Principal, Global Sales AI

Work options: On-site (Mon‑Fri). Location: Beaverton, OR. Duration: 3‑month contract.

About the role

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.

This role operates within Global Sales while working extensively across Global Tech, Business Intelligence, Supply Chain, Brand, Legal, AI Governance, Enterprise AI, and other partners. Working within an established Global Sales AI strategy, this role sustains momentum and delivery during a period of leave coverage, with a primary focus on leading the day-to-day operations of the Sales AI Lab and keeping cross-functional partners aligned as the program matures.

Responsibilities

• Lead the operational delivery of the Global Sales AI agenda during the coverage period, with the Sales AI Lab as your primary focus.
• Operate at the intersection of enablement, governance, and execution, keeping the Lab running, advancing the initiatives already underway, and ensuring AI continues to deliver value across Sales.
• Stay engaged with the full scope of the Global Sales AI agenda, though prioritization of the broader focus areas remains with their respective owners except where the work is Lab related.
• Lead the Sales AI Lab in its early stages, acting as the operational point person that connects business needs to the Lab and drives participation across geographies.
• Drive the Lab’s operating cadence, including bi-weekly working sessions, monthly intake reviews, and quarterly leadership readouts, plus mid-quarter stakeholder check-ins.
• Help define and align the business cases that come out of the Lab, ensuring each is tied to a clear owner and to Revenue, Time Recovered, or Capability outcomes.
• Manage the governed intake-to-scale process (submit, evaluate, route, build, catalog, scale) so work stays visible, reusable, and appropriately governed.
• Partner with Legal, AI Governance, Enterprise AI, and IT partners to ensure responsible, compliant, and scalable AI adoption and to manage enterprise scale-up handoffs.
• Act as a trusted point of contact for senior leaders and geo sponsors, providing status, surfacing risks, and maintaining continuity throughout the coverage period.
• Empower and enable Sales teams, builders, trainers, and leads, through approved tools, training, and hands-on support.
• Represent Global Sales in enterprise AI forums to keep the Lab connected to broader AI direction and standards.

Qualifications and Skills

• 10+ years of experience in strategy, digital transformation, data, technology, or enterprise program leadership.
• Proven ability to lead large-scale, cross-functional initiatives without direct authority.
• Strong fluency in AI concepts, data foundations, and responsible governance applied in a business context.
• Demonstrated program and operating-cadence management, running recurring forums, intake, and reporting rhythms.
• Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to convey complex concepts to executive and non-technical audiences.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education, experience, and training.