Job Description

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 Future Experience function is a small but mighty new team within the Global Digital & Omni department. The department overall is responsible for lululemon's e-commerce sites, apps, and retail technology tools, globally. The Future Experience program's mission is to accelerate and facilitate the delivery of innovative digital experiences for our guests (customers) and educators (employees). We're a nimble, scrappy group that loves to live into possibility and dream big. We're creative and curious and do whatever's necessary to test our riskiest assumptions of emergent technologies and experiences. We partner closely with our product management, user experience, analytics, technology, and strategy partners. We conduct research and testing to understand if our proof-of-concepts have a path forward to production implementation (our ultimate goal). We are a hybrid team, located across geographies and time zones, requiring comfort and flexibility working in virtual environments. If you want to help invent the future of shopping online, we're the team for you.

About this role

The Concept Manager is responsible for managing a concept platform, with the goal of accelerating the adoption of innovative digital experiences and technologies for our guests (customers) and educators (employees). We view a concept platform as an area of exploration (e.g., immersive visualization) made up of multiple workstreams. The role is responsible for working with senior leadership to align on concept platform objectives and key results, define strategies and tactics for execution, and manage various research and testing workstreams within the platform. The role must distil inputs from a diverse set of stakeholders, thought-leaders, and partners (internal and external), drive alignment and strategy for ambiguous or undefined challenges, and influence cross-functional decisions and product roadmaps.

What you'll do

• Co-create concept strategies with senior leadership and key business partners.
• Self-direct discovery activities for aligned workstreams within a concept platform.
• Bring clarity and a lululemon-centric point-of-view to macro-trends and inventions in retail and omni experiences and technology.
• Use external platforms and partners (i.e., CB Insights, Gartner, PSFK, etc.) to gather and consolidate insights to support internal research and testing activities
• Draft research and testing briefs and statement of works for potential partners. Work with Finance and Legal partners as required (funding mechanisms, intellectual property considerations, etc.)
• Enroll cross-functional partners and align research and testing objectives with business needs.
• Organize and facilitate cross-functional enrolment and ideation sessions. Organize and manage logistics for cross-functional innovation events (e.g., pitch days, design sprints, hackathons, etc.)
• Conduct research and testing in service of unique-points-of-view and proof-of-concept development and refinement.
• Work with research and testing partners (e.g., vendors, agencies, consultancies, and academic institutions) to ensure delivery against stated objectives.
• Summarize research and testing results for various audiences - from senior leadership to day-to-day product management, design, and technical teams. Use the appropriate tools, artefacts, and fidelity level for the audience/purpose (e.g., insights reports, market analysis, technology assessments, vision decks, journey maps, prototypes, design principles, business cases, pitch decks, etc.)
• Be an advocate and a partner for innovation principles and practices across the Global Digital & Omni team, technology teams, and other key stakeholder groups.

Required skills & Experience

• 5+ years of experience in research and proof-of-concept development (that are ready for handoff to production teams) of digital and/or omni experiences and technologies. Must be familiar with agile delivery methodologies and thrive working in an iterative fashion.
• Experience in at least one of the following disciplines, with exposure to more than one: user experience (UX) design, interaction (UI) design, user research, prototyping, , product management, engineering, architecture, program management, digital strategy.
• Practical understanding (including capabilities, patterns, and limitations) of current and emerging technologies used to build rich experiences in responsive web and native mobile apps.
• Familiarity with contracting, budgeting, and intellectual property.
• Experience managing complex and ambiguous projects with a variety of stakeholders, both internal and external to the organization.
• Able to drive results independently while thriving in collaborative environments.
• Experience leading indirectly and influencing without reporting lines, across multiple levels including senior leadership.
• Experience translating qualitative and quantitative data into proof-of-concept decisions.
• Compelling presentation skills to build and share inspiring visual stories with credibility, clarity, and confidence.
• Able to identify the right technique for various types of work, problems to solve, audiences/experience levels, etc.
• Able to use research and trend platforms to mine insights and bolster research and testing work.
• Experience in using tools and processes to track and manage partner relationships.
• BA / BS / BBA / BCom degree in user-centred design (UCD), user experience (UX) or user interaction (UI) design, human-computer interaction (HCI), computer science, business administration, commerce, or related field of study, or equivalent experience.

Must haves

• Possess an entrepreneurial spirit and continuously innovate to achieve great results.
• 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.

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Only those applicants under consideration will be contacted. Please accept our utmost appreciation for your interest. lululemon is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Employment decisions are based on merit and business needs, and not on race, color, creed, age, sex, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, marital status, medical condition, physical or mental disability, military service, pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions or any other classification protected by federal, state or provincial and local laws and ordinances. Reasonable accommodation is available for qualified individuals with disabilities, upon request. This Equal Employment Opportunity policy applies to all practices relating to recruitment and hiring, compensation, benefits, discipline, transfer, termination and all other terms and conditions of employment. While management is primarily responsible for seeing that lululemon equal employment opportunity policies are implemented, you share in the responsibility for assuring that, by your personal actions, the policies are effective.

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