Technology Manager - Marketing Activations (Customer Data Platform, Campaign Activation) | Contract Until April 2027

Lululemon Athletica View all jobs

  • Canada
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
  • 27 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 Marketing Activations Team sits under the Marketing Technology and Brand department. The department owns the platforms, data pipelines, and systems that power lululemon's global marketing capabilities across digital, lifecycle, personalization, measurement, and experimentation. This team sits at the intersection of customer experience, data, and growth, enabling scalable, compliant, and insight-driven engagement across regions and channels.As the Global Marketing Activations Technology Manager, you will play a key role in scaling our customer data platform (CDP) to enable guest-centric experiences across email, push, SMS, and paid social channels.core responsibilities
  • Partner with business stakeholders to define and execute the post-migration Hightouch (CDP) roadmap across all regions
  • Collaborate with business partners to plan and deliver email, push, and SMS roadmap initiatives globally
  • Manage Data Engineers, Application Engineers for Salesforce Marketing Cloud and Hightouch, and QAs to collaborate with business partners and external vendors setting
  • Ensure the right skills are applied to the right problems by providing empathetic coaching, technical mentorship, skills development, and career path leadership.
  • Drive the delivery of software that meets business and technical requirements and is resilient, observable, performant, secure, and maintainable.
  • Lead the resolution of production incidents and platform issues in alignment with incident, problem, and change management standards, ensuring operational excellence and stability. Conduct RCA analysis and present to senior stakeholders.
  • Build strong partnerships with stakeholders across global markets to drive alignment, transparency, and execution across business and technology teams
  • Track and manage application subscription(s) to ensure we do not incur overages
  • Own vendor/partner strategy; negotiate and optimize total cost of ownership with Procurement and Finance without sacrificing capability.
  • Anticipate future needs and constraints, proactively addressing technical debt, scale limits, and integration complexity before they become blockers.
qualifications
  • 10+ years in application/platform/enterprise technology
  • 4+ years in managing an engineering team, developing high-performing engineering leaders and inclusive teams; effective at hiring, coaching, and performance management.
  • Hands-on familiarity with modern MarTech stacks (e.g., Salesforce Marketing Cloud, Validity, Hightouch, Azure, Databricks, Snowflake).
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering or equivalent practical experience
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 NotesAuthorization to work in Canada is required 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 $131,100-$172,100 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. lululemon reserves the right to alter these incentive programs, benefits, and perks in whole or in part at any time without advance notice.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.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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