About this role
WHO YOU'LL WORK WITH In this role, you will partner closely with senior leaders across Brand, Business, Sports Marketing, Digital Marketing, Brand Creative, Integrated Media, and Retail Marketing, working across Nike Direct and Partner ecosystems. You will collaborate with a highly matrixed set of stakeholders including Territory teams, Global Football, Product, Merchandising, Planning, Finance, Strategy, and Marketplace partners.
You will operate across a diverse, culturally rich region spanning Latin America and Asia Pacific, balancing global direction with deep local insight. Success in this role requires strong influence without authority, the ability to navigate complexity, and confidence leading across markets at very different stages of football maturity.
This role reports into the Senior Director Football Brand for APLA and plays a key role in shaping both geography and regional football brand strategy.
WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR We are looking for a brand leader who is equal parts strategic, culturally fluent and executionally strong, who has proven experience shaping and championing big, bold brand ideas.
You are passionate about football as culture, not just sport - and understand how it shows up differently across Brazil, Mexico, Korea, Japan, Southeast Asia, and broader Latin America. You thrive in ambiguity, can shift between big global moments and highly localized storytelling, and are energized by building teams and developing talent.
You bring a consumer-first mindset, blending creativity with data and insight to drive impact. You lead with clarity, optimism, and accountability, and you know how to create focus in complex environments. You are comfortable working across time zones, cultures, and business realities, and you bring strong judgment to decision-making in fast-moving moments.
Key experience required:
7+ years of brand marketing experience, ideally across regional and global rolesBachelor's degree in Business, Marketing, or a related field; will accept any suitable combination of education, experience, and training Proven ability to set strategy and translate it into clear seasonal offense and executionDeep understanding of football culture, communities, athletes, and federationsPeople leadership experience (direct or in-direct)Experience working across APLA marketsExcellent digital fluency and youth consumer mindset WHAT YOU'LL WORK ON You will lead and execute the vision for the Football consumer, shaping how Nike shows up across the region and ensuring the brand connects authentically at both global moments and local touchpoints.
Seasonal & Long-Term Brand Strategy
Lead and support APLA Football brand plans with consumer relevance and cultural credibilityBuild long-term strategies around key football moments and World Cup cycleLaunch new football innovation through disruptive storytelling and brand experiencesShape how global football platforms come to life locallyAthletes, Federations & CommunitiesPartner with Sports Marketing to maximize athlete and federation impactAlign brand storytelling with athlete expression and federation prioritiesChampion a 365 football community mindset rooted in local culture Strategy, Storytelling & Influence
Serve as a core voice in APLA Football leadershipAct as a strong storyteller and expert brief writerInfluence Global Football strategy through APLA insights Budget, Resources & Ways of Working
Align resources to APLA prioritiesMake smart trade-offs across diverse marketsInnovate how football marketing is executed at scale Partner & Stakeholder Leadership
Lead across senior stakeholders from local to globalNavigate complexity with clarity and confidenceInfluence without authority People & Culture
Support and elevate territory brand marketing teamsFoster a culture rooted in Nike maxims and leadership behaviors Position Schedule & Location:
This position is based at our incredibly beautiful worldwide campus headquarters location in Beaverton, Oregon. You'll work a "4/1 hybrid" schedule - Mondays - Thursdays are in the office and it's optional if you'd like to work Fridays from the Nike campus office or your home office.
We offer a number of accommodations to complete our interview process including screen readers, sign language interpreters, accessible and single location for in-person interviews, closed captioning, and other reasonable modifications as needed. If you discover, as you navigate our application process, that you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please complete the Candidate Accommodation Request Form.