Program Management – Lead

Category: Product Creation, Development & Management

• Innovative Technology; High Quality Products, Self-Empowerment
• Globally Responsible; Sustainable Products, Diversity of Thought
• Celebration of Sports; If You Have a Body, You are an Athlete

Title: Program Management – Lead

Location: Beaverton, OR

Duration: 1 year contract

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, it’s about each person bringing skills and passion to a challenging and constantly evolving game.
WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON

• Define tools and processes to support overall organizational excellence in program/project management and process definition
• Develop vision, strategy and deliverables for the large international Program
• Ensure program alignment with business strategies and budgets
• Own the business case for the Program, establish and maintain cross functional and regional coordination
• Maintain responsibility for program objectives operating within financial and resource constraints
• Manage project dependencies within the program and build the program team
• Ensure vendor contracts, relationships, performance, and communications are well managed
• Ensure proper Project Management staffing for all projects within the program
• Help develop project objectives and project scope
• Act as an escalation point for project issues that impact cost, schedule and/or performance
• Chair program steering committee meetings

WHAT YOU BRING

• Ability to work PST hours remotely or come into WHQ office if based in Portland area
• Experience with Confluence and Jira
• Experience working with Artificial Intelligence and machine learning engineers a plus
• Ability to speak to successful projects start to finish on resume or summary