Senior Technology Manager - Global Distribution And Fulfillment Technology

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 Global Distribution Technology organization is seeking a talented leader to lead a multi year transformation initiative to support company’s future network strategy and growth. This role will drive key business and technology strategies in partnership across the PMO, business teams, enterprise architecture, external vendor and engineering teams to implement optimal technology solutions. By partnering closely with the product and program leaders you help manage project scope and ensure stakeholder expectations are managed and met.
A day in the life:

• Sets team, technology and process strategy to ensure alignment with present and possible future business needs
• Guide teams toward best practices and champions and enforces software development and operational support processes
• Manage process, people and timeline to ensure that high quality deliverables are produced
• Support your team with empathetic coaching, skills development, and career path leadership.
• Contribute to architecture, design, test plans, project plans, deployment planning and operations to drive excellence and lead team towards its goals
• Build, lead and scale a talented team of analysts, engineers and architects globally. Partner closely with business/operations stakeholders and software vendors across multiple work streams simultaneously.
• Ensure the right skills are being used to solve the right problems across your team.
• Data driven approach to measure and quantify current system and operational challenges and be able to guide the team on system and process improvements
• Leads roadmap and priorities for their area, helps drive change across other teams to align technical strategy and establish shared prioritization of deliverables that span multiple teams
• Responsible for driving the roadmap and technical vision for the team
• Employ continuous improvement methodologies across own team (e.g. quantify impacts to customer first, eliminate waste, increase productivity, iterate quickly, shorten feedback loop, create relevant KPIs)

Qualifications:

• Track record of delivery in rapidly changing highly collaborative, multi-stakeholder environments
• Willing to travel to warehouse sites on a needed basis
• Proven understanding of the fundamentals of agile processes, deep knowledge of the software development lifecycle, and experience to draw from that helps you build towards a future state while making smart tradeoffs to meet current objectives
• Prior work experience in supply chain technology at a large retail company is a bonus
• Self-starter with the ability to make independent decisions and the judgment to know when to seek guidance
• Detail Oriented, Results Oriented, Problem Solver
• Possess strong team management skills with excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Creative problem solver possessing the ability to measure and improve products and processes
• Experience directly leading, developing people and leading global teams is required
• Knowledge on AWS or any other cloud platform a plus
• 12+ years of experience enabling key business priorities through the successful delivery & support of technology
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with a proven ability to work under pressure and during critical production issues
• Education and/or strong work experience in Computer Science or a related field.
• Experience leading large scale engineering, functional, and technical strategies preferable for a supply chain domain

must haves

• Communicate with honesty and kindness and create the space for others to do the same.
• Integrate fun and joy as a way of being and working, aka doesn’t take yourself too seriously.
• Lead with courage, knowing the possibility of greatness is bigger than the fear of failure.
• 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.
• Foster connection by putting people first and building trusting relationships.

Additional Notes
Immigration support is potentially available 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 $156,600 - $205,600 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:

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

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.
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