lululemon

About this team:

North America Store Design Team is responsible for the retail design and store design within North America for lululemon. We deliver on the company’s strategic growth plans through the execution of the brand’s pinnacle expression: The physical retail channels. We focus on excellent design standards, meticulously detailed retail architectural spaces, and our community through the lens of lululemon core values. Through creativity, clarity, and efficiency we support the business ambitions and enhance guest experience, while delivering consistent design queues to reinforce a strong experiential brand identity.

Job summary:

• Excellent design skills and creative mindset: A highly creative, self-motivated, and experienced retail designer who is obsessed with design details for a built environment.
• This person is skilled in owning and designing multiple projects to service our North America Mainline retail portfolio. 
• Responsibility includes designing and managing all design aspects of projects, including but not limited to spatial design (floor plan, ceiling design, interior elevations, interior and exterior built details,) storefront designs, custom fixture design, and any other design scope required to create a beautiful retail environment.
• Working through design phases: Owns projects and leads design phases in collaboration with cross-functional working team. 
• Accountable for the creative design solutions, buildability, quality, and timeliness of all drawings and documentation related to the design for stores within the given budget.
• Managing design presentation: Excellent visual and verbal presentation skills.
• Understanding Brand consistency: Upholds and preserves lululemon’s brand image and global design consistency.

Key responsibilities and duties:

• Responsible for designing and managing complex and high-profile projects from end-to-end. This ability will be reflected by design skill set and years of experience in the retail architecture or related fields. 
• Demonstrate skills in designing retail experiences that drive the brand experience.
• Review all project information including, but not limited to, local codes, permitting guidelines, site survey reports, and mall/landlord design requirements. 
• Produce in-house design deliverables including, but not limited to, floor plans, fixture plans, reflected ceiling plans, interior elevations, storefront design, and elements within the retail space, in conjunction with identified product strategy, and create presentations and renderings for approval to Senior Leadership and internal stakeholders.
• Deliver Schematic design package to internal and external team and coordinates and manages internal and external partners throughout project ensure the development of all project drawing phases are accurate,meet design quality standards, accessibility & building codes, and are on time and are on budget.
• Connect with external partners to gain alignment and approval (e.g. Presentations of concept to landlords, architectural review board, etc.), acting as point of contact for all design/architectural issues within project and is responsible for reporting weekly milestones to internal leadership. 
• Responsible for the approval of all millwork custom fixture shop drawings within the project.
• In collaboration with Leadership, Senior Store Designer is responsible for creation and execution of design concepts and ensuring that the experience is realized in our spaces.
• Site visits may be necessary. The Senior Store Designer is involved in all design in the Contract Administration phase through construction.
• This is a leadership role within the North American Store Design Team. The Senior Store Designer is responsible for aligning and inspiring team members to produce effective design solutions and communicate a clear brand vision.

Qualification:

• Degree in Architecture or Interior Design, or equivalent (NCIDQ and/or LEED accreditations an asset).
• Retail design experience in the U.S. and Canada is preferred.
• 10+ years minimum experience in retail spatial design/store design, or architectural and/or design consultancy practices.
• Demonstrate work experience in design, creative thinking, and innovation practices
• Fluent in AutoCAD, Adobe Creative Suite, Microsoft Suite, SketchUp/Enscape, 3DS, Rhino or other rendering capabilities. (3D rendering skill is a must; SketchUp with Enscape is preferred).
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to collaborate actively and proactively with others in a cross-functional, multi-disciplinary team.
• Excellent verbal, visual and presenter communication skills to diverse business stakeholders of various management types and levels of the organization.
• Demonstrated successful management of multiple projects and initiatives deliverables at different phases of development on time and within the given budget.
• Comfortable with ambiguity and complexity. Ability to effectively manage tasks of varying complexities, strong ability to drive projects forward, meet deadlines and work well under pressure.
• Analytical, communication and organizational skills, strong written and oral communication abilities.
• Detail oriented and creative problem solver who can employ leadership, critical thinking and time management skills and can work effectively both independently and in teams.

Must haves:

• Acknowledges the presence of choice in every moment and takes personal responsibility for their life.
• Possesses an entrepreneurial spirit and continuously innovates to achieve great results.
• Communicates with honesty and kindness and creates the space for others to do the same.
• Leads with courage, knowing the possibility of greatness is bigger than the fear of failure.
• Fosters connection by putting people first and building trusting relationships.
• ntegrates fun and joy as a way of being and working, aka doesn’t take themselves too seriously