Senior Director, New Business & Corporate Development

Responsibilities

• Create insightful hypotheses on how specific opportunities might propel the Nike business forward and maintain our competitive advantage
• Build comprehensive business cases & strategic rationale supporting specific transactions, and drive leadership alignment and support
• Synthesize enterprise strategy to identify outsized growth opportunities and the capabilities required to deliver against them
• Identify, execute, and lead key growth opportunities in collaboration with internal and external stakeholders to deliver against growth initiatives
• Develop an always-evolving and nuanced understanding of external innovation and marketplace ecosystems
• Establish and maintain strong relationships across business units to identify unique growth opportunities
• Develop and influence deal specific working teams that include relevant stakeholders from key enabling functions (Legal, Accounting, Tax, etc.)
• Have and grow a thematically aligned external network across the investment spectrum (VC, PE, banking, strategic, angel, etc.) and with entrepreneurs and industry luminaries
• Lead engagement with third party stakeholders as needed (CEO's, legal counsel, etc.)

Additional Information

WHO YOU'LL WORK WITH Nike's New Business & Corporate Development team is responsible for identifying, modeling, structuring, negotiating, executing and integrating inorganic opportunities and new business model strategies that drive exponential growth for Nike, Inc. These could include M&A, strategic investments, strategic partnerships and other strategic transactions. Key Partners Chief Growth Initatives Officer VP, New Business & Corporate Development VP, Corporate Finance & Treasurer VP, Strategy CEO & CFO Functional Enterprise Leaders WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Finance or related field. Will accept any suitable combination of education, experience and training 10+ years of proven experience in investment banking, private equity/venture capital, or corporate development Experience leading transaction structuring, negotiation, execution and integration Demonstrated ability to complete quantitative and qualitative analysis, with particular emphasis on financial modeling & diligence Proven ability to work on cross-functional teams, influence leadership and drive project momentum forward A knack for framing opportunities, synthesizing challenging concepts and comfort with ambiguity Can-do attitude and history of making stuff happen independently and as part of a team Excellent written and oral communication and superior interpersonal skills Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects at once Strong passion for Nike Key Functional Capabilities Strategic Business & Financial Planning - Ability to connect dots and drivers between long-term strategic business plan and financial outlook across Enterprise & Operating Segments Executive Influence- Strong ability to influence, negotiate and navigate senior leadership landscape with compelling storytelling founded in business acumen Shareholder Value Oriented - Hyper focused on driving value by translating long-term strategy/financial horizon to short-term

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