Guest Experience Lead | Store Ops & People Development

Lululemon Athletica; Virginia (MN); On-site; USD 83,173,000 - 112,412,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Extended health benefits

Dental benefits

Paid time off

Retirement plan matching

Employee discount

Fitness & yoga classes

Parenthood top-up

Development courses

Mentorship programs

Job summary

lululemon Athletica is seeking an Assistant Manager, Guest Experience to lead from the floor, develop a diverse team, and deliver outstanding guest experiences. You will collaborate with Store Manager on hiring, coaching, and operational excellence, while upholding company values and safety standards.

The role emphasizes inclusive leadership, effective communication, and strategic store operations to drive results and community engagement.

Qualifications

• 1 year people management experience.
• 1 year leadership experience, including experience managing business operations and administration and managing projects or processes.
• 1 year retail or sales specific management experience
• 1 year recruiting, hiring, or training employees

Responsibilities

• Create and foster a respectful and inclusive team environment by welcoming and celebrating differences to ensure a supportive, productive, and fun experience for all team members.
• Engage team members by helping them understand how their work supports the success of the store and of lululemon overall.
• Implement the Store Manager’s People vision for the store and cascade to team members.
• Support Store Manager in hiring and building a strong and diverse team that includes team members with various experiences, backgrounds, and skillsets to drive key results and performance.
• Support ongoing learning and development of team members consistently and equitably by providing direct feedback, coaching, mentoring, and continuous development check-ins.
• Lead performance management activities, including direct feedback and continuous check-ins, facilitating team acknowledgement and rewards, managing performance documentation, and addressing performance concerns.
• Address employee concerns or issues, including knowing when to partner with internal support to take appropriate action.
• Lead an exceptional guest experience on the floor through assessing the level of guest connection and technical product education and supporting team members to address gaps through feedback and coaching.
• Provide retail floor leadership to team members, including making in-the-moment decisions to maintain efficiency and effectiveness of retail floor coverage and operations.
• Resolve guest feedback and address emergent issues, including guest escalations and urgent requests, helping to “make it right” for guests.
• Partner with other managers to review business data and metrics (e.g., profit and loss [P&L] statement) to inform planning processes (e.g., quarterly business review, sales planning, and hiring strategy).
• Maintain strategic product presentation/visual merchandising by ensuring product recovery, restock (e.g., pant wall, size store), destock, or minor visual merchandizing changes are accomplished.
• Open and close the store in accordance with the opening and closing procedures.
• Understand and adhere to people safety policies and procedures to maintain a safe work environment.
• Perform work in accordance with applicable policies, procedures, and laws or regulations.
• Accountable for delegated aspects of controllable budget and labor hours
• Leadership role directly responsible for subset of store employees as delegated by Store Manager

Skills

Inclusion & Diversity

Integrity

Leadership

Guest Experience

Team Building

Decision Making/Problem Solving

Strategic Thinking

Change Management Leadership

Interactive Communication

Education

High school diploma, GED, or equivalent

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Job description

lululemon Athletica is seeking an Assistant Manager, Guest Experience to lead from the floor, develop a diverse team, and deliver outstanding guest experiences. You will collaborate with Store Manager on hiring, coaching, and operational excellence, while upholding company values and safety standards.

The role emphasizes inclusive leadership, effective communication, and strategic store operations to drive results and community engagement.