Store Development Initiatives Program Manager

Store Development Initiatives Program Manager

Business Unit : Store Support Centre (SSC)

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

In Store Development we endeavor to unlock our fullest potential. We stay grounded in the big picture and manage the end-to-end development process. Through collaboration we provide tools, analytics, and enhancements that ensure we deliver and maintain premium retail environments across North America.

core responsibilities

This role is accountable for the successful management of project milestones, deliverables, and reporting across multiple cross-functional stakeholders. You bring structure to complex initiatives including fleetwide rollouts to small scale renovations by managing intake, prioritizing work, and ensuring clear actionable insights to working groups and leadership.

• Manage intake of initiative request from multiple sources, including cross function partners and leadership
• Assess, prioritize and sequence incoming work based on strategic alignment, capacity, timelines and budget considerations
• Support the development of execution strategies, high-level schedules, and budget inputs to enable leadership alignment and approval
• Partner with stakeholders to clarify scope, objectives and success criteria prior to launch
• Own proactive date management for all core deliverables and milestones across cross-functional partners
• Develop, maintain, and continuously improve standardized project schedules, templates, and workback plans aligned to critical objectives
• Coordinate stakeholders and dependencies to ensure initiatives remain on track
• Identify project risks early, propose mitigation strategies and escalate issues in a timely manner
• Lead weekly cross-functional action and status calls to drive accountability and alignment
• Prepare and deliver weekly status updates including custom tracking dashboards, reporting and presentations as required.
• Lead monthly project reviews with leadership to share trends, learnings, gain approvals and recommended actions
• Manage special projects and assignments as required the stove development leadership team

qualifications

must haves

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 team performance. The typical hiring range for this position is from $103,500-$135,900 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, 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 :

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.

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 at accommodations@lululemon.com . In your email, please include the position title, the location of the position and the nature of your request.

The use of AI tools, including but not limited to ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, Gemini, DeepSeek, or any other AI-assisted software, is strictly prohibited during the interview process. This includes, AI-generated responses, content creation, or any form of automated assistance in live interviews, case studies, technical assessments, or written submissions.

At lululemon, we are committed to privacy, integrity, transparency, and ethical hiring practices. Our commitment to responsible AI ensures that proprietary information is protected and that all hiring decisions are based on an individual’s own skills, judgment, and expertise without AI assistance. Any use of AI during the interview process will result in immediate disqualification. lululemon reserves the right to use AI detection tools to verify the authenticity of candidate responses.

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