By Vidhi Choudhary Nike is rushing to expand its footprint into this alternate-reality tech world. Sneaker and athletic apparel maker Nike (NKE) – Get NIKE, Inc. Class B Report is building its metaverse team and hiring for key roles as the latest buzzword in the tech world stirs up talent wars. Over the last week, Nike has posted five jobs to help the company embed new hires for the metaverse or related functions in what it described as its Technology Innovation Office. The Beaverton, Oregon-based company is looking to appoint a metaverse director to lead the development of Nike’s “rapid end-t…