Senior Director - Digital Strategy, Planning and Growth Initiatives

Lululemon Athletica View all jobs

Canada
Permanent
Full-time

19 days ago

Description & Requirementswho we arelululemon 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 teamThe Digital Strategy, Planning and Operations function is a newly formed team within Global Digital. This function owns the end-to-end orchestration of the Digital business - defining long-term strategy, translating it into clear annual priorities, and ensuring disciplined execution. Its mandate is to drive focus, alignment, and value realisation by steering strategic planning, portfolio governance, performance management, and operating-model excellence. Ultimately, it ensures that Digital investments are strategic, sequenced, measurable, and delivered at speed.core responsibilitiesStrategy Development

Develop Digital north-star for lululemon through deep understanding of the business, the wider market and competition
Lead annual and multi-year Digital strategy development, in partnership with Product, Technology, Regions, and cross-functional partners
Deliver Senior Leadership and Board-ready presentations and insights

Portfolio Management and Governance

Own the Digital Portfolio - ensure initiatives are properly scoped, sized, sequenced, and KPI-aligned
Design and run the governance engine for Digital
Create transparency into progress, risks, dependencies, and mitigations.
Oversee the centralised single source of truth for portfolio performance
Define Digital KPIs, OKRs, and long-term value metrics
Drive global planning, including coordination of forecasting by region and insight into global and regional calendar

Growth Initiatives

Incubate and operate new commercial models (e.g. marketplaces, franchises, new partner-led channels) through early-stage launch and stabilization.
Lead end-to-end delivery of complex, cross-functional programs, translating strategic intent into executable plans with clear milestones and dependencies. Own business readiness and change management, ensuring new capabilities are adopted, embedded, and operationally viable at launch.
Work with regional teams on P&L management and actively manage trade-offs between cost, speed, and scope
Establish consistent vendor performance reporting, SLAs, and escalation paths across the Digital portfolio

qualifications

12+ years in digital strategy and portfolio management - with Digital channel experience a plus
Background in top-tier consulting or equivalent strategic leadership in a digital-first company.
Strong experience working across Product, Technology, Data, Finance, and matrixed teams
Proven track record leading multi-year digital transformation, platform programs, or portfolio governance functions.
Experience designing and running large-scale governance rhythms (QBRs, PMOs, portfolio reviews).
Experience in consumer, retail, e-commerce, marketplaces, or digital platforms strongly preferred

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 notesImmigration support is potentially available for this role.compensation and benefits packagelululemon'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 $213,000 - 279,500 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 and equity offerings, 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 arrangementHybrid: In-person collaboration and connection is important to our culture. Work is performed onsite, minimum 4 days per week.#LI-Onsite#LI-SHMOnly 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.The use of AI tools, including but not limited to ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, Gemini, DeepSeek, or any other AI-assisted software, is strictly prohibited during the interview process. This includes, AI-generated responses, content creation, or any form of automated assistance in live interviews, case studies, technical assessments, or written submissions.At lululemon, we are committed to privacy, integrity, transparency, and ethical hiring practices. Our commitment to responsible AI ensures that proprietary information is protected and that all hiring decisions are based on an individual's own skills, judgment, and expertise without AI assistance. Any use of AI during the interview process will result in immediate disqualification. lululemon reserves the right to use AI detection tools to verify the authenticity of candidate responses.

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