Nike, Inc.:
Senior Director, Total Rewards Strategy and Planning Job in Beaverton, VT

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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.
Every successful team at Nike, Inc. needs a brilliant game plan. Strategic Planning teams keep the company moving in the right direction by leading the strategic business planning process and spearheading transformational projects across Nike businesses and geographies. Embedded in teams across the company, strategy professionals explore complex business issues; conduct consumer, competitive and market analyses; create financial models and develop action plans. The Strategic Planning teams help write the future of sport by charting Nike’s path forward.
DescriptionThe Total Rewards function is responsible for creating ‘uniquely Nike’ Pay, Benefits, Mobility & Immigration programs that enable Nike to attract, retain and engage the world’s best talent. The work of our team includes:

Setting Pay, Benefits, Mobility & Immigration philosophies and strategies in support of our business, culture, and people goals 
Designing programs, practices, and processes to support critical Enterprise strategies & capabilities (Analytics, Digital, Global Ops & Marketing) to meet business outcomes, delivered through business-facing consulting and manager engagement
Providing oversight and governance of our $5B rewards portfolio, ensuring our investments are competitive & equitable and fiscally responsible & prudent 
Representing Nike’s Total Rewards strategies, practices and results across our Board of Directors, Nike shareholders, shareholder activists, Nike Executive Leadership Team, and internal finance/legal/communications constituencies
Delivering the above through a clear strategy, effective operating model, and a high performing team
This work is fueled by a leadership team free to focus their expertise, innovation and collaboration on NIKE’s core Pay, Benefits, Mobility & Immigration programs and the teams delivering them.
The primary purpose of the Senior Director, Strategy & Planning is to support the Vice President, Total Rewards by managing the day-to-day tactical deliverables of functional strategy development & integration, planning & portfolio management, & department communications.  
Key Responsibilities  
Strategy This role plays a unique and confidential role supporting the VP, Total Rewards in the development, communication and delivery of strategy, strategic planning, and other duties as assigned. 

Supports development of the Total Rewards strategy and roadmap in alignment with the overarching HR strategy, led by the Sr. Director HR Strategy & Planning
Aligns the VP, Total Rewards competing priorities and opportunities against strategic objectives and resources
Serves as a ‘sensing channel’ across the Total Rewards function and enterprise 
Provides research and analytical support to identify, evaluate, and implement solutions for key functional priorities
Benchmarks external best practices, current and future trends, and innovative solutions from the marketplace 
Serves as a trusted thought partner and sounding board
Develops key relationships across the enterprise that support the VP, Total Rewards in achieving her targets 
Planning In addition to core headcount & budget responsibilities across the Pay, Benefits, Mobility & Immigration teams, this role oversees business planning, portfolio management, and integrated delivery.

Orchestrates planning of Total Rewards programs from portfolio intake, prioritization & tracking, resourcing & cost estimation, project milestones, progress & budget tracking, and employee & manager engagement for delivery across the enterprise, leveraging the tools, practices, and resources of the HR PMO
Delivers Total Rewards programs as drivers of cultural change & adoption and vehicles for delivering our Employer Brand and Employer Value Proposition
Partners with the Sr. Director HR Strategy & Planning to support the annual processes for organization & headcount planning, SPKO, CSR and AOP development and submission
Analyzes, identifies and frames decisions, issues, and opportunities for the VP, Total Rewards through internal and external reports, organizations and events
Develops internal processes or guides distinct projects as required to optimize the efficacy, agility and impact of Total Rewards
Manages the Total Rewards budget, including planning, forecasting and monitoring actual vs. planned spending across the function
Functional & Team Communications
This role plays a critical role articulating the leader’s vision, mission, strategy and tactical expectations through communication channels and events reaching her leadership team, organization and critical internal partners and stakeholders. 

Maintains a communications framework for the Total Rewards function, inclusive of Leadership Team: staff meetings, team development sessions and offsites 
Extended Leadership Team: project / program meetings to track progress and escalate issues to the Leadership Team, manage agenda for monthly extended LT sessions
Total Rewards employees: regular Leadership updates, All Hands meetings, and cascade meetings 
Planning meetings with counterparts in other functions to prepare the leader for HRLT meetings and offsites

Supports development and use of leadership “voice” by providing initial drafts of key proposals, reports, emails, etc. 
Partners with Sr. Director HR Strategy & Planning to collect and provide information & data for Quarterly Business Review and other internal and external reporting obligations
Supports external speaking and conference presentations for VP, Total Rewards 
QualificationsThe Senior Director, Strategy & Planning role requires the demonstrated ability to:

Organize, prioritize and implement multiple complex priorities balanced with the immediate needs of the leader’s dynamic obligations and calendar
Lead a methodical process of analyzing problems, gathering information, generating options, then proposing and acting on a course of action
Research innovations in Pay, Benefits, Mobility & Immigration practices
Think proactively and abstractly to identify tactical considerations or problems before they arise
Plan at both the overarching, “big-picture” level as well as the discrete task level
Navigate complex personalities, relationships and organization dynamics with discretion, tact and political savvy
Establish credibility and impact employees at all levels of the enterprise
Remain impartial, calm and easy going despite stress or emotions in the environment
Receive, evaluate and filter requests for the leader’s time, attention and / or engagement as necessary
Represent the leader and function internally and externally as required
Additional requirements:

Bachelor's Degree; MBA or advanced degree is highly preferred
Minimum of 8 years of relevant experience (3+ years' experience post-grad) in Human Resources programs & practices, change management or HR strategy. In lieu of a degree an additional two years of experience is acceptable.
Experience in leading complex strategic projects or portfolio management
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 incl