatives and focused leadership resources.
• Build organizational leadership capability and establish a Design Leadership Effectiveness agenda.
• Strengthen Design’s position as a business partner so it can proactively shape business decisions.
• Partner with Operations to turn strategic priorities into tangible initiatives, operating mechanisms, and measurable outcomes.
• Increase the Chief Design Officer’s strategic leverage by actively leading strategic and organizational execution.

Additional Information

Nike offers interview accommodations including screen readers, sign language interpreters, accessible interview locations, closed captioning, and other reasonable modifications as needed. NIKE, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and offers a total rewards package, casual work environment, diverse and inclusive culture, and professional development opportunities.