Lead Professional, Sports Marketing, Global Cross-Sport Athlete Integration

WHO YOU'LL WORK WITHThe Global Sports Marketing team builds and strengthens Nike's relationships with the world's most influential athletes. This role partners closely with Sports Marketing, Brand Marketing, Product Creation, Athlete Services, Sport Moments Team, Communications, NikeSKIMS, Nike Strength, Nike Swim, Nike Underwear, and other enterprise stakeholders to create meaningful athlete experiences that deepen athlete relationships with Nike and unlock cross-functional business opportunities.

As Nike continues to expand athlete engagement opportunities beyond traditional sports marketing, this role will serve as a connector across functions, helping identify, coordinate, and execute strategic athlete integration opportunities that strengthen athlete affinity, enable storytelling, and elevate the athlete experience across the enterprise.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FORNike is looking for a relationship-driven leader who is passionate about the athlete experience and understands the power of building meaningful connections across sport, culture, and business. This person thrives in a fast-moving environment, enjoys bringing people together, and excels at identifying opportunities that create value for both athletes and Nike.

The ideal candidate is highly organized, collaborative, and energized by creating exceptional athlete experiences within Nike. They bring a strong understanding of sports marketing, athlete servicing, relationship management, and cross-functional collaboration. They are skilled at balancing multiple stakeholders and priorities while driving flawless execution across athlete engagements, strategic initiatives, and enterprise integration opportunities.

Bring a curious learner mindset and continuously seek opportunities to improve how Nike serves athletes through the development and adoption of scalable tools, systems, and insights platforms. Support initiatives such as Nike Athlete Hub and centralized athlete request management solutions that increase visibility, improve decision-making, drive operational efficiency, and create a more connected athlete ecosystem across Nike.

Most importantly, they recognize that every interaction matters and are motivated by building long-term athlete relationships that strengthen Nike's brand, culture, and business.

Qualifications
· 5+ years of experience in Sports Marketing, athlete relations, partnership management, brand marketing, project management, or a related field
· Bachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, Sports Management, Communications, or related field. Will accept any suitable combination of education, experience, and training
· Proven ability to manage athlete and internal/external stakeholder relationships
· Strong project management and organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously
· Exceptional communication, collaboration, relationship-building, and cross-functional leadership skills
· Experience coordinating events, activations, product seeding, storytelling moments, or athlete servicing programs preferred
· Passion for sport, athlete culture, and creating premium athlete experiencesWHAT YOU'LL WORK ONYou will serve as a key connector between Nike athletes and enterprise opportunities, helping operationalize Nike's Athlete Community strategy and cross-sport experiences while delivering world-class athlete servicing and integration experiences.

You will support athlete engagement opportunities that strengthen relationships with Nike, unlock cross-functional collaboration, and elevate the athlete experience across a variety of consumer, employee, brand, product, and business initiatives.

Areas of focus

Athlete Insight & Intelligence Support the collection, organization, and activation of…