WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH:

The Cloud & Core Engineering team builds and operates Nike’s multi-cloud
platform and software-defined network, enabling scalable, self-service
environments for cloud, data, and AI across Global Technology. You will lead
multiple engineering squads, partner with global counterparts, and collaborate
closely with product, architecture, and platform teams. This role will report in
to the Senior Director Software Engineering leading Cloud Gov, FinOps &
Management Plane capabilities.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR:

We are hiring a Director of Software Engineering to own the Management Plane the
platform layer enabling multi-cloud access, entitlements, governance, account
lifecycle, and cloud cost optimization. This is a high-ownership leadership role
requiring strong technical depth, people leadership, and platform thinking. The
ideal candidate brings a mix of senior leadership experience, deep cloud
engineering expertise, and proven ability to scale high-performing teams in a
distributed or GCC setting. They must be hands-on enough to engage in




architectural discussions, influence platform direction, and translate business
strategy into executable engineering roadmaps.

Key Qualification:

* 15+ years leading engineering teams, including 3+ years at Director level
managing managers or senior ICs
* Proven experience building and scaling engineering teams, including hiring
and retaining senior talent
* Proven ability to translate multi-year strategy into
squad-level roadmaps with measurable OKRs and clear dependency management
across the stack.
* Robust experience co-owning global platforms with distributed teams, driving
alignment on priorities, architectural decisions, and operating model without
escalation dependency.
* 5+ years of hands-on AWS engineering experience (not just conversational
cloud literacy)
* Expertise in cloud governance, entitlements, or policy systems, IAM/RBAC, and
policy guardrails at enterprise scale
* Exposure to cloud econo

📌 Director, Software Engineering Core Cloud, ITC (Bikkanahalli)
🏢 Nike
📍 Bikkanahalli