Senior Technology Manager, People Enablement Technology & Analytics
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 People Enablement Technology (PET) team is committed to enabling seamless, best in class experiences for our global workforce. Our team supports a fully integrated tech stack spanning Workday (Core HCM), Dayforce (Workforce Management), Avature (career site, applicant tracking & candidate relationship management), as well as Docebo (Enterprise Learning), and integrations to downstream partners for benefits administration, payroll, etc. From application and decisioning, to onboarding, development and separation - the PET team owns, supports, and delivers on the technologies that support lululemon's global workforce. Additionally, this team enables the use of all workforce and people data through our Unified Data Platform which is the organization's single source of truth for people related data to power analytics, data science, and associated capabilities that empower us to shorten decisioning cycles through data informed action.
A day in the life:
- Lead the engineering team responsible for enabling access to workforce/people data in a secure, reliable, scalable way - supporting analytics, custom-apps/workflows, system integration and self-serve data access use cases
- Partner closely with People Enablement Technology leadership team, key business partners and enterprise technology teams to drive strategy, prioritization & roadmaps to minimize technical debt while maximizing business outcomes
- Drive strategy & approach for data lake & supporting integrations architecture in a multi-SAAS environment (i.e., Workday, Dayforce WFM, Docebo, Avature); driving prioritization / sequencing to optimize against investment opportunities and deliver on key business objectives while rapidly maturing our people/workforce data capability
- Partner with key stakeholders across the business to drive governance; proactively driving security and data privacy standards
- Mature the engineering & architecture practices across the People Enablement Technology (PET) portfolio
- Grow and develop a full stack team responsible for delivery & support of key initiatives (includes engineering, architecture, project management, PowerBI developers, QA, technical program management, and analysts)
- Champion innovation & automation; support with goals of rapid maturation and architectural containment by driving utilization of our Universal Data Platform (Databricks & Azure based) to solve multiple business problems/use cases
- Active vendor and budget management of key software & services vendors to support delivery & sustainment
Qualifications:
- 8+ years of experience enabling key business priorities through the successful delivery & support of technology, and 5+ years as a people leader overseeing a broad range of talent across multiple work locations
- Experience leading engineering teams focused on seamless data integration leveraging modern architecture (Databricks , Snowflake)
- Strong preference for those with experience with highly sensitive/confidential data leveraging encryption & security models
- Cloud first management with a focus on data governance and security
- Experience in managing complex delivery initiatives in highly dynamic, global organizations; with a preference for those with experience in retail or similar industry with blended and distributed workforce (i.e. mix of salary, hourly, contingent workers)
- Proven track record in building & sustaining high performing team capable of driving technical modernization efforts in parallel to delivering on business commitments
- Strong track record of managing external vendors and service providers
- Experience driving adoption of technology through education, training, and other organizational change management strategies
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.
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 $166,200-$218,200 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
This role is classified as Hybrid under our SSC Workplace Policy:
Hybrid
In-person collaboration is important, and much of the role can be performed remotely. Work is performed onsite at least 3 days per week.
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