Chilled out culture and employees but tech processes are behind industry standards - Lead Product Owner NIKE Employee Review

4.0
Jan 13, 2021
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

I work in the Global Technology group. Easy going, forgiving culture. Plenty of head count redundancy. Work I would do by myself at my former employer is done by 4-5 heads at Nike. Makes for great work life balance. Just getting your job done leads to kudos - feels like you get a medal for showing up. Even better if you can talk up your work and make the right noises in front of upper management.

Cons

Processes and tools not up to industry standards. Practices like Agile Scrum that I had adopted 10 years ago are adopted in name only. No rigor in processes leading to waste. Teams work in silos and may or may not bring in other teams impacted by a solution or new process - you are left to 'find out' or figure it out. No structures exist for a robust cross team sharing of pertinent information. Teams staffed by large number of contract workers cannot be bothered to share across teams. Leads to design misses/poorly designed solutions and production defects.

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5.0
Jul 1, 2026
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Pros

Nike in general was a great company to work for. Great work life balance, great teammates, solid pay. Employee discount was awesome perk.

Cons

There was constant reorg and it hurt team morale.

2.0
Jul 15, 2026
Anonymous employee
Recommend
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Pros

discounted gear, a paycheck in a tough job market, free gyms

Cons

This company has completely given up on investing in its employees. Even during difficult times, it should still recognize, reward, and develop its strongest contributors. People who lead major, high-impact projects receive little to no recognition, reward, or career advancement and are treated the same as those who contribute very little. There are virtually no opportunities for growth or promotion, and favoritism seems to play a significant role in career progression. If your manager doesn't like you or doesn't advocate for you, advancement becomes even more difficult. The expectation is to continuously deliver more work with little or no recognition or investment in your career. I've worked at companies that paid significantly less than Nike, yet they were much better at recognizing talent by giving employees titles and responsibilities and projects that reflected their skills and contributions and interest. Here, unless you're one of the favored employees, there is little opportunity to grow, regardless of your impact. Again, if your manager has something against you, your future is very limited at Nike.

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