Nik Aleksander

Senior Director level expert both nationally & globally with over 20 years of expertise in delivering innovative solutions for large-scale projects across US & global markets. Demonstrate strategic leadership and value engineering prowess, achieving significant cost savings, and enhancing operational efficiencies. Enthusiastic about fostering collaborative environments and new ways of thinking that drive team success and propel organizational growth.

SEP 2023 – DEC 2024

EPMO Senior Program Manager, Aristocrat Technologies, Las Vegas

• Managed tech gaming design & construction projects, office & manufacturing, delivering new builds and expansions
• Implemented technology tools such as Monday.com, project managing strategic goals, including headcount and occupancy analytics, risk & mitigation, workplace planning, and benchmarking
• Conducted cost, design & construction strategy, leading to $2.5m savings on a $35m Integration Centre project
• Oversaw workplace solutions that enhance employee engagement, productivity, and well-being
• Created Design Standards & Building Portfolio, policing brand standards in design 
• Assisted at Board-level for developing & implementing ‘net zero’ strategy, targets and schedule

Senior Director of Store Development, JD Sports/ Finish Line, Indianapolis, IN

• Led a team of 20 across the US (8 internal team members and 10 consultants)
• Working with Real Estate on strategies, target markets, locations and estimating capex budgets 
• Negotiated lease contracts, optimal tenant allowances with landlords and brokers
• Streamlined store delivery, reducing project time from 50 to 42 weeks
• Saved $5M in FF&E through local sourcing challenging global manufacturing 
• Improved cross-functional communication with new tech (Monday.com)
• Oversaw US expansion with an $100M capex for 85 stores & flagships
• Implemented cost-saving strategies in procurement, logistics, and distribution of FF&E and F&M
• Regularly trained team held weekly meetings and promoted talent and growth through business plans presented to Board

Senior Lead, Global Programs, Under Armour, Baltimore, MD

• Negotiated contracts with architects and engineers to achieve design efficiency
• Implemented cost-effective construction techniques to reduce expenses while enhancing design efficiency
• Adapted to restructuring by focusing on value engineering to meet changing business needs
• Led a global flagship project, overseeing design, financials, and construction, and reduced build costs from $350 to $250 per square foot through innovative solutions
• Managed department financials, allocated budgets, and reported updates to the VP of Finance, ensuring costs aligned with predictions and the overall yearly budget

Associate Director, Turner & Townsend Consultants, New York, NY

• Oversaw remote teams, enhancing vendor performance by 31% through effective issue resolution
• Led $500M Citi Group program, improving delivery across the US with Oracle's Textura
• Negotiated and secured $350M theme park contract by managing estimations, scheduling, and bids
• Directed national and global projects, ensuring smooth collaboration with remote and on-site teams
• Improved project efficiency by analysing metrics and resolving bottlenecks

Global Senior Manager, adidas Group, Herzogenaurach, Germany

• Worked in Store Dev. working on €15M Barcelona Flagship, as well as NYC 5th Ave, Oxford St. London, and more
• Delivered new concepts in UK & US with twelve stores in total, project managing design, construction and KPIs
• Controlled bidding for GCs, vendors, consultants & architects
• Project managed cross functional dep. in delivering projects, creating guidelines, processes, and training manuals
• Delivered design concepts on stores, flagships, and an innovative stock management system 
• Secured funding for key projects through stakeholder collaboration
• Developed innovative 3D/VR apps for cross-functional departments, cutting costs and time significantly
• Conducted due diligence and feasibility for global real estate, maximizing ROI for potential strategic projects

Automotive Project Lead, Bisset Adams Architects, London

• Successfully developed and led a large team of architects and designers to deliver a rollout for GM across Europe
•  Controlled budgets and P&L negotiating and developed contracts, sourced supply chain for construction 
• Led a £200M program for new concept dealerships collaborating with clients in setting up in each European country, reporting weekly progress and training each HQ about the project 
• Oversaw a team of up to fifteen internal staff and ten architects

  Sourced supply chain of vendors and materials, overseeing sign off, quality control, volume, logistics and cost

• Drawing up contracts, negotiating fees, whilst ensuring maximum profit for business

BA (Hons) Studies in Architecture, de Montfort University, Leicester, England