Program Manager, Product Data Governance * Hybrid, Seattle

Company: Lululemon Athletica
Location: Seattle
Posted on: April 14, 2025

Job Description:

Program Manager, Product Data Governance * Hybrid, SeattleBusiness Unit: Store Support Centre (SSC)lululemon is an innovative performance apparel company for yoga, running, training, and other athletic pursuits. We create transformational products and experiences that support people in moving, growing, connecting, and being well. We focus on creating positive change to build a healthier, thriving future, including creating an equitable, inclusive and growth-focused environment for our people.About this team:Product Data Governance is a key pillar of the Integrated Go-to-Market Transformation team. Our current ad-hoc data management practices are holding lululemon back with manual data activities, low data quality, and lack of data needed for complex analytics.The Program Manager, Product Data Governance will work to establish an enterprise-wide Product Data Governance Council as part of the Enterprise Product Data Modernization program. This includes defining the org structure, roles & responsibilities, data governance framework, and policies.Once established, the Program Manager will work with the Product Data Governance team and the Product Data Governance Council to create and operate a functional data governance body with processes that maximize efficiency for teams creating and using product data while minimizing confusion, rework, and silos of product data. This includes setting and prioritizing cross-functional and technical roadmaps to ensure that product data changes flow through the enterprise.A day in the life: what you'll do:

• Manage complex work activities across large, cross-functional teams for product data governance, including the Product Data Governance Council and product data initiatives led by other teams.
• Maintain the enterprise roadmap and backlog for product data programs and programs that require product data input.
• Collaborate with senior and functional stakeholders to define and enforce product data ownership, data quality, and stewardship across the enterprise for Enterprise Product Critical Data Elements and processes to add or update.
• Facilitate senior executives through enterprise product data governance decisions including process mapping, roles and responsibilities, and contributing to deliverables and documentation to ensure data quality and integrity objectives are achieved.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams across the value chain involved in product data initiatives - including functional business teams, technology, reporting and analytics, technical product management, change management, communications, learning/training, etc. to plan and deliver against product data governance objectives on-time and on-budget.Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree in business, data management or governance, engineering, or related discipline.
  • PMP, PgMP or other similar certification is an asset.
  • 5-10 years of experience in management consulting, implementing large-scale operating model transformation programs related to data (or equivalent experience).
  • Self-motivated, passionate, detail-oriented, multi-tasker extraordinaire who thrives in a fast-paced environment.
  • Strong analytical, problem solving, process mapping, and root cause identification skills.
  • Excellent communication skills - interpersonal, written/visual, presentation, and verbal.
  • Demonstrated willingness to learn on the job - has a 'growth' mindset.
  • Ability to influence and partner with others - a strong team player.
  • Ability to work cross-functionally with different departments and at different levels within the organization.
  • Experience working for a management consulting firm would be considered an asset.
  • Experience with master data and data governance processes is an asset.
  • Experience in the Apparel industry is an asset.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.Authorization to work in the United States is required for this role.Compensation and Benefits Packagelululemon'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 USD 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 strive to be the place where inclusive leaders come to develop and enable all to be well. 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)Workplace arrangementThis role is classified as Hybrid under our SSC Workplace Policy:HybridIn-person collaboration is important, and much of the role can be performed remotely. Work is performed onsite at least 3 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.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.
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