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 team you are joining is central to delivering on lululemon\'s Digital future in our International markets. With our focus beyond our core North America business, we collaborate with our regional partners to understand their goals and - together with International leaders - we develop plans to live into our 5 year strategy, focused on accelerating our Digital presence in existing markets and identifying how we should be entering new markets both through evolving our direct-to-consumer model as well as alternative operating models.

a day in the life: what you\'ll do

This role will define our multi-year expansion strategy with Digital partners across International, identifying opportunities that align with Regional strategic priorities. It will provide central strategic oversight of existing partnerships - including Franchisees and Marketplaces - to deliver commercial success and standardized operating principles. And it will provide thought leadership to identify capabilities and processes to enable lululemon to scale partnerships:

• Strategy development: create a framework which enables the identification of potential new partners that align with country and regional strategies in EMEA and APAC. Evaluate partners together with regional teams and lead commercial contracts. Create detailed business case(s) to unlock investment and demonstrate value of partners to internal stakeholders.
• Commercial success: provide strategic thought leadership with individual partners, as well as across the portfolio, to identify growth opportunities, develop pathways to success and prioritize internal requirements with Product Management. Hold partners to account for performance along with Regional leads.
• Scaling partnerships: identify - and manage through to implementation - capabilities and processes required to facilitate the acceleration of lululemon\'s ability to scale with third parties.
• Contract management: review and evaluate commercials to ensure alignment with lululemon standards, coordinating with internal stakeholders and negotiating directly with partners through to execution of contracts. Ensure adherence to contractual terms for both lululemon and partners.
• Team building and development: identify the appropriate organizational structure as the portfolio grows; manage and lead direct reports to personal and team success.

Qualifications

• 10-12 years of experience working within an e-commerce and/or wider Digital role.
• Flexibility to work across timezones and with multiple and varied stakeholders.
• Demonstrated experience of self-leadership and entrepreneurship and passion to manage projects from ideation to delivery.
• Experience working with third-party vendors, contract negotiations, and delivering commercial success.
• Project management skills or demonstrated ability to manage projects to success.
• Experience working across International.
• If immigration support required: Bachelors degree in related field AND several years experience in marketing/advertising/e-business required.

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
Immigration support is potentially available for this role.

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.

lululemon is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities. If you would like someone from our team to contact you for individualized support, email us at . In your email, please include the position title, the location of the position and the nature of your request.

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