Nike Workers Face Job Decisions From 2027 as a Plan to Save About $2.5 Billion Through Fiscal 2031 Adds a Bengaluru Campus

Decisions about impacted roles related to this work will begin in calendar year 2027 and beyond, under an operating model overhaul called Pace, and the company does not yet know the number of roles or specific locations of positions. Its board approved steps that are expected to result in pre-tax charges of approximately $1.0 billion through fiscal 2031, mostly employee severance and other employee-related costs. This guide looks at the plan from the side of corporate staff at the Beaverton headquarters, teams supporting Asia Pacific and Greater China from Beaverton, Nike engineers in India, and job seekers who follow the company. For Metaintro readers, the useful detail is in Nike's own securities filings and its note to employees, which set out the timeline, the money and the places that will change.

What Did Nike Unveil on October 1?

On October 1, 2026, Nike set out a multi-year enterprise program that builds upon the previous cost realignment plan from March 2026, and the two together are known as Pace. The program is intended to enhance productivity, improve organizational effectiveness, and decrease the Company's cost structure.

Pace rests on four priorities.

• Supply chain. Accelerating supply chain modernization, with technology solutions and a more variable cost structure.
• Three geographies. Organizing Nike into three geographies to bring more decisions, accountability and resources closer to the markets it serves.
• India. Establishing a new Nike campus in Bengaluru, India.
• Workforce. Changing work and workforce, as Nike will require fewer roles over time.

The plan arrived with first quarter results, in which revenues were $11.2 billion, down 4 percent, and Nike expects revenues to decline high-single digits in fiscal 2027.

How Many Nike Jobs Will Be Cut, and When?

Nike does not yet know the number of roles that will be cut under the restructuring, and it will begin notifying employees in 2027. Decisions about affected roles are scheduled to begin in 2027 and will continue in subsequent years, and the company does not yet know the specific number or locations of the positions to be cut.

Nike President and CEO Elliott Hill told employees that anything in media reports around impacts is speculative because Nike does not yet know the number of roles or specific locations of positions, and that for most teammates, the work immediately in front of them remains the same.

Local law can also affect timing, since the program faces risks of delays in implementing the program, including as a result of local law requirements in various jurisdictions. Where local consultation is required, Nike won't finalize proposals until that process is complete, and where consultation with employee representative bodies or other local processes is required, Nike will follow those requirements and won't finalize decisions until they're complete. Nike estimates that all charges will be substantially incurred by the end of fiscal 2031, subject to local law requirements.

This work will result in fewer roles across Nike, and I want to acknowledge that news like this creates uncertainty. I don't take that lightly, Hill wrote to employees, according to the Nike note to employees.

What Do the SEC Filings Show About the Money?

Nike's expected savings, pre-tax charges and future cash expenditures under Pace are estimates, set out in a filing on October 1.

• Charges. Pre-tax charges of approximately $1.0 billion, which is in addition to approximately $0.3 billion of severance costs recognized in fiscal 2026 under the March 2026 plan.
• Timing. About $0.3 billion to be recognized in fiscal 2027, with the remainder expected to be recognized through fiscal 2031.
• Cash. Nike estimates that the majority of the charges will result in future cash expenditures.
• Savings. About $2.5 billion in cumulative savings through fiscal 2031, counted before the charges and any future reinvestment.

The majority of the savings is set to be realized in fiscal years 2029 and 2030, Reuters reported. The fiscal 2027 charges are expected to land largely within Operating overhead expense, and in the first quarter operating overhead expense was $2.7 billion, down 6 percent, primarily due to lower wage-related expense and lower other administrative costs.

Nike's year does not follow the calendar, since its last full year was the fiscal year ended May 31, 2026. Its adjusted diluted earnings outlook excludes approximately $0.15 of restructuring expenses related to Pace for fiscal 2027. Actual savings, charges and cash expenditures may differ, possibly materially, from the estimates.

What Happened to Workers in Nike's Earlier Cuts This Year?

Pace includes and builds upon the previous cost realignment plan, and severance costs of about $0.3 billion were recognized in fiscal 2026 in connection with the March 2026 plan. As of May 31, 2026, severance and other employee costs of $243 million were reflected within Accrued liabilities, and during the first quarter of fiscal 2027 Nike paid substantially all of the remaining balance.

In April, Nike's job cuts came from changes to Global Operations, set out on April 23, that will result in a reduction of approximately 1,400 roles in Global Operations, with the majority in Technology. Technology work was being concentrated in two strategically important hubs, the Philip H. Knight Campus and the Nike India Technology Center. The April changes also covered modernizing work at Air Manufacturing Innovation facilities in Beaverton, St. Louis and Vietnam, including adjusting staffing to match the needs of the business.

The Pace plan includes a new campus in India to fuel its enterprise capabilities.

Which Beaverton Roles Are Moving Closer to Their Markets?

The three geographies are expected to be the Americas (North America and Latin America), APGC (Asia Pacific and Greater China) and EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa), and EMEA will continue operating where it does today. Greater China and Asia Pacific & Latin America were still separate geographies in Nike's first quarter results. Nike will reduce its geographies from four to three, with the realignment taking place in fiscal 2028.

The APGC leadership team will be based in Singapore, and some roles currently supporting the region from Beaverton will move closer to the athletes and markets they serve. Teams are expected to move into this new formation in Fiscal Year 2028, and that fiscal year begins in June.

The shift means some support positions move out of Nike's headquarters in Beaverton. Nike has given no number of Beaverton roles that will move closer to their markets, and no destination for each.

What Is the New Bengaluru Campus, and Is Nike Hiring in India?

Nike describes India as already an important growth market and manufacturing hub for Nike, with strong capabilities and access to talent. The campus is a long-term investment in new capabilities and talent, and full-time Nike teammates there will support work across Nike, Jordan Brand and Converse. It is a new corporate campus in Bengaluru.

The build is gradual, as teammates already in India will move in phases, and the campus will grow over the next several years. Nike has given no headcount for the campus in its note to employees or its securities filing, so treat any campus hiring number you see as unconfirmed.

One live posting on the Nike careers site for a Lead Information Security Engineer at the India Technology Center is a full time role at WeWork, Embassy GolfLinks, in Karnataka. The person in this role works under the Director, Cyber Security Engineering located at India Technology Center. This role asks for:

• Expert knowledge of Network Security and information security standards, principles, practices with minimum 10+ years of experience.
• Experience as a technical lead who guided team members on a day to day basis, with a security first mind set.
• Expert knowledge of securing various network types including managed data centers and cloud-based networks.
• Demonstrated relevant security expertise in implementing secure solutions and services.
• Hands-on technical expertise on Firewalls and Network, Network Devices, VPN, WAF, and good work experience in cloud native environments.
• Proficiency in the techniques that go into the implementation of solution architectures, including requirements discovery and troubleshooting complex network problems, along with application of abstraction, formulation of solution context, identification and assessment of solution alternatives, technology selection, and implementation.
• The ability to assess risk and translate it to business relevant considerations and facts, and to guide the team with technical expertise.

For this role, CCNA, CCNP and CISM certifications are strongly preferred, and any certification relevant to firewalls is ideal.

For corporate roles, a recruiter will reach out to start your interview process if you are selected, and that recruiter stays your main contact throughout the process.

How Is Nike's Business Doing as Pace Begins?

Hill wrote that Pace is not a new strategy, and it is not a reaction to one quarter, and that Nike must become a more agile, efficient and athlete-focused company. Greater China revenues fell 26 percent on a currency-neutral basis in the first quarter, and 22 percent in US dollar terms, to $1,180 million from $1,512 million. Sales in China have fallen for nine consecutive quarters, and the region accounts for about 15% of Nike's annual revenue. Revenues for Converse were $263 million, down 28 percent, with declines across all territories.

Our Nike performance business is not yet large enough to offset the pressure we're seeing in Nike Sportswear, Jordan Brand, and Greater China, Hill said.

There is nothing inherently wrong with the (restructuring) plans, but they do suggest that Nike's current model is not really fit for purpose, which in turn raises the question of why these changes were not made sooner, GlobalData managing director Neil Saunders said.

What Notice Do US Workers Get Before a Mass Layoff?

Nike has promised affected staff direct contact from their leaders, along with clear timelines and support as decisions are made.

Under the federal WARN Act, covered workers must receive a written notice 60 calendar days before the layoff or plant closing, with some exceptions. These are the cases set out in the Labor Department's worker's guide.

• Employer size. The law covers a business with 100 or more full-time workers, not counting workers with less than 6 months on the job and workers who work less than 20 hours a week, or one that employs 100 or more workers who work at least a combined 4,000 hours a week. It must also be a private for-profit business, private non-profit organization, or quasi-public entity separately organized from the regular government.
• Plant closing. An employer shuts down a facility or operating unit within a single site of employment and lays off at least 50 full-time workers.
• Mass layoff. A mass layoff is a reduction in force that does not result from a plant closing and causes an employment loss at a single site during any 30-day period for at least 50-499 employees if they represent at least 33% of the total active workforce there, or 500 or more employees, excluding part-time employees.
• Remedy. Without required notice, you may be able to seek damages for back pay and benefits for up to 60 days, depending on how many days' notice you actually received.

Whether any Pace decision crosses those lines depends on where and how many roles go, which Nike does not yet know.

Teammates affected by these changes will hear directly from their leaders, with clear timelines and support as decisions are made, according to the Nike note on its operating model.

What Comes Next for Nike Staff Before 2027?

Nike planned a NIKE Team Meeting the day after the note, with updates continuing through its employee hub on Workvivo. At an Investor Day on Nov. 16-17, the company will share more on its next phase of growth and the financial plan behind it, followed by a staff meeting on Nov. 18.

Under Hill, Nike plans to update its targets through the fiscal year, beginning in November, as it works through the restructuring plan.

What This Means for Nike Workers and Job Seekers, and What Should You Do Next?

Our take is that Pace gives Nike staff a long runway, but not certainty. Decisions begin in calendar year 2027 and beyond, and the charges are expected to be recognized through fiscal 2031, so this is a multi-year process rather than one round. That time is useful if you use it.

Here is what we would do.

• Beaverton staff supporting Asia Pacific and Greater China, ask early. Some of these roles will move closer to the athletes and markets they serve, so ask your leader whether your team is part of the APGC formation and whether relocation is on the table.
• Watch Investor Day. The Nov. 16-17 Investor Day is where Nike plans to share more on its next phase of growth and the financial plan behind it.
• Know your notice rights. If you are in the US, read the federal WARN worker's guide now, before any decision lands.
• Engineers in India, check Nike's careers site. Nike is building a campus that will grow over the next several years, and one India Technology Center role is this security engineering posting.
• Build a plan before you need one. If your role is affected, plan the weeks that follow with a guide on how to job search with AI after a layoff.

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People Also Asked

Q: How many jobs is Nike cutting under Pace?

A: Nike has not given a number, because it does not yet know the number of roles or specific locations of positions, and decisions about affected roles begin in calendar year 2027 and beyond.

Q: How much does Nike expect Pace to save?

A: Nike expects approximately $2.5 billion in cumulative savings through fiscal 2031, before about $1.0 billion of expected pre-tax charges and any future reinvestment.

Q: Is Nike moving jobs to India?

A: Nike is establishing a new Nike campus in Bengaluru, India, where teammates already in India will move in phases, and the campus will grow over the next several years. Nike has given no headcount for the campus and has not said that roles will move to India from other countries.

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