Become a Part of the NIKE, Inc. Team

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.

At the center of Nike’s Digital Transformation is our Consumer Direct Offense. Nike is driving investments in high quality data, platforms, and AI/ML models to drive world class responsiveness and create unbreakable relationships with consumers. Nike is looking for a seasoned engineering leader who can develop amazing cross-functional teams of machine learning engineers, data engineers, and software engineers to deliver innovative products and services at scale in support of Nike’s demand sensing, optimization, and personalization deliverables. These include partnering with our Demand Sensing, Commercial, and Consumer Sciences teams to solve complex business problems.

WHAT WILL YOU WORK ON

Build a compelling vision for our AI and machine learning engineering foundation to support Nike.

Set high standards for engineering excellence and drive innovation through Nike’s personalization function.

Embrace and embody Nike’s core values (maxims) in your work and interactions with peers, stakeholders, and direct reports.

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR

A proven technical leader with deep knowledge and experience in creating production grade, end-to-end machine learning services at scale. As comfortable discussing modern NLP architectures (e.g. BERT/ULMFit), personalization algorithms, computer vision as you would discuss the CAP theorem. Able to dive deep into code and architecture to provide an informed opinion on benefits/trade-offs of different design choices.

Highly organized and able to manage multiple timelines, priorities, and teams with ease. At the same time, able to quickly flex and pivot due to changing circumstances which present new opportunities for Nike. An effective communicator who can seamlessly transition between discussing high level vision with executives to low level tactics with the dev team.

You are able to influence people and align efforts across the company to act as one in pursuit of a common goal. A constant learner who is passionate about staying at the forefront of the engineering and machine learning landscape through reading journals, books, or blogs. In equal measure, someone who is passionate about growing people and understanding how to effectively lead an organization.

WHAT YOU BRING TO NIKE

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.