lululemon · 15 hours ago
Senior Technology Director - Merchandise Planning & Data Science Solutions
Seattle, WA
Full-time
Hybrid
Lead/Staff, Director/Executive
$223K/yr - $293K/yr
5+ years explululemon is an innovative performance apparel company focused on creating transformational products and experiences. They are seeking a Senior Director Technology to define and execute a multi-year technology strategy that modernizes merchandise planning and integrates advanced AI capabilities to enhance decision-making and planning processes.
ApparelE-CommerceFitnessLifestyleSporting GoodsWellness
No H1B
Responsibilities
Collaborate with internal stakeholders, drive change initiatives, and foster a culture of continuous improvement to keep pace with the organization’s growth strategy
Manage resources, oversee financial interests, and implement essential policies, practices, and processes
Evident leadership skills, a proven track record of building strong teams, setting high performance standards, challenging people to excel and eliciting their sustained high performance
Excellent verbal and written communication skills is essential
Drive world-class engineering solutions that are reliable, observable, secure, compliant, and highly available
Blend deep technical expertise with visionary leadership, to guide a globally dispersed engineering team that drives platform and solution modernization with advanced AI capabilities such as LLMs, vector retrieval, computer vision, and intelligent agents
You will drive the design and implementation of scalable, secure, and responsible AI/ML enabled systems that bridge merchandising, and planning - ensuring technology accelerates decisions-making
Translate lululemon’s merchandising and planning vision into a multi-year solution realization strategy
Leverage AI and ML solutions to drive measurable impact across planning capabilities that include attributes generation, demand forecasting, allocation optimization, store clustering, etc
Translate complex AI/ML architectures into clear narratives for executive stakeholders
Champion transparency, inclusion, and ethics as core enablers of innovation
Develop future-ready leaders capable of balancing technical depth and business acumen to drive meaningful growth
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in computer science, or related field
5+ years of engineering leadership and delivery experience
5+ years in retail, merchandise planning and allocations, or related field is a bonus
Demonstrated experience in managing large budgets
Demonstrated experience translating business strategy into technology and engineering roadmaps
Demonstrated experience in data-heavy planning systems such as Anaplan, Oracle RPAS, etc
Expert proficiency in programming languages (eg: Python, Java), and relevant libraries/frameworks (TensorFlow, PyTorch, scikit-learn, etc.)
Deep understanding of machine learning, NLP, computer vision, and generative AI techniques
Able to produce documentation such as narratives and root cause analysis providing actionable insights
Hands on experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure), and MLOps tools
Strong knowledge of data engineering concepts and big data
Continuous learning mindset that stays on the leading edge of applied ML, LLM's and NLP advancements
Exceptional communication and storytelling skills for executive audiences
Authorization to work in the United States is required for this role
Preferred
PhD/Master's in computer science, applied mathematics, statistics is a bonus
Benefits
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)
Company
lululemon
Lululemon is a technical athletic apparel company for yoga, running, training, and other sweaty pursuits.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
unknownKey Investors
STORY3 Capital PartnersAdvent International
2021-06-01Post Ipo Secondary
2014-08-08Post Ipo Equity
2007-07-27IPO
Leadership Team
Calvin McDonald
CEO
Meghan Frank
Chief Financial Officer
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