Senior Administrative Assistant - Talent

Role Overview

Join Nike’s Talent organization as a Senior Administrative Assistant supporting the VP of Talent Acquisition & Management along with two Senior Directors in Talent Management. This position sits in a fast-moving environment where administrative professionals help leaders and teams stay organized, responsive, and effective. The role calls for a polished, resilient, and adaptable partner who can manage complex priorities while representing Nike’s values with professionalism and strong emotional intelligence.

What You’ll Do

• Handle complex calendar coordination, including meetings, appointments, conferences, conflict resolution, and alignment across multiple stakeholders.
• Arrange business travel such as flights, lodging, transportation, and related itinerary details.
• Plan meetings and team events by securing space, managing budgets, coordinating catering, building agendas, scheduling reminders, and partnering with outside contacts when needed.
• Prepare, track, and process expense reports, budgets, invoices, and purchase orders.
• Create, edit, and format documents and email communications, including org charts, presentations, agendas, and run-of-show materials.
• Draft, revise, and help distribute communications under leader direction, ensuring the right stakeholders are included and approvals are obtained.
• Partner with relevant teams on workspace planning, desk moves, equipment relocations, and related office transitions.
• Support expense monitoring and purchase order creation as needed.
• Assist with special projects, including planning, tracking progress, and helping ensure deadlines are met.
• Help strengthen team connection and culture through staff meetings, offsites, team-building activities, and workspace support.
• Serve as the primary administrative contact for the team and provide coverage for other leaders when temporary support is needed.

What We’re Looking For

The ideal candidate thrives in a high-volume, results-driven setting and can stay organized when priorities shift quickly. Strong judgment, discretion, initiative, and attention to detail are essential. You should be comfortable communicating with senior leaders and a variety of personalities, managing several tasks at once, and following through independently from start to finish.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business or a related discipline, or an equivalent mix of education, experience, and training.
• At least 3 years of administrative experience.
• Ability to communicate effectively with a wide range of people, including senior executives.
• Proven success in a fast-paced, results-focused, and sometimes ambiguous team environment.
• Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information with care and discretion.
• Strong organization, prioritization, follow-through, and attention to detail.
• Prior experience supporting budgets is strongly preferred.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Outlook, PowerPoint, Word, Excel, and virtual meeting platforms such as Zoom and Microsoft Teams.
• Experience with Keynote is a plus but not required.
• Experience using AI tools such as ChatGPT or Microsoft Copilot is a plus but not required.
• Previous Nike experience is an added advantage.
• Ability to occasionally work outside standard business hours.

Accessibility

Nike provides accommodations during the interview process for candidates who need support due to a disability. Available options may include screen readers, sign language interpreters, accessible interview locations, closed captioning, and other reasonable modifications.

Candidate Support

If you require assistance or an accommodation while applying, you may request help through the candidate accommodation process.