Lululemon

who we are

lululemon is an innovative performance apparel company for yoga, running, training, and other athletic pursuits. Setting the bar in technical fabrics and functional design, we create transformational products and experiences that support people in moving, growing, connecting, and being well. We owe our success to our innovative product, emphasis on stores, commitment to our people, and the incredible connections we make in every community we're in. As a company, we focus on creating positive change to build a healthier, thriving future. In particular, that includes creating an equitable, inclusive and growth-focused environment for our people.

a day in the life: what you’ll do

Responsible for managing the Inventory platform at lululemon, ensuring an accurate view of Inventory across the globe for our stores, warehouses, and financial systems. Manage the engineering team, providing technical expertise in the design, build, and launch of new systems supporting multiple stakeholders. In addition to Inventory, must manage audited sales, stock ledger, and a centralized price master. Lead technology strategies in partnership with teams across the enterprise. Manage the teams that drive and support Inventory Systems. Define the 3–5-year strategy for areas within the Corporate Finance and Inventory Technology department. Manage the Capex and Opex for the department (for the defined scope of applications) and ensure value is delivered against spending. Ensure business service SLAs are met for all services. Build, lead, and scale team of engineers and architects. Partner with enterprise architecture, PMO, and business teams to implement technology solutions. Define processes, including project delivery and systems reliability. 

Telecommuting permitted up to 1 day/week. 

Must have a willingness and ability to travel domestically 10% of the time.

40 hrs/week, Mon-Fri, 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.

qualifications

Must have a Bachelor’s degree Information Technology or a related field plus eight (8) years of progressive, post-baccalaureate experience in information technology. 

Of the required experience must have 6 years of experience in all of the following (which may be gained concurrently):

• Serving in a people leader role including overseeing multiple teams across multiple work locations.
• Leading engineering teams focused on seamless data integration using modern architecture including Kafka and Snowflake.

Of the required experience must have 6 years of experience as a direct supervisor.   

Of the required experience must have 6 years of experience in all of the following (which may be gained concurrently): 

• Cloud ecosystems including OCI, AWS, or Azure; and
• Oracle Retail platforms, including RMS, RPM, and RESA.

Of the required experience must have 5 years of experience in all of the following (which may be gained concurrently): 

• Using Kafka Messaging queue and Postgres Db to expose sellable inventory;
• Training AWS machine learning model for inventory and pricing use cases;
• Using Gitlab for continuous automated testing and deployment; and, 
• Using Pl/SQL to build integration for Invoice matching system.  

must haves

• Acknowledge the presence of choice in every moment and take personal responsibility for your life.
• Possess an entrepreneurial spirit and continuously innovate to achieve great results. 
• Communicate with honesty and kindness and create the space for others to do the same. 
• Lead with courage, knowing the possibility of greatness is bigger than the fear of failure. 
• Foster connection by putting people first and building trusting relationships. 
• Integrate fun and joy as a way of being and working, aka doesn’t take yourself too seriously. 

workplace arrangement 

In-person collaboration and connection are important to our culture. Work is performed onsite, minimum 4 days per week.

additional notes
Authorisation to work in USA is required for this role. 

compensation and benefits package 

lululemon’s compensation offerings are grounded in a pay-for-performance philosophy that recognizes exceptional individual and team performance. The typical hiring range for this position is from $210,000.00 - $230,000.00 annually; the base pay offered is based on market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and internal equity. As part of our total rewards offering, permanent employees in this position may be eligible for our competitive annual bonus program, subject to program eligibility requirements.  

At lululemon, investing in our people is a top priority. We believe that when life works, work works. We strive to be the place where inclusive leaders come to develop and enable all to be well. Recognizing our teams for their performance and dedication, other components of our total rewards offerings include support of career development, wellbeing, and personal growth:

• Extended health and dental benefits, and mental health plans 
• Paid time off 
• Savings and retirement plan matching 
• Generous employee discount 
• Fitness & yoga classes 
• Parenthood top-up 
• Extensive catalog of development course offerings 
• People networks, mentorship programs, and leadership series (to name a few) 

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Note: The incentive programs, benefits, and perks have certain eligibility requirements. The Company reserves the right to alter these incentive programs, benefits, and perks in whole or in part at any time without advance notice.