Senior Tech Director, Merch & AI Platform Leadership

lululemon; Vancouver; Hybrid; CAD 230,000 - 302,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Extended health & dental

Paid time off

Retirement plan matching

Parental top-up

Development courses

Mentorship programs

Job summary

lululemon Athletica Inc. is seeking a Senior Technology Director for Merchandise Planning to define and drive a multi-year technology strategy.

You will modernize the merchandising planning suite and its integrations, scale capabilities for assortment, space and size planning, and embed AI-driven automation to accelerate planning cycles and improve decision-making. The role leads a global engineering organization across North America and India, focusing on platform modernization, data platforms,

Qualifications

• 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.
• PhD/Master’s in computer science, applied mathematics, statistics is a bonus.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute a multi-year technology strategy for merchandising planning and allocations.
• Lead a global, multi-disciplinary engineering organization across North America and India.
• Modernize the merchandise planning and allocations suite and related integration stacks.
• Embed AI-driven automation to compress planning cycles and improve decision-making.
• Drive platform modernization with AI capabilities and ensure reliability and security.

Skills

Engineering leadership

AI/ML expertise

Cloud platforms

Data engineering

Communication skills

Education

PhD or MS in CS/Math/Statistics

Tools

Anaplan

Oracle RPAS

Python

Java

TensorFlow

PyTorch

scikit-learn

Job description

lululemon Athletica Inc. is seeking a Senior Technology Director for Merchandise Planning to define and drive a multi-year technology strategy.

You will modernize the merchandising planning suite and its integrations, scale capabilities for assortment, space and size planning, and embed AI-driven automation to accelerate planning cycles and improve decision-making. The role leads a global engineering organization across North America and India, focusing on platform modernization, data platforms,