Manager, Product Management

lululemon; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 142,000 - 186,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Extended health & dental

Mental health plans

Paid time off

Retirement plan matching

Parenthood top-up

Development courses

Mentorship programs

Leadership series

Job summary

lululemon is seeking a Manager, Product Management to discover, define, and deliver products that support MP&A teams. You will guide cross-functional stakeholders and IT partners from conception to launch, shaping 6–12 month roadmaps and aligning with OKRs.

The role emphasizes strategic direction, risk mitigation, and vendor management in a fast-paced retail environment, with an onsite work requirement and a strong peer leadership component.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, computer science, information technology or a related field.
• 5+ years work experience in retail or supply chain functions
• 5+ years work experience in product management
• Excellent spoken and written communication skills (verbal and non-verbal)
• Ability to lead and influence teams
• Proficient with Microsoft Office and system mapping tools like Visio
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to manage and complete multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment

Responsibilities

• Create the 6 month – 1 year product strategy including developing tactical & strategic roadmaps.
• Prioritize the roadmap against business objectives and OKRs.
• Internally recognized as a go-to-person for complex technical and business matters.
• Lead the strategic direction for PI planning and the Delivery Plan execution.
• Mitigate risks and manage 3rd party vendors to ensure timely delivery.
• Communicate roadmaps and progress to key stakeholders & IT partners.
• Develop and mentor team members to deliver business-focused solutions.

Skills

Retail experience

Product management

Communication

Leadership

MS Office & Visio

Analytical skills

Multitasking

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Visio

Microsoft Office

Job description

Business Unit: Store Support Centre (SSC)

Time Type: Full-time

Description & Requirements

who we are

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 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 team

The MP&A Product Management team is focused on improving processes and systems that impact lululemon’s merchandising, planning, and allocations teams. We identify key business requirements that support our global MP&A processes ultimately helping lululemon live into our global growth strategies. We provide the business process context necessary to guide technical decision making, while leveraging our connection with the business to enroll stakeholders on key process changes and impacts.

core responsibilities

The Manager, Product Management will be responsible for discovering, defining, & delivering, products that support the MP&A business teams. They will work in close collaboration with key stakeholders from the business and their IT partners to strategize and execute against the strategic goals for lululemon. This means they lead cross-functional teams from a product's conception all the way through to its launch and improvement.

• Responsible for the creation of the 6 month – 1 year product strategy including developing tactical & strategic roadmaps
• Prioritizes the roadmap against business objectives and OKRs
• Internally recognized as a go-to-person for complex technical and business matters.

Complexity & Delivery

• Leads the strategic direction for PI planning
• Responsible for the overall execution of the Delivery Plan
• Anticipates implementation challenges and develops mitigation strategies to minimize risk
• Works on large, complex activities that cross domains/functional groups
• Ability to communicate roadmaps and progress against the roadmap to key stakeholders & IT partners
• Lead & develop team members to effectively gather requirements and deliver solutions that meet the business needs
• Manage 3rd party relationships / vendors
• Proactively solves potential problems with other functions to avoid unnecessary conflict
• Contributes actively to build common ground for cooperation

qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, computer science, information technology or a related field
• 5+ years work experience in retail or supply chain functions
• 5+ years work experience in product management
• Excellent spoken and written communication skills (verbal and non-verbal)
• Ability to lead and influence teams
• Proficient with Microsoft Office and system mapping tools like Visio
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to manage and complete multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment

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 Canada is required for this role.

compensation and benefits package

lululemon’s compensation offerings are grounded in a pay-for-performance philosophy that recognizes exceptional individual and teamperformance. Thetypical hiring range for this positionis from $141,800 - $186,100 CAD 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
• 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 arrangement

In-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 at [e-mail] . 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.