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Nike layoffs 2026: you survived April. Are you safe from what comes next? Nike expects US$1 billion in additional restructuring charges under Pace, with decisions on affected roles beginning in calendar 2027 and costs extending through fiscal 2031.

The Grind Hotline examines CEO Elliott Hill's delayering plan, CFO Dave Denton's cost priorities and Beaverton job pressure. The Employee Speaks opening is dramatised from public accounts, not a verified employee recording.

FROM OUR MARCH WARNING TO NEW JOB CUTS
Our March 7 Nike episode examined severance and restructuring warning signs. April brought an announcement of approximately 1,400 Global Operations job reductions, mostly in Technology. Now Nike says its changing operating model will require fewer roles over time.

WHAT THE MONEY MEANS
The expected $1 billion is additional to approximately $300 million of severance recognised in fiscal 2026. Nike expects about $300 million of the new charges in fiscal 2027, with the remainder through fiscal 2031. Most relate to severance and other employee costs.

The 2031 date is a restructuring-cost horizon, not confirmation of layoffs every quarter or year. Projected cumulative savings total $2.5 billion before charges and reinvestment.

WHERE EMPLOYEES SHOULD WATCH
Our analysis: Hill's delayering puts management and overlapping responsibilities under scrutiny. Future affected roles have not been fully disclosed.

Nike plans three regions: Americas, Asia Pacific and Greater China (APGC), and EMEA. APGC leadership will be in Singapore; some Beaverton support roles will move closer to those markets. The regional formation is expected in fiscal 2028. A new Bengaluru campus will support Nike, Jordan and Converse. This does not establish direct U.S. job replacement in India.

WHY NIKE IS UNDER PRESSURE
Fiscal Q1 2027 revenue fell 4% to $11.2 billion. Nike Brand Digital dropped 13%, Converse declined 28% and Greater China fell 26% on a currency-neutral basis. Management forecasts a high-single-digit revenue decline for fiscal 2027.

Nike paid $610 million in quarterly dividends. Shareholders can get paid while roles get cut. Loyalty is not a staffing commitment.

We examine technology job cuts and regional consolidation, then practical moves: prepare for interviews, secure references and watch vacancies, reporting lines and workloads.

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ABOUT THE SHOW AND THE HOST
The Grind Hotline is a multi-award-winning, worker-first global media and workplace intelligence platform and business podcast reaching 100+ countries.

Harj Singh, The Host, is an ex-banker and former global sales leader who lost his job twice in five years. Fired on his daughter's birthday after seven years with one employer, then laid off again in 2022, he built the platform to help workers recognise pressure and prepare.

2026 awards: Vega Digital Awards Gold, dotCOMM Platinum and MUSE Creative Awards Silver.

We connect corporate decisions to job security, workplace survival and the future of work. Related coverage includes Apple, Oracle, Microsoft, Amazon, Meta, Salesforce and Dell layoffs, alongside banking restructuring and AI job pressure.

SOURCE RECORD
Nike's October 1 SEC filing, memo and Q1 FY2027 results; April 23 operations announcement.

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