Senior Business Analyst - Wage & Pay Programs (Seattle, Wa - Hybrid)

Description & Requirements
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.
About This Team
The Wage & Pay Digital Solutions Team understands the importance of optimizing lululemon’s time and pay practices to meet both pay compliance and future forward scalability, and we know that payroll remains at the epicentre for employee financial wellness. We strive for transparency, accuracy, timely and compliant pay, and we continually collaborate with our partner teams, working towards the shared goals of optimizing our HCM solutions, realizing time and cost savings, generating powerful data analytics, meeting or exceeding compliance regulations, introducing standardization across operations and processes, and increasing our data security.
We are looking for one permanent and one 9 month contract role.
a Day In The Life
The Senior Business Analyst works closely with business stakeholders and technology teams on mid to high complexity, high impact projects to support our internal business needs and guest experiences.
Responsibilities

• Developing requirements use cases and partnering with tech teams to strategize and manage testing execution
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams to gain alignment within constraints of the project or work
• Prioritizing requirements based on business and technical needs
• Translating business strategy into roadmaps for consumption by teams
• Lead impact assessment, and dependency management discussions with partner teams
• Strong understanding of documented business requirements and translation to technical requirements
• Aligning overall scope and sequencing recommendations with business and technical stakeholders
• Utilizing artifacts such as business requirements documents (BRDs), JIRA, Confluence and Business Process Documentation to facilitate requirements alignment sessions

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience making tradeoffs between business needs and technology constraints while keeping the end user needs at top of mind
• Strong experience providing business requirements for medium to large initiatives
• Proven facilitation and problem-solving skills
• Advanced Excel and Powerpoint skills
• Advanced Confluence and Jira sills
• 5+ years of business analyst experience
• Comfortable navigating ambiguity to deliver results
• Experience working with both agile and waterfall delivery methodologies
• Ability to be self-directed, proactive and work with a sense of urgency
• Strong written and verbal communication skills

must haves

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

Additional Notes
Authorization to work in the US is required for this role.
Compensation And Benefits Package
For Washington Applicants: lululemon’s compensation offerings are rooted in a pay-for-performance philosophy that recognizes exceptional individual and team performance. The typical hiring range for this position in Washington is from $97,800 - $128,300 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 competitive Total Rewards offering, permanent employees in this position may be eligible for our competitive annual bonus offering, subject to program eligibility requirements.  
At lululemon, investing in our people is a top priority. We believe that when life works, work works. In addition to our competitive Total Rewards offering, we also have personal and professional development offerings. Our offerings recognize our teams for their performance and support whole person development, including support for employees on how to grow their career:  

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

Note: Availability of the incentive programs, benefits, and perks may be subject to your location & employment type and may 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.