Hybrid Lead Compensation Programs Consultant

at Nike

• Job title: Lead Compensation Programs Consultant
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: $100,700 - $205,800 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Beaverton, United States

About the role

• Lead Consultant driving Nike's compensation programs ensuring alignment with business goals. Partnering with global teams to enhance compensation strategies and market competitiveness.

Responsibilities

• You’ll lead and shape Nike’s compensation programs, ensuring they are competitive, inclusive, and aligned with our business goals.
• Partner with the Global Compensation team, HR Business Partners, and business leaders to provide expert guidance on Nike’s compensation programs.
• Drive the design and execution of compensation programs—leading existing initiatives and influencing future strategies.
• Serve as the focal point for the Compensation team, ensuring projects incorporate diverse input, meet scope requirements, and are delivered on time and within resource constraints.
• Conduct global market analyses for roles to assess competitive positioning for base pay and incentives, and evaluate program effectiveness.
• Collaborate closely with HR Business Partners to align compensation strategies with business needs.
• Communicate progress updates, gather business perspectives, and integrate feedback into deliverables to ensure alignment and success.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources Management or related field.
• Will accept any suitable combination of education, experience or training.
• 6-10 years demonstrable experience in compensation including program design, HCM systems, and business advising.
• Strong project management, communication, analytical, and influencing skills, with advanced MS Excel expertise for data modeling and trend analysis.
• Experience with international compensation is preferred.
• Proficiency in compensation-specific applications and knowledge of retail compensation trends, legal considerations, and local pay drivers is preferred.
• Ability to work autonomously in a highly matrixed environment and adapt quickly to changing priorities while partnering effectively at all levels.
• Ability to influence and impact a range of operational, process, and project activities.
• Experience leading or mentoring colleagues and coordinating work when needed is preferred.

Benefits

• 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.
• Information about benefits can be found here.