Principal, Strategic Planning
Key Skills
Job Description
We are in search for a consumer-centric strategist to challenge conventional thinking and comfortably navigate ambiguity to bring focus. The Principal, EMEA Strategy will be working within the EMEA Strategy team to define, develop, and drive the future of Nike in EMEA.
WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH
The successful candidate will report into Director, Marketplace Strategy. Critical stakeholder groups include Global Strategy, EMEA Strategy, Nike Direct, Nike Marketplace Partners, Finance, Marketing, Merchandising and planning.
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR
The successful candidate will have a track record of leading and driving cross-functional strategic topics and projects including growth strategy, strategy activation, and strategic planning process. We are looking for an experienced strategist with top tier strategy consulting and/or industry strategy experience, with MBA strongly preferred.
This person must have strong communication and relationship skills, experience as trusted advisor to executive leadership teams, and track record of driving collaboration across complex cross-functional teams.
Must Haves:
- Experience leading complex strategic program, projects and planning processes, with track record of leading cross-functional teams to drive success
- Excellent problem-solving skills; ability to independently structure ambiguous problems and solve these with rigor through an analytical approach that includes both quantitative and qualitative analysis.
- Strong influencing skills; ability to work with senior stakeholder groups to drive alignment and experience with Executive/C-Level leadership
- Excellent communication and relationship management skills, experience presenting to senior management and influencing senior stakeholder groups to drive alignment
- Ability to work with a high degree of independence, managing upward communication to executive leadership teams
- A consumer-centric, strategic visionary, who is comfortable navigating ambiguity to bring focus, whilst energizing a team of strategists to write the future of the EMEA enterprise and brand.
- Strong team-player; collaborative, challenging and caring
Nice-to-Haves:
- MBA or equivalent experience strongly preferred.
- Experience in Marketplace Strategy development
- Experience in retail, apparel, fashion, footwear or related consumer industries.
WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON
If this is you, you’ll be working with the EMEA Strategy Team to define the future of Nike.
You will be partnering with Marketplace, Executive Leadership Team, and critical business functions (Finance, Planning, Merchandising, etc.) to define strategic choices regarding future growth, strategic priorities, brand distinction and key enablers, and then partnering to execute the strategy.
You will be a critical thought-partner for the business, whilst leading & driving cross-functional strategic project work and leading the strategic planning process
Application deadline: October 19, 2026.
Core Responsibilities
You will define and drive the future of Nike in the EMEA region by partnering with executive leadership and cross-functional teams. This role involves leading strategic planning processes, identifying growth opportunities, and executing key strategic initiatives.
Requirements
The ideal candidate is an experienced strategist with a background in top-tier consulting or industry strategy, and an MBA is strongly preferred. You must possess excellent problem-solving, communication, and influencing skills, with a proven track record of leading complex cross-functional projects.
About Nike
Industry: Retail
Company size: 10,001+ employees
NIKE, Inc. is a purpose driven company fueled by a shared commitment to move the world forward through the power of sport. Guided by our mission to bring inspiration and innovation to every athlete* in the world, we champion sport’s values of inclusion and diversity while pushing boundaries to shape the future. At Nike, every teammate plays a role. We operate with an athlete’s mindset — working together, embracing our differences, and demanding more of ourselves and each other to drive collective success. Whether you’re building products, platforms, experiences or systems, your work contributes to something bigger: making athlete* dreams real. Explore opportunities at careers.nike.com and join our Talent Community at https://nikeats.avature.net/niketalentcommunity. *If you have a body, you are an athlete.