Technology Director - Global Commerce Platforms (Full Time Contract through November 2026)

Company: Lululemon Athletica
Location: Washington
Posted on: June 1, 2025

Job Description:

Technology Director - Global Commerce Platforms (Full Time Contract through November 2026)Business Unit: Store Support Centre (SSC)Time Type: Full-timeDescription & 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 Technology Director - Global Commerce Platforms - will lead the engineering strategies for e-commerce at Lululemon in partnership across the enterprise. This role will manage the overall teams that drive and support a multi-billion-dollar e-commerce order checkout experience and lead the creation and expansion of the next generation commerce engineering. We are looking for a proven leader who has experience in developing global capabilities and building a strong leadership bench. The scope of the work spans across our lower funnel including Cart, Order Capture, and Payments for North America. This leader will also partner with Enterprise Architecture and Engineering for technology evolution as we build toward a global platform and support enterprise initiatives built on our microservices platform.Core Responsibilities

• Deliver commerce, cart, checkout capabilities that increase revenue and improves guest satisfaction while optimizing costs.
• Create new commerce experiences like sharable cart across channels, quicker checkout, more payment options.
• Create seamless guest buying experience in our various channels (digital, retail mobile, GEC).
• Lead the overall the teams that support a multi-billion-dollar e-commerce core order capture experience.
• Lead the creation and expansion of new eCommerce capabilities that align with our strategic goals.
• Manage delivery challenges and define deployment strategies.
• Make thoughtful decisions on the fly, constantly clearing roadblocks to getting digital shopping experiences to our guest.Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, or engineering or related field (or equivalent experience).
  • 7+ years is a senior leadership position like a Technology Manager (Engineering focus) or Technology Director role.
  • 15+ years of experience in technology.
  • Proven experience working on large-scale, customer-facing eCommerce platforms.
  • Experience leading large scale global engineering teams.
  • Deep Expertise in API development and integration (RESTful, GraphQL).
  • Proven Experience building or working with headless eCommerce platforms.
  • Expertise building or integrating with payment platforms.
  • Highly valued experience with cloud optimization, responsive design and web and/or mobile development.
  • Proven ability to set strategic direction, manage cross-functional teams, and deliver high-quality digital experiences.
  • Track record of delivery in rapidly changing highly collaborative, multi-stakeholder environments.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 Authorization to work in the United States 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 teamperformance. Thetypical hiring range for this positionis from $190,400 - $249,900 USD 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
      • 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 arrangementIn-person collaboration and connection is important to our culture. Work is performed onsite, minimum 4 days per week.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 ataccommodations@lululemon.com . In your email, please include the position title, the location of the position and the nature of your request.
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