Director, Mobility & Mobile Release Engineer

Position Type

Full Time

Career area

Software Engineering

Location

1 Bowerman Drive, Beaverton, Oregon 97005, United States

Job ID

R-87621

Become a Part of the NIKE, Inc. Team

NIKE, Inc. does more than outfit the world’s best athletes. It’s a place where passionate individuals come together to create the future of sport. We are unapologetic about who we are and what we’re after—bringing innovation and inspiration to every athlete* in the world. We look for athletes who can push boundaries, elevate our potential and continue leading us to greatness. The next tastemakers, playmakers, risk takers and glue players. Are you game?

WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH

In this role, you will operate in a highly collaborative, cross-functional environment, partnering with multiple global technology organizations across Nike, including FAST, Corporate Functions, and GaME. You will help support technology experiences for employees across both retail and corporate settings, while also collaborating with key vendors and leveraging vendor technologies that enable and enhance Nike’s end-user experience.

This role will report to the Senior Director, Enterprise Systems Core Engineering.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

Nike is looking for a strategic and highly technical leader to serve as Director, Mobility \& Mobile Release Engineering. In this role, you will lead the engineering strategy, operational excellence, and roadmap for Nike’s enterprise mobility ecosystem and mobile release delivery capabilities. You will shape how mobile experiences are built, secured, deployed, and supported across Apple and Android platforms, enabling reliable, scalable, and secure experiences for employees and critical business operations around the world.

This role is ideal for a leader who combines strong technical depth with organizational leadership, strategic thinking, and a passion for building platforms that empower others. You bring clarity in ambiguity, raise the bar for engineering excellence, and know how to build an environment where teams can deliver at scale while continuously improving how work gets done.

The ideal candidate brings deep experience leading engineering teams in enterprise mobility, endpoint management, mobile platform operations, or release engineering at scale. You are equally comfortable setting long-term strategy, influencing senior stakeholders, and driving execution through complex technical environments.

Bachelor's degree in software engineering, computer science or related field. Will accept any suitable combination of education, experience and training

9\+ years of relevant experience with ppeople leadership experience, including 5\+ years of directly managing and developing teams

Proven experience leading engineering organizations responsible for mobility, endpoint platforms, mobile application delivery, or related enterprise technology domains.

Strong knowledge of Apple and Android ecosystems, device lifecycle management, enterprise mobility architecture, and endpoint management practices.

Experience with release engineering disciplines including CI/CD practices, code signing, provisioning, deployment governance, phased rollouts, and production readiness.

Hands-on familiarity with enterprise mobility and endpoint management platforms such as JAMF Pro, JAMF Connect, Microsoft Intune, and Apple Business services.

Demonstrated success building and developing high-performing teams, including managers and senior engineers.

Strong communication and influencing skills with the ability to align technical strategy to business outcomes.

Experience managing roadmaps, prioritization, vendor or platform decisions, and large-scale cross-functional delivery.

Preferred Experience

Experience supporting global enterprise environments with a mix of corporate, retail, and frontline device use cases.

Background modernizing mobility platforms, improving developer or release pipelines, and reducing operational complexity through automation.

Experience working in large-scale consumer, retail, or digital ecosystems where uptime, security, and speed of delivery are critical.

Familiarity with identity, security, compliance, and access patterns across enterprise device environments.

Passion for creating excellent end-user experiences through resilient platforms, disciplined engineering practices, and strong operational leadership.

WHAT YOU’LL WORK ON

As part of Enterprise Systems Core Engineering, you will define and execute a mobility and release engineering strategy that advances platform resilience, end-user experience, security, and delivery velocity. You will lead a multidisciplinary organization responsible for enterprise mobility, device platform engineering, endpoint management, and mobile release governance across a diverse portfolio of business-critical capabilities.

Lead the strategy, roadmap, and execution for Nike’s enterprise mobility and mobile release engineering capabilities.

Own the end-to-end delivery model for mobile application releases, including signing, provisioning, phased rollouts, deployment controls, and production readiness.

Drive engineering excellence across Apple and Android ecosystems, ensuring secure, reliable, and scalable device experiences for global users.

Lead platform decisions and modernization efforts across endpoint management technologies such as JAMF, JAMF Connect, Intune, and Apple Business services.

Partner across engineering, product, security, infrastructure, and operations teams to improve release quality, deployment speed, and operational resilience.

Build and lead high-performing teams, develop leaders, and create a culture grounded in accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement.

Translate business needs into prioritized engineering investments that improve user experience, reduce operational friction, and create measurable value for Nike.

Scope of Responsibility

You will lead and inspire a team of approximately 30 engineers and technical professionals responsible for the platforms, tools, and services that power enterprise mobility and mobile release operations. This includes ownership of key engineering domains such as:

Apple ecosystem engineering

macOS laptop platform support and lifecycle engineering

iOS device engineering for phones and iPads

Android device engineering

Retail mobile and self-service device platforms, including NPOS and kiosk environments

Nike Tools applications and enterprise mobile enablement

Mobile release and deployment engineering across retail, consumer, and corporate app portfolios

Unified endpoint management through platforms such as JAMF Pro, JAMF Connect, Intune, and Apple Business services

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.

NIKE, Inc. is a growth company that looks for team members to grow with it. Nike offers a generous total rewards package, casual work environment, a diverse and inclusive culture, and an electric atmosphere for professional development. No matter the location, or the role, every Nike employee shares one galvanizing mission: To bring inspiration and innovation to every athlete* in the world.

NIKE, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, or disability.

What You Can Expect

OUR HIRING GAME PLAN

01 Apply

Our teams are made up of diverse skillsets, knowledge bases, inputs, ideas and backgrounds. We want you to find your fit – review job descriptions, departments and teams to discover the role for you.

02 Meet a Recruiter or Take an Assessment

If selected for a corporate role, a recruiter will reach out to start your interview process and be your main contact throughout the process. For retail roles, you’ll complete an interactive assessment that includes a chat and quizzes and takes about 10-20 minutes to complete. No matter the role, we want to learn about you – the whole you – so don’t shy away from how you approach world-class service and what makes you unique.

03 Interview

Go into this stage confident by doing your research, understanding what we are looking for and being prepared for questions that are set up to learn more about you, and your background.