lululemon Technology Manager - Mobile Engineering

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, growingdagfadgg, 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

This position is integral to the technology team responsible for delivering our premier global in-store mobile experience. The team enables Educators to facilitate product discovery, process ecommerce transactions, access guest information, utilize voice communication, and review order history. In this role, you will lead a team supporting hundreds of millions in direct revenue and enhancing the experience for more than 20,000 educators worldwide. Each quarter presents a slate of high-impact deliverables, executed through agile methodologies across four enduring cross-functional teams. We maintain a strong emphasis on collaboration and inclusivity, ensuring our collective efforts exceed individual contributions. Our team is primarily co-located in Vancouver, fostering a dynamic and engaging work environment while driving meaningful results.

core responsibilities

• Leading a team of engineers who deliver exceptional user experiences across multiple work streams simultaneously
  
• Managing people, processes, and practices to ensure that high quality deliverables are produced
  
• Contribute directly to the codebase through design, implementation, and code reviews, focusing on the highest impact work.
  
• Ensuring the right skills are being used to solve the right problems by supporting the team with empathetic coaching, skills development, and career path leadership
  
• Raise engineering quality by establishing strong patterns for architecture, testing, performance, and maintainability.
  
• Ensuring team produces software that meets business and technology requirements which is resilient, monitorable, performant, and maintainable
  
• Guide technical decisions across Swift and iOS frameworks while balancing speed, quality, and long-term health
  
• Leading resolution of production support incidents in accordance with incident management policies and procedures, and ensures that application changes follow change management policies and procedures
  
• Stay abreast of latest technology and industry trends
  
• Champion and enforce mobile software development standards
  
• Being a role model and lead awareness and training for your team in our IDEA program - Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, and Action
  

qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, or equivalent experience
  
• 8 - 10 years of experience in mobile software engineering focused on iOS, with direct working experience leading complex, global technology initiatives
  
• At least 3 years of experience playing the role of an engineering manager, or team leader.
  
• Strong understanding of Swift, SwiftUI, Objective-C, protocol-oriented languages, API integrations
  
• Experience leveraging instrumentation and profiling tools to debug and assess mobile application performance
  
• Experience with observability tools such as Datadog, Splunk, Sentry, or Firebase.
  
• Experience creating and managing application entitlements, users and devices within the Apple ecosystem.
  
• Experience leading both delivery teams in a fast-paced environment with high expectations and demanding stakeholders
  
• Experience transforming legacy frameworks and practices to match leading industry standards
  
• Strong background in CI CD for iOS and improving developer productivity.
  
• Track record of improving stability, performance, and operational excellence through measurable outcomes.
  

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

Immigration support is potentially available for this role.

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 team performance. The typical hiring range for this position is from $141,800 - $186,100annually; 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
• Generous employee discount
• Fitness & yoga classes
• 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

Hybrid

In-person collaboration and connection is important to our culture. Work is performed onsite, minimum 4 days per week.

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