Region: Canada
State: British Columbia
City: Vancouver
Business Unit: Store Support Centre (SSC)
Time Type: Full-time
Project Manager, Brand Experience
Description & Requirements
Who we are
lululemon is a yoga-inspired technical apparel company up to big things. The practice and philosophy of yoga informs our overall purpose to elevate the world through the power of practice. We are proud to be a growing global company with locations all around the world, from Vancouver to Shanghai, and places in between. We owe our success to our innovative product, our emphasis on our stores, our commitment to our people, and the incredible connections we get to make in every community we are in.
About this team
As a key member of lululemon’s Brand & Community team, you are the Project Manager, Brand Experience who brings teams together and makes things happen. Communication and working shared goals are key. Reporting directly to the Manager, Brand Project Management, you work in partnership with assigned Brand, Store Planning + Design, Store Development (Construction), Retail Design Innovations, Experiential Retail, and others including Visual Merchandising, Openings & Optimizations, and Ambassador Program partners to deliver global and regional marketing and brand storytelling initiatives. The Project Manager, Brand Experience is a creative and innovative team leader who can deliver best in class initiatives to support business results in our stores and community.
A day in the life:
- Lead large cross functional teams in the creation and execution of global and regional brand and retail moments, community amplifications and product marketing innitiatives.
- Own and manage large budget and multi workstream timelines through the project lifecycle, collaborating with working groups and budget owners to facilitate delivery of overall projects on time and on budget.
- Supporting deliverables through workback scheduling, integrating a broad cross-functional delivery.
- Work closely with Strategy, Creative and Store Design to understand their vision and support in bringing it to life from brief through delivery.
- Foster Vendor Relationships (e.g. print, fabrication, install, material suppliers, signage).
- Improve Workflows by creating Processes, Roles and Responsibilities, and other resources.
Qualifications:
- BA or BS degree in Store Design, Development or Construction, Arts, Technology, Business, Marketing or related field.
- 5-7 years of relevant global brand experience required.
- Experience working with Teams, Smartsheet and other project management tools.
- PMP certification a bonus.
- Experience working with multi-disciplinary store development, marketing, creative teams, and diverse business stakeholders.
- Ability to juggle changing priorities while maintaining a positive attitude in the face of changing deliverables.
- You are efficient and highly effective communicator, both written and verbal.
- Track record of successfully delivering large projects from start to finish on time and within budget.
Must haves:
- Acknowledges the presence of choice in every moment and takes personal responsibility for their life.
- Possesses an entrepreneurial spirit and continuously innovates to achieve great results.
- Communicates with honesty and kindness, and creates the space for others to do the same.
- Leads with courage, knowing the possibility of greatness is bigger than the fear of failure.
- Fosters connection by putting people first and building trusting relationships.
- Integrates fun and joy as a way of being and working, aka doesn’t take themselves 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.
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 accommodations@lululemon.com. In your email, please include the position title, the location of the position and the nature of your request.