Senior Manager - Data Semantics and Context Modeling

Select Responsibilities Include:

Own and evolve the enterprise semantic layer, ensuring consistent definitions, metrics, and meaning across all consumption patterns.

Provide dimensional models and semantic abstractions that contextualize and improve the performance of analytics, BI, AI/ML, and other downstream applications.

With a use-case based lens, identify and implement generative AI and multimodal methods to create the semantic layer and provide appropriate context for downstream analytics and AI use-cases.

Maintain the business context layer, including hierarchies, relationships, business rules, and event semantics.

Integrate semantics seamlessly with the data catalog, metadata, and lineage tooling to enable discoverability and trust.

Drive adoption of the semantic layer across BI tools, dashboards, ad hoc analysis, data products, and AI-enabled analytics experiences.

Partner with the enterprise data platform, and the data and insights delivery teams to enable delivery of context-driven data insights.

Define and maintain canonical enterprise data models and common business entities (e.g., customer/guest, product, store, transaction, inventory).

Lead and develop a high-performing team of data and semantic modeling experts

Foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement

Qualifications

10+ years in data, analytics, or information architecture, with deep experience in data semantics and taxonomy

Experience building or managing a centralized semantic layer or metrics platform, data mesh, and data products

3+ years in senior leadership managing teams with deep complexity or multiple projects

Strong understanding of: Semantic layers and context modeling Business metrics and KPI frameworks Data governance and stewardship models

Semantic layers and context modeling

Business metrics and KPI frameworks

Data governance and stewardship models

Experience supporting AI, machine learning, or natural language query and analytics use cases through governed semantic models.

Demonstrated ability to lead through influence in a federated environment

Experience partnering with senior stakeholders (Director-VP level) across business and tech

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.

additional notes Authorization to work in Canada 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 $171,800-$225,500 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)

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.

workplace arrangement

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

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