Senior Manager, Compensation

Lululemon Athletica; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 134,000 - 176,000; Full time

Job summary

Lululemon Athletica is seeking a Senior Manager, Compensation to lead a dynamic team focused on strategic compensation programs for global corporate and distribution center employees. The ideal candidate will possess extensive HR experience, leadership skills, and a keen analytical ability to enhance employee engagement through competitive compensation strategies.

Benefits

Paid time off

Extended health and dental benefits

Savings and retirement plan matching

Parenthood top-up

Leadership training

Qualifications

• 10+ years of work experience in HR and Compensation.
• 3+ years of experience mentoring and/or leading a team.
• Experience developing and implementing compensation strategies.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of compensation professionals.
• Conduct market research for compensation competitiveness.
• Manage annual processes around salary planning and bonus cycles.

Skills

Detail-oriented

Analytical skills

Team leadership

Confidentiality

Education

Post-secondary degree in finance or HR

Tools

Advanced Excel

PowerPoint

Workday

Job description

Senior Manager, Compensation | contract to January 2027

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

Reporting to the Senior Director, Health & Wealth, the Senior Manager, Compensation will lead a team of compensation professionals that support our global corporate employees (also known as the SSC) and North America distribution centre (DC) employees. This role will design and deliver compensation programs to attract, retain and motivate employees. It will also lead the development and implementation of compensation processes through analysis, consultation and enrollment.

This role holds global responsibility for SSC & DC Compensation programs and frameworks. It is a key role that partners with P&C business partners and sits in the space between finance and business partnering. The role needs the ability to balance business needs with fiscal responsibility, whilst also ensuring that we are creatively solutioning to solve problems for the business and our employees. In addition to holding the global Centre of Excellence for SSC compensation, this role is responsible for coordinating global SSC ranges, SSC Bonus and target setting, and annual cyclical processes. The role also holds leadership of the team that partners directly with each P&C Business partnering team that supports the global organization.

core responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of compensation professionals that partner with our P&C Business Partnering community to support the global SSC and North America DC population with compensation programs
• Partner and consult closely with the P&C Business partners, cross-functional FP&A partners as well as International Health & Wealth teams to support our global SSC and North America DC population
• Conduct benchmarking/market and best practice research & survey analysis to evaluate compensation competitiveness, monitor market trends, interpret results, and make recommendations for base salary ranges and overall pay programs
• Lead annual processes around salary range building, salary planning, bonus planning, and market benchmarking for our global SSC population
• Lead the annual compensation review and bonus cycles including cost and data analysis, program delivery, and digital roadmap, and any associated training and communications, in partnership with Talent Activation and P&C Digital teams
• Responsible for project managing global processes and coordinating operationalization across the North America and in-region teams
• Key partner with Corporate FP&A on global costing and annual planning, to ensure appropriate budget management for the SSC
• Key representative for SSC Compensation Centre of Excellence across P&C functional groups
• Responsible to support in job levelling roles, which is a responsibility held across the compensation team

qualifications

• Post-secondary degree in a related field (e.g., finance, HR)
• 10+ years of work experience in HR and Compensation
• 3+ years of experience mentoring and/or leading a team
• Experience developing and implementing compensation strategies
• Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills
• Workday experience
• Detail-oriented and committed to a high degree of accuracy
• Ability to perform multiple tasks and prioritize workload
• High level of discretion in dealing with confidential and sensitive information
• Highly ethical and able to deal with confidential issues with tact, discretion & confidentiality

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 $134,100 - $176,000 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, 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 [e-mail] . In your email, please include the position title, the location of the position and the nature of your request.