Senior Technology Director - Merchandise Planning
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About the Role
lululemon is seeking a Senior Director of Technology to lead the merchandise planning and allocations technology strategy. You will modernize planning systems, embed AI-driven automation, and lead a global engineering team.
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Responsibilities
- Define and execute a multi year technology strategy for merchandise planning and allocations
- Modernize the merchandise planning and allocations suite of solutions and related integration stacks
- Scale capabilities for assortment planning, space planning, size planning
- Embed AI driven automation to compress planning cycles and unlock better decision making
- Lead a global, multi disciplinary engineering organization across North America and India
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders and drive change initiatives
- Manage resources, oversee financial interests, and implement essential policies
- Drive world class engineering solutions that are reliable, observable, secure, compliant, and highly available
- Translate lululemon's merchandising and planning vision into a multi year solution realization strategy
- Leverage AI and ML solutions to drive measurable impact across planning capabilities
- Develop future ready leaders capable of balancing technical depth and business acumen
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field
- 5+ years of engineering leadership and delivery experience
- 5+ years in retail, merchandise planning and allocations, or related field is a bonus
- Demonstrated experience in managing large budgets
- Demonstrated experience translating business strategy into technology and engineering roadmaps
- Demonstrated experience in data heavy planning systems such as Anaplan, Oracle RPAS, etc.
- Expert proficiency in programming languages (e.g., Python, Java) and relevant libraries/frameworks
- Deep understanding of machine learning, NLP, computer vision, and generative AI techniques
- Hands on experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) and MLOps tools
- Strong knowledge of data engineering concepts and big data
- Exceptional communication and storytelling skills for executive audiences
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About This Team
- Global Product Technology (GPT) delivers platforms and capabilities that power lululemon's product lifecycle.
Key Responsibilities
- Collaborate with internal stakeholders, drive change initiatives, and foster a culture of continuous improvement
- Manage resources, oversee financial interests, and implement essential policies
- Evident leadership skills and proven track record of building strong teams
- Drive world class engineering solutions that are reliable, observable, secure, compliant, and highly available
- Blend deep technical expertise with visionary leadership to guide a globally dispersed engineering team
- Drive design and implementation of scalable, secure, and responsible AI/ML enabled systems
- Translate lululemon's merchandising and planning vision into a multi year solution realization strategy
- Leverage AI and ML solutions to drive measurable impact across planning capabilities
- Translate complex AI/ML architectures into clear narratives for executive stakeholders
- Champion transparency, inclusion, and ethics as core enablers of innovation
- Develop future ready leaders capable of balancing technical depth and business acumen
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field
- 5+ years of engineering leadership and delivery experience
- 5+ years in retail, merchandise planning and allocations, or related field is a bonus
- Demonstrated experience in managing large budgets
- Demonstrated experience translating business strategy into technology and engineering roadmaps
- Demonstrated experience in data heavy planning systems such as Anaplan, Oracle RPAS, etc.
- Expert proficiency in programming languages (e.g., Python, Java) and relevant libraries/frameworks
- Deep understanding of machine learning, NLP, computer vision, and generative AI techniques
- Able to produce documentation such as narratives and root cause analysis
- Hands on experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) and MLOps tools
- Strong knowledge of data engineering concepts and big data
- Continuous learning mindset
Must Haves
- Acknowledge the presence of choice in every moment and take personal responsibility
- Possess an entrepreneurial spirit and continuously innovate
- Communicate with honesty and kindness
- Lead with courage
- Foster connection by putting people first
- Integrate fun and joy
Compensation and Benefits Package
- Base pay range: $241,300 $316,700 annually
- Annual bonus program and equity offerings
- Extended health and dental benefits, 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
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