Business Deployment Lead - Strategic Enterprise Capabilities

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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 is a technology company. From our flagship website and five-star mobile apps to developing products, managing big data and providing leading edge engineering and systems support, our teams at NIKE Global Technology exist to revolutionize the future at the confluence of tech and sport. We invest and develop advances in technology and employ the most creative people in the world, and then give them the support to constantly innovate, iterate and serve consumers more directly and personally. Our teams are innovative, diverse, multidisciplinary and collaborative, taking technology into the future and bringing the world with it.

Who will you work with:

Strategic Enterprise Capabilities (SEC) is a reinvention of the way Nike does business. We see the opportunity to strengthen our value chain, connect the matrix, unlock new technologies and elevate the strategies that inspire future innovations! The SEC team will drive end-to-end integration across hundreds of business processes, using a flexible and scalable Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system and outstanding technology solutions that support the retail experience of the future. As our SEC Business Deployment Lead, you will work with the Sr Director of SEC Deployment and will support and help manage all aspects of the planning, coordination and delivery of Business Deployment for the impacted Business Teams. As part of that work, you will work closely with the SEC Business Deployment Director, SEC Business Lead, SEC Functional leads and GEO Business leads to ensure the work, timelines and deliverables stay on track. You'll also work closely with the SEC Tech Deployment Director and Lead to ensure Business and Tech teams are in "lock step"!

What you will work on:

• Support the creation of strategies to ensure successful coordination and planning of Business Deployment activities focused on adjustments to Business Calendars to accommodate the implementation of the new S/4 Fashion Solution
• Help drive and coordinate all Business Cutover plan components, ensuring all Business Ramp-down activities are planned and documented. Coordinate changes to security and batch Ramp-down across the impacted systems landscapes to align with Business Activity Freezes and Ramp-down activities in preparation for Cutover.
• Support and lead the creation of a Pilot-activities plan after Launch and support the Business functions in building the complete set of Ramp-up plans on the new S/4 Fashion solution.
• Supporting all Mock Conversions, Dress Rehearsals and Cutover Plan execution in close collaboration with the Tech Deployment and Data Conversion teams across all in-scope systems.
• Understand the impacts of all Geography/local Tech solutions and coordinate with Geography and Territory Tech teams to ensure all Business Deployments impacts are properly captured in planning and execution activities.
• Hands-on leadership and coordination when driving Conversion, Dress Rehearsal and Cutover, being the Business Deployment voice in the room, in person or virtually, the teams will listen to and support.
• Be the voice of SEC Deployment when working across SEC and Business and Tech as needed.
• Help coordinate and collaborate with our SI partner Accenture on all Business work you're doing impacting Deployment.

Who we are looking for:

• A strong individual contributor and aspiring leader with experience in being a force for change with a reputation for delivering high-quality results.
• A delivery-focused approach with demonstrated influencing, communication, and presentation skills.
• Experience operating in a complex global organization with geographically dispersed teams.
• A demonstrable ability to coordinate and collaborate with teams inside and outside SEC.
• Successful track record of partnership across organizations to build trust and achieve shared goals.
• Demonstrated experience in effective communication with all team members to ensure proper alignment.
• Ability to communicate business and technical issues in an easy-to-understand way to Functional Leadership.
• Experience in facilitating meetings with leadership participation.
• High professional standards and expectations for self and others.
• Demonstrated situational leadership and growing ability to collaborate with and influence team members with credibility and confidence.

What you bring to Nike:

• Bachelor's degree in Technology, Business, Engineering, or a related field; or equivalent combination of education and experience and training
• 5 years relevant experience; 2 years in a management role
• ERP Implementation experience with multi-functional insights gained through project/program participation - SAP Experience strongly preferred
• A good understanding and practical application of standard release process(s) and agile methodologies
• Solid verbal and written communication skills with experience communicating to a wide range of collaborators including functional management, senior program leadership, and technical teams
• Experience as a leader on hard-working, multi-functional teams with a demonstrated ability to work well in a collaborative, fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Strong relationship-building skills and experience working closely with leaders and multi-functional partners to deliver key critical initiatives.
• Good interpersonal skills with the ability to motivate and influence others, negotiate during situational conflict, and establish the best forward path in the face of competing points of view.
• Ability to deal with ambiguity and work in a dynamic, matrixed environment.

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.