Director, Sustainable Chemistry

WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH

This leader will lead Nike’s global Sustainable Chemistry team, reporting to the Senior Director, Global Sustainability Supply Chain Compliance. They will partner across Sustainability, Legal, Product Safety, Product Creation, Materials, Manufacturing, Sourcing, Government & Public Affairs, Technology, Data & Analytics, and external industry partners.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

Nike is looking for a strategic, technically credible, and enterprise-minded leader who can set direction for a complex global chemistry compliance program. This leader brings deep expertise in product, material, and manufacturing chemistry, coupled with strong judgment, executive communication, and people leadership. They can anticipate regulatory and business risk, translate emerging requirements and scientific developments into practical business priorities, and build scalable systems that protect global market access. They are comfortable navigating ambiguity, balancing competing priorities, and influencing across functions, geographies, cultures, and levels of the organization. They also bring a strong commitment to developing talent, building an inclusive team, and advancing effective chemical management practices across Nike’s extended supply chain and the broader industry.

• Bachelor’s degree in chemistry, chemical engineering, materials science, environmental science, toxicology, or related field. Will accept any suitable combination of education, experience and training.
• 10+ years of progressive experience in product chemistry, chemical management, regulatory compliance, product stewardship, or a related field, including experience within complex global supply chains.
• Demonstrated experience leading global programs, portfolios, or teams and establishing multi-year strategies, governance, priorities, and measures of success.
• Expert knowledge of restricted substances, chemical hazard and risk management, manufacturing chemistry, analytical testing, and regulatory requirements affecting materials and consumer products.
• Demonstrated success representing an organization in industry collaborations, standards bodies, or trade organizations; experience with Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals (ZDHC) or comparable chemical-management initiatives preferred.

WHAT YOU’LL WORK ON

You’ll own the strategy, governance, and evolution of Nike’s global Sustainable Chemistry program, ensuring materials, products, and relevant manufacturing processes meet regulatory requirements and Nike standards. You’ll connect science, regulation, data, and business priorities to protect market access, reduce risk, and advance chemistry performance across Nike’s extended supply chain.

• Set and communicate the multi-year strategy, operating model, priorities, governance, and measures of success for Nike’s global Chemistry Compliance program.
• Lead the Nike Chemistry Playbook and Restricted Substances List (RSL), including updates, stakeholder alignment, implementation, training, chemical phase-outs, and issue management.
• Monitor the global regulatory landscape and partner with Legal, Product Safety, and Government & Public Affairs to assess emerging risks, establish requirements, and protect global market access.
• Build a risk-based approach to testing, supplier performance, data quality, and program assurance, partnering with Technology and Data & Analytics to improve systems, traceability, reporting, and decision-making.
• Lead and develop chemistry professionals while partnering across Product Creation, Materials, Manufacturing, Sourcing, and supplier-facing teams to embed chemistry requirements and drive accountable execution.
• Direct responses to significant chemistry compliance issues and emerging risks, ensuring root causes, business impacts, corrective actions, and escalation paths are clearly understood and addressed.
• Represent Nike in chemistry-focused industry collaborations, including relevant ZDHC workstreams, and partner with peer brands, suppliers, laboratories, and solution providers to advance scalable chemical-management practices.

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.