Technical program manager iii - retail technology [t500-21012]

About lululemon :

lululemon 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 products, 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. As we continue to elevate our shopping experience, our India Tech Hub plays a key role in expanding our technology capabilities in Product Systems, Merchandising and Planning, Digital Presence, distribution and logistics, and corporate systems. Our team in India works as an extension of the global team on projects of strategic importance.

About this team :

This role is in Retail Services team in the lululemon technology organization. This team is responsible for creating api’s and backend integration following microservices architecture on AWS cloud infrastructure stack. We are looking for an IT Technical Program Manager who can work closely with business stakeholders and technology teams to create delivery plans against product roadmap, manage projects, good at facilitation and knows how to get the right people involved at any given time to solve problems, thereby providing rich experiences to life for our guests. Projects will have both business and technology focus with emphasis on leading from front on automation and CI / CD initiatives with Dev Ops mindset.

Our team is fast-paced and taking on exciting new initiatives to support a fast-growing business. We strive to adopt leading-edge technology and seek to improve on the solutions continuously. We are not afraid to try new things, have fun, and encourage each other to take on new challenges. We support each other in growing professionally and personally. We fail forward and learn from our mistakes, thus creating a better path ahead. We create space for team members to share feedback and ideas that can help us continually grow as an organization.

We operate following agile framework and leverage multiple product teams across our various functions. We encourage our teams to norm and figure out the best way to deliver critical business initiatives. We institute a culture of fun and lightheartedness to enjoy work each day. We are inclusive and know that we are stronger as a team than as an individual.

Experience and Skillset :

Have held ownership for the overall development life cycle of the feature / application and manage complex projects with significant bottom line impact.

Have expertise in working with Product managers and architects in developing a strategy and road map to add compelling capabilities to the product / application.

Experience working closely with Engineering team, architects to facilitate the best technical design and approach for application / feature development.

Have expertise in Project management activities - prioritization, planning of projects and features, Stakeholder management, tracking & reporting on status, resolve blocking issues

Proactively identify and resolve strategic issues that may impair the team’s ability to meet strategic technical goals.

Excellent communication skills, able to flex style and work with all levels within the organization from individual contributors to Executives

Ability to manage in both Agile and Waterfall environments.

Ensures smooth implementation of new technologies and vendor integrations by using their expertise on their assigned domains and interfaces

Collaborates with operations support and other teams to ensure robust production operations

Qualifications :

10+ Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science Engineering or equivalent combination of technical education and work experience.

3+ years of technical program management experience

3+ years of experience as TPM managing projects java based full stack projects, microservices development and hosted in cloud platforms (AWS preferred).

Solid software development background including java technologies, cloud platform (AWS) and Agile process.

Software development experience in building web services and highly scalable applications

Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Experience in recruiting, hiring process, and growing the team.

PMP and or Scrum certification considered an asset.

Experience in Retail Systems, development, and delivery (highly valued)

Experience creating and executing implementation strategies for complex systems

Ability to validate estimates of effort and impacts for a variety of solutions and influence technical discussions and decisions

Strong organizational skills with the ability to track and prioritize numerous tasks and to coordinate activities with a high sense of urgency

Excellent presentation, verbal, written, interpersonal and listening skills

Strong interpersonal and leadership skills including collaboration, facilitation, and negotiation

Strong collaboration skills to achieve business goals collectively across broad teams

Challenges the status quo, champions change and influences others to change

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