Director, Strategic Workforce Planning

Strategic Workforce Planning Manager

The Strategic Workforce Planning team works cross-functionally to support NIKE's business goals through labor governance and financial guardrails, emphasizing long-term strategic workforce planning and change management. The team focuses on enabling business and talent strategies to collaborate and develop scalable workforce planning frameworks through leadership, analytics, and communication.

The role sits within the Talent & OD team within the Human Resources function. Some of the key stakeholders are Sr. HRBPs, COE leads, and Business leaders across the enterprise.

We are looking for an experienced, strategic professional to manage a small team of Workforce Planning Managers within the Nike, HR Talent & OD organization based in our Beaverton, OR headquarters. In this role it is crucial that this individual can build alignment across HR, Finance, and Business Operations to support Nike's business goals. The candidate needs to be a proactive problem solver, demonstrate innovative thinking skills, and have strong understanding of workforce analytics. This individual also requires deep expertise in workforce forecasting and advanced analytics. You thrive at the intersection of strategy, data science, and business transformation. You're ready to lead Nike into the next era of predictive workforce planning.

If this is you, you'll have the opportunity to play a key role in managing and mentoring a team of workforce planning managers who are responsible for translating strategic goals into actionable workforce plans. You will be heavily involved in creating operational workforce plans across several business units, ensuring alignment with Nike's strategic priorities, and leading Nikes enterprise workforce forecasting.

On a day-to-day basis you will be responsible partnering with senior business leaders to assess workforce needs, identify gaps, and develop responsive planning solutions. This role is a strong collaborative role, and it is crucial that you can partner with outside functions to problem solve and perform tight turnarounds.

• Facilitate stakeholder workshops and feedback sessions to continuously refine planning methodologies.
• Co-lead the development of Nike's long-term Strategic Workforce Planning (SWP) strategy in partnership with the Senior Director of SWP.
• Define and evolve Nike's enterprise-wide SWP model, including scenario planning, future workforce design, and capability forecasting.
• Serve as Nike's lead architect for enterprise-wide workforce forecasting models, ensuring alignment with long-term business strategies.
• Develop and maintain advanced forecasting methodologies that integrate financial, operational, and talent data.
• Partner with Finance, HR, and Business Operations to embed forecasting into strategic planning cycles.
• Drive innovation in workforce planning through machine learning, AI, and predictive analytics.
• Lead the design and implementation of algorithms that enhance workforce demand / supply modeling and scenario planning.
• Partner with data science teams to operationalize advanced workforce analytics solutions across the enterprise.

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