Senior Director, Account Marketing, Performance Partners at Nike

Hilversum, North Holland, Netherlands -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

02 Apr, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

02 Jan, 26

Experience

10 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Leadership, Brand Strategy, People Leadership, Strategic Mindset, Retail Knowledge, Consumer Understanding, Market Knowledge, Relationship Building, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Innovative Thinking, Data-Driven Results, Adaptability, Stakeholder Management, Cultural Nuance, Team Development, Marketing Strategy

Industry

Footwear Manufacturing

Description

At Nike, you’ll lead the Performance Partners Account Marketing team to amplify the Nike Inc. Partner Marketplace and create lasting consumer connections in our multi‑brand ecosystem. Working cross‑functionally, you will elevate the marketplace by delivering industry‑defining marketing plans that leverage the full marketing mix to support our lead performance partner accounts, including key sporting goods and specialty partners. WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH As the Senior Director, Account Marketing, Performance Partners, you’ll lead a dedicated team to drive account marketing across our key performance accounts. You’ll also serve as the leader on the cross‑functional Integrated Retail Marketing leadership team across the Business/MPUs and Brand Marketing for Football, Running, Training, and other Sports — engaging with a diverse group throughout the EMEA region and globally to serve the marketplace. You’ll partner closely with key marketing functions such as digital, integrated media, communications, brand creative, and sports marketing to ensure alignment and impact across every initiative. You’ll work with cross‑functional stakeholders in merchandising, sales, demand planning, finance, strategy, and product, while partnering directly with the VP Integrated Retail Marketing and Sales as a key stakeholder. Your leadership style will adapt to varied daily challenges as you manage five direct reports with varying experience levels. You’ll foster collaboration, encourage innovative thinking, drive ideas forward, and leverage diverse expertise to deliver strategic solutions for a rapidly evolving consumer landscape. In this role, you’ll report to the VP Integrated Retail Marketing, EMEA, advising on strategic decisions and influencing processes to ensure plans are executed at the highest standards. WHO WE’RE LOOKING FOR We are looking for an experienced marketer who is passionate about sports and youth culture. You will lead a team in developing innovative marketing strategies and building strong consumer connections. We are searching for a marketer with a wealth of retail knowledge and experience. You should be comfortable with ambiguity, able to blend creativity with data‑driven results, and ensure projects remain aligned with key metrics. Adaptable and decisive, you excel in fast‑paced environments and embrace change. Skilled at managing multiple stakeholders, you focus on both overarching strategy and the details necessary for success. An enterprise thinker, you are willing and able to think beyond your own agenda and constantly strive for better ways to engage with our consumers through testing, learning, and iterating. Your leadership sets an example and fosters a positive, value‑driven culture within the team. You'll bring: Leadership of a world‑class team: The successful candidate will lead and develop a world‑class team of marketers focused on supporting best‑in‑class talent and industry‑leading account marketing plans. Bold brand strategy expertise: Proven expertise in shaping and executing bold brand marketing strategies that cut across functions and channels, driving measurable impact. Inspirational people leadership: A track record of empowering diverse talent, fostering growth, and building high‑performing teams. Sharp strategic mindset: Ability to spot opportunities, leverage competitive advantages, and anticipate emerging trends before they break. Deep passion for retail and the marketplace: Ability to turn consumer and partner insights into authentic, practical solutions for the marketplace. Holistic consumer understanding: A connected online‑to‑offline approach grounded in a strong understanding of modern consumer behaviors. Knowledge of EMEA marketplaces and cities: Ability to navigate cultural nuance and diversity to build locally relevant, globally scalable strategies. External relationship excellence: Proven experience in building and nurturing strong partnerships to drive brand and business success. WHAT YOU’LL WORK ON As the Senior Director, Account Marketing, Performance Partners, you’ll create and support the vision for our evolved Nike Sport Marketplace, driving functional excellence in an end‑to‑end seasonal offense to bring the vision to life. You will actively build and shape the future of Performance Partners and their role in the marketplace for Nike, Inc. Key Responsibilities: Drive and execute the FY Annual Operating Plan and Strategy for Nike and Jordan x Account, tapping into the EMEA CSR, Account Strategies, Account Positioning, and Brand Management Vision for Sport Offense. Own and drive Marketing Trade Terms allocation and alignment with internal and external stakeholders. Lead strategic portfolio prioritisation and support plans across competing sport and marketplace strategies and priorities. Collaborate cross‑functionally with Merchandising, Sales, DSM, Retail Brand, Brand Management, and Sports Marketing to establish industry‑leading Account Positioning for the team to drive annual Account Marketing Plans. Own the partner leadership relationship, developing deep connections with key partner marketing counterparts and buying teams to drive consumer understanding, business acumen, and new opportunities for a shared vision. Lead and develop people: you’ll lead an EHQ‑based team of five passionate direct reports and an extended team of ten, helping them grow and thrive every day. You’ll also support and develop our city retail marketing teams. Champion culture: you will foster a culture anchored in Nike’s maxims and the capabilities of industry‑leading marketers — Dreamers, Innovators, Doers, Editors, Tastemakers. At NIKE, Inc. we promise to provide a premium, inclusive, compelling and authentic candidate experience. Delivering on this promise means we allow you to be at your best — and to do that, you need to understand how the hiring process works. Transparency is key.

Responsibilities

The Senior Director will drive and execute the annual operating plan and strategy for Nike and Jordan x Account, collaborating with various teams to establish industry-leading account positioning. They will also lead and develop a team of marketers while fostering a culture aligned with Nike's values.