Job Description

WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?

As a Lead in the Audit and Compliance team of the Core ERP Technology function, you will participate in the operation of the overall Audit and Compliance program; Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) and IT Compliance.

For the IT SOX program, you will support and help to improve the IT portion of NIKE’s compliance with the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002. You'll be a member of the team that guides and coordinates all other NIKE Tech teams whose year-round performance sustains NIKE’s SOX compliance. You will also be part of a virtual team that links the NIKE Technology organization with the global NIKE Finance Compliance team. You will deliver expert consulting on IT process controls and IT audit readiness. You will partner with external audit teams and with NIKE IT Audit and NIKE IT Infrastructure Security. Primarily focusing on NIKE’s Core ERP systems.

WHAT YOU WILL WORK ON

This role will be performing these key tasks:

• Creation, adoption, and execution of a strategic plan to align SAP Compliance and Audit in accordance with Industry best practices and SOX Compliance.
• Manage Master Service Partner teams to successfully execute large initiatives in addition to smaller ongoing support projects. 
• Vendor Relationship - Building strong relationships with a variety of third-party providers to deliver the tools and skills needed to fulfill the application security strategy
• Coordinate and lead system redesign and upgrade/patching activities for the application security team
• Develop and operate application security services relevant for applications
• Work closely with other NIKE teams to help implement and operate security controls

WHO WILL YOU WORK WITH?

You will work in close partnership with other leaders throughout NIKE's technical and business community to ensure NIKE  ITC embraces industry-leading innovations, trends, and transformations and accelerates and supports business strategies and priorities for NIKE’s rapidly growing business. This position will require that you bring a strong background in in the audit and compliance field and a familiarity of SAP Technologies, combined with the facilitation and influencing skills needed to shape NIKE's future direction. This is a position that will allow you to exercise your leadership, interpersonal, and technical skills.  It will be rewarding yet challenging at the same time.  This is not "just another job".

WHAT YOU BRING

• Bachelor's degree in IT, Business, Business Information Management, or a related field
• 5 years' professional experience in IT Application Development, Application Implementation, or Production Support—or—3 years’ professional experience in IT infrastructure security engineering or operations.
• 4 years of IT auditing or other formal internal controls experience, 5 years' additional relevant experience in lieu of a degree
• 3 years of SAP Audit Experience
• Excellent written and verbal communication
• Proven ability to be self-directed and information-seeking and to work effectively in cross-functional teams

PREFERRED

• Experience with a public accounting firm, audit services firm, or Fortune 500 company is strongly preferred
• Experience in assessing, designing, and implementing application security, IT processes and controls that adhere to documented policies, procedures and standards is a plus
• Experience with IT "best practice" methodologies (e.g., CMMI, COBIT, ITIL) or with IT Security framework ISO-27001 is a plus.
• CISSP, CISA or CISM certifications are preferred.