Transition Manager

Title: Transition Manager 3

Location: Beaverton, OR

Duration: 6 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.

Lead organizational transformation initiatives focused on cultural change, process improvement, and ways of working evolution across Nike teams and departments.

• Design and implement comprehensive change management strategies for organizational transitions
• Facilitate cultural transformation initiatives to align teams with new business objectives
• Develop and execute communication plans to ensure stakeholder buy-in and engagement
• Conduct change readiness assessments and identify potential resistance points
• Create training programs and workshops to support new ways of working
• Collaborate with leadership to define success metrics and track transformation progress
• Coach managers and team leads on change leadership best practices
• Establish feedback mechanisms to monitor adoption and address concerns
• Document lessons learned and create playbooks for future transitions
• Partner with HR and other stakeholders to align people processes with organizational changes

• Bachelor's degree and minimum of 5 years directly relevant change management experience
• Proven track record leading organizational change initiatives in complex environments
• Strong expertise in change management methodologies (Kotter, ADKAR, Lean Change, etc.)
• Experience with cultural transformation and ways of working evolution
• Excellent facilitation and workshop design skills
• Outstanding communication and presentation abilities
• Strong analytical skills with ability to assess change impact and readiness
• Experience coaching leaders through transformation challenges
• Project management certification or experience preferred
• Ability to influence without authority and build consensus across diverse stakeholder groups
• Adaptability and resilience in fast-paced, evolving environments
• Experience working in retail, consumer goods, or similar industries preferred