Department Manager - Nike House of Innovation

The hourly rate for this position ranges from $32.08 to $48.12. Actual pay rate will vary based on a candidate's location, qualifications, skills and experience.

Information about benefits can be found here.

Location & Store Type: Nike House of Innovation – NYC

Address: New York, NY

Starting Pay Rate:

Hours:Full Time – 34-40 hours per week, including nights and weekends

Behind every great team is a great coach. That’s why when you join us as a Department Manager, we refer to you as a Coach.

Join the NIKE HOI Team as a Department Manager

Bring retail to life in new ways as a House of Innovation Department Manager. With ground-breaking technology and personalized customization for your customers, you will continue to evolve and grow, remaining on the cutting edge of what’s possible. Your expertise is essential to creating not just a shopping experience but a true shopping destination.

We believe that if you have a body, you are an athlete, and you’ll bring this to life with your passion for sport and customer service. This includes properly training your team and implementing our Service Principles while representing our global culture of sport, the NIKE brand, each other, and your community. You lead the charge of ensuring your team makes positive moments, has fun, and feels like they are a part of something bigger.

As a Department Manager, you'll lead, coach, and inspire your team to deliver the best experience for their customers while ensuring your team members feel included and supported. You'll use your retail expertise to drive store growth strategies and create opportunities to continue building upon community partnerships. You are the one people look to for encouragement, leadership and bringing NIKE to life for our customers, communities, and colleagues.

You will also enjoy benefits like employee discounts, healthcare, paid time off and education programs to develop and advance your career.

Putting Your Best Foot Forward

  • Three years of customer-facing retail or hospitality experience
  • One year of leadership experience
  • Demonstrated ability to recruit, build and lead high-performing teams
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office and retail business systems
  • Ability to bend, squat, reach, climb a ladder and stand for extended periods of time with or without reasonable accommodations.
  • Proven ability to utilize tools for conflict resolution and employee coaching and counseling
  • Able to work mornings, weekends, nights, and holidays as needed
What You're Responsible For
  • Leading a team the helps keep all store functions running seamlessly.
  • Ensuring your store is staffed by attracting, assessing, and onboarding your future teammates.
  • Equip store employees with tools needed to succeed in their day-to-day responsibilities.
  • Leading your store's team and business results/critical metrics, including budgeting, planning, a high level of customer service, sales, people leadership and management
  • Managing product life cycle from stockroom to visual merchandising and the sales floor.
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  • Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
  • Health Savings Accounts and Flexible Savings Accounts after 12 months of continuous employment
  • 401(k) Plan, CERA, Employee Assistance Program, Mental and Emotional Health, Financial Coaching and Education, Child Development Support and Caregiving Benefits starting on the day you're hired
  • Accrued Paid Time Off and Holiday Pay
  • The opportunity to buy Nike stock at a discount through our Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
  • Access to support through Optum Employee Assistance Program at no cost for you and your family
  • Discounts for you and your family from Nike, Converse, and Jordan up to 50% off

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Common Interview Questions And Answers

1. HOW DO YOU PLAN YOUR DAY?

This is what this question poses: When do you focus and start working seriously? What are the hours you work optimally? Are you a night owl? A morning bird? Remote teams can be made up of people working on different shifts and around the world, so you won't necessarily be stuck in the 9-5 schedule if it's not for you...

2. HOW DO YOU USE THE DIFFERENT COMMUNICATION TOOLS IN DIFFERENT SITUATIONS?

When you're working on a remote team, there's no way to chat in the hallway between meetings or catch up on the latest project during an office carpool. Therefore, virtual communication will be absolutely essential to get your work done...

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Many people want to work remotely because of the flexibility it allows. You can work anywhere and at any time of the day...

4. WHAT DO YOU NEED IN YOUR PHYSICAL WORKSPACE TO SUCCEED IN YOUR WORK?

With this question, companies are looking to see what equipment they may need to provide you with and to verify how aware you are of what remote working could mean for you physically and logistically...

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7. HOW DO YOU ORGANIZE FILES, LINKS, AND TABS ON YOUR COMPUTER?

Just like your schedule, how you track files and other information is very important. After all, everything is digital!...

8. HOW TO PRIORITIZE WORK?

The day I watched Marie Forleo's film separating the important from the urgent, my life changed. Not all remote jobs start fast, but most of them are...

9. HOW DO YOU PREPARE FOR A MEETING AND PREPARE A MEETING? WHAT DO YOU SEE HAPPENING DURING THE MEETING?

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