Sr. Project Manager, Finance Transformation

Nike’s Functional Strategy & Enablement (FS&E) organization provides our Global Finance function with end-to-end transformation through proven methodologies and digital expertise. Our mission is to support Finance’s long-term transformational roadmap, with a vision of becoming a world-class powerhouse by reducing manual, transactional, and legacy processes while also elevating our employee’s experiences and capabilities. A significant part of succeeding in this mission is by using sound project management techniques to deploy our new tools, processes, and ways of working.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

The Sr. Project Manager will be versatile, supporting global projects that are sequenced and prioritized to ensure we meet our end state transformational objectives. Critical support will be provided in:

• Developing detailed project plans to supervise and track progress, inclusive of communication of status to relevant partners and management.

• Collaborating with Enterprise, Technology and Finance Transformational teams in support of project objectives.

• Coordinating internal resources and third parties/vendors to ensure appropriate allocation and execution against the project plan.

• Ensuring that all projects are delivered timely, within scope and within budget.

• Assisting in the definition of project scope and objectives, involving all relevant partners and ensuring technical feasibility.

• Handling changes to the project scope, project timeline and project costs.

• Daily follow-through and consistent maintenance of project plans, risk, issue, decision logs and project status

• Reporting and raising to management as needed.

• Support comprehensive change management solutions to enable successful adoption of project results in coordination with the Change Management team.

WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON

The Finance Transformation PMO is responsible for the delivery of Global Finance’s multiyear functional transformation plan by providing project and program management expertise on our most critical, cross-functional initiatives. The initiatives will range from the implementation of new systems across the world to standardizing our global processes and operating models.

This will mean providing end-to-end project management support, from the development of a project plan (and all associated supporting schedules) to management of partners and third-party resources. You’ll be a key partner to functional leaders as they work to drive their initiatives to successfully reach their objectives. You will use your communication and influencing skills to keep the project on scope, on time and on budget. Additionally, you’ll report out to senior management and the broader Finance Transformation team on the success of your projects and their status, helping to confirm the vision’s success and tie with broader transformational efforts.

WHO YOU WILL WORK WITH

Your partners will truly range the gamut, from leadership within Global Finance to the teams that support them. This is inclusive of all the sub functions within Global Finance, from Global Tax & Treasury, Global Risk Management, FP&A, Controlling, etc. Key will be your interactions with the broader Transformation Management Office as we navigate our multi-year change. You’ll also work extensively with partners throughout the globe, supporting initiatives wherever NIKE is based. You’ll interact with a wide variety of our internal partners from other areas of the organization (such as Technology, Enterprise Communications, etc.) as well as external partners who support our broader transformation efforts.

WHAT YOU BRING

Required:

• 5+ years proven experience including 3-4 years in project management with large multinational corporations.

• A solid track record of delivering results (quality, time, budget, change adoption) on globally and regionally-based large-scale transformational projects.

• Experienced with formal project management methodologies and know how to adapt, improve, and implement that methodology in a standardized way.

• Excellent verbal/written communication skills; ability to effectively communicate from executive leadership to employees.

• Strong Microsoft Office (PowerPoint, Excel) skills, specifically in respect to visualization through PowerPoint.

• Customer service and cross-functional interpersonal skills.

Preferred:

• Consulting experience with a firm is a plus.

• Project management certification (e.g., PMP, SCRUM, etc.) a plus.

• Smartsheet experience is a plus.