Senior Creative Talent Manager

Lululemon Athletica; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Extended health and dental benefits

Mental health plans

Paid time off

Retirement plan matching

Development courses

Mentorship programs

Leadership series

Job summary

lululemon Athletica in London is seeking a Senior Creative Talent Manager to lead end-to-end recruitment for European talent across merchandising, apparel design, graphic design, colour design, brand and retail design.

You will work with North America-based Hiring Managers, attend industry events, partner with design schools, review portfolios, and coach candidates on presenting their creative process. This role demands 6+ years in creative recruiting and a passion for fashion and design.

Qualifications

• Minimum 6 years of experience hiring creative talent.
• Strong partnership with senior leaders on proactive talent acquisition strategy.
• Deep understanding of recruiting methods including direct sourcing and market mapping.

Responsibilities

• End-to-end recruiting from attraction to hire across entry to executive levels.
• Identify and attract creative talent for merchandising, design, and brand roles.
• Attend industry events and partner with design schools to build talent pipelines.
• Coach candidates on presenting their creative process during interviews.

Skills

Creative recruiting

Executive hiring

Talent strategy

ATS

LinkedIn recruitment

Market mapping

Portfolio review

Industry events

Tools

LinkedIn Recruiter

ATS

Job description

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

Responsible for attracting great people to lululemon, the Talent Acquisition team seeks out people in the world that add to lululemon in values and culture. As a strategic partner to the business, the Talent Acquisition team finds both internal and external talent to foster to the growth of our organization.

core responsibilities

The Senior Creative Talent Manager will be based in London, with a reporting line into North America. They will focus on finding European talent for North American based roles, partnering with Hiring Managers also in North America. This person will be responsible for finding and attracting creative talent for merchandising, apparel design, graphic design, colour design, brand, and retail design. Focusing on growing our creative teams, the Sr Creative Talent Manager should be well versed in identifying strong portfolios, coaching candidates on presenting their creative process during the interview process and staying informed of the fashion and creative industry shifts. This person will attend industry events, partnering with local design schools, fashion shows and host portfolio review sessions. The Sr Creative Talent Manager will be responsible for end-to-end recruiting efforts from attraction to hire across entry level to executive.

qualifications

• Minimum 6 years of recent experience hiring creative talent.
• Strong background in partnering with senior leaders on proactive talent acquisition strategy.
• Strong background in Talent systems (ATS, LinkedIn) and building/delivering metrics and reporting.
• Deep understanding of a variety of creative recruiting/sourcing methods including networking, direct sourcing, and market mapping.
• Innovative, creative and strategic thinker.
• Able to attend out-of-office events representing Lululemon as a creative recruiting expert.
• Leads through the Company’s core values of: honesty, courage, personal responsibility, connection, entrepreneurship, fun and inclusion.

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.

compensation and benefits package

lululemon’s compensation offerings are grounded in a pay-for-performance philosophy that recognizes exceptional individual and teamperformance. 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 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.