Program Manager

Title: Program Manager

Location: Beaverton, OR

• Duration: 7 months 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

You will lead the critical transition from old manufacturing equipment to new systems, ensuring completion by end of fiscal year. This role focuses on defining tools and processes to support organizational excellence in program and project management.

Vision And Strategy:

• Develop vision, strategy and deliverables for large international programs
• Ensure program alignment with business strategies and budgets
• Own the business case for the program
• Establish and maintain cross-functional and regional coordination

Organization, Planning And Execution:

• Maintain ultimate responsibility for program objectives within financial and resource constraints
• Manage project dependencies and build effective program teams
• Oversee vendor contracts, relationships, performance, and communications
• Facilitate manufacturing equipment transition as primary deliverable

Project Management Support:

• Ensure proper project management staffing across all program projects
• Help develop project objectives and scope
• Serve as escalation point for issues impacting cost, schedule, or performance
• Chair program steering committee meetings
• Provide consistent stakeholder communication and senior leadership reporting

Cross-Functional Collaboration:

• Work closely with manufacturing teams and leaders
• Partner with engineering leaders in design, tooling, and process engineering
• Coordinate with facilities and quality teams
• Collaborate with project management teams

What You Bring

Education And Experience:

• Bachelor's degree preferred (not required)
• 10+ years of directly relevant program management experience
• Comprehensive experience as business/process leader or industry expert
• PMP certification preferred

Technical Skills:

• Ability to accurately manage program schedules with multiple project schedules
• Project management software experience (Smartsheets, JIRA)
• Expert stakeholder management capabilities
• High-level communication and reporting skills
• Risk mitigation experience

Essential Soft Skills:

• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to keep teams on track
• Drive operations and execute consistently on deliverables
• Adhere to aggressive timelines
• Work effectively in ambiguous situations
• Decisive and strategic thinking
• Prioritize effectively under pressure
• Empathetic leadership style
• Foster collaborative culture
• Resilient and adaptive
• Results-oriented mindset

Work Environment:

• On-site role at Air MI Oregon facility
• Standard work hours, 5 days per week on-site
• Possible week-long travel to St. Louis Air MI facility
• Immediate start preferred due to time-sensitive nature
• 2-3 rounds of interviews expected