Change Management Manager - 12-Month Contract

Description & Requirements
Who we are
lululemon is a yoga-inspired technical apparel company up to big things. The practice and philosophy of yoga informs our overall purpose to elevate the world through the power of practice. We are proud to be a growing global company with locations all around the world, from Vancouver to Shanghai, and places in between. We owe our success to our innovative product, our emphasis on our stores, our commitment to our people, and the incredible connections we get to make in every community we are in.
About The Role
Reporting to the Senior Manager, Enterprise Business Transformation (EBT) and working closely with teams across the business, the Change Management Manager will be responsible for developing and implementing a multi-year change strategy & approach, leveraging standard tools and methodology from the Change Management COE at lululemon to support a transformation roadmap and related activities.
The Change Management Manager will specifically lead the change management efforts for the People & Culture (P&C) organization and will work closely with the P&C Transformation Sponsors, EBT Leadership and many others as part of a multi-year transformation.
A Day In The Life

• Work with the P&C Transformation Program Team in planning & reporting on required change management activities.
• Engage and collaborate with other team members and partners in the business (e.g., communications, learning/training) throughout the transformation journey to plan and deliver on our transformation priorities.
• Scope, plan, design and implement change and engagement activities to enable multi-year program(s) and support the adoption of changes required by transformation initiatives.
• Develop comprehensive stakeholder engagement, communications and sustainment plans that support stakeholders throughout the change journey.
• Identify any change-related program risks and recommended mitigation steps.
• Lead and facilitate stakeholder sessions across multiple teams to enable leadership alignment and commitment.
• Applies a creative mix of new & existing frameworks, methodologies, and tools, in partnership with the Change Management COE, to ensure effective delivery of programs.
• Develop and implement a multi-year change strategy & approach for the P&C organization.
• Define and measure key success metrics and monitor change progress.
• Assess and understand change readiness & change impacts and identify key stakeholder groups to inform required activities.
• Provide input, document requirements and support the design/delivery of change learning programs.

Qualifications

• Self-motivated, passionate, detail-oriented, multi-tasker extraordinaire who thrives in a fast-paced environment.
• 4-8 years of experience in planning and/or in delivering large-scale business transformation programs (or equivalent experience, ideally in a change management role.
• Ability to work cross-functionally with different departments and at different levels within an organization.
• Strong analytical, problem solving, and root cause identification skills.
• Demonstrates discretion and ability to maintain confidentiality.
• People leadership experience – ideally both direct and project reporting relationships.
• Bachelor’s degree in business, operations, communications, leadership or related discipline.
• Excellent communication skills – interpersonal, written, and verbal.
• Works well in a fast-paced, project-based, collaborative environment.
• Experience delivering change and/or working within a HR context is helpful.
• Demonstrated willingness to learn on the job and a 'growth mindset’.
• Ability to influence and partner with others – a strong team player.

Must Haves

• Their life.
• Acknowledges the presence of choice in every moment and takes personal responsibility for
• Fosters connection by putting people first and building trusting relationships.
• Possesses an entrepreneurial spirit and continuously innovates to achieve great results.
• Communicates with honesty and kindness and creates the space for others to do the same.
• Seriously.
• Integrates fun and joy as a way of being and working, aka doesn’t take themselves too
• Leads with courage, knowing the possibility of greatness is bigger than the fear of failure.

At lululemon, investing in our people is a top priority. We believe that when life works, work works. In addition to our competitive Total Rewards offering, we also have personal and professional development offerings. Our offerings recognize our teams for their performance and support whole person development, including support for employees on how to grow their career:  

• Fitness & yoga classes
• Paid time off
• Parenthood top-up
• People networks, mentorship programs, and leadership series (to name a few)
• Extended health and dental benefits, and mental health plans
• Savings and retirement plan matching
• Extensive catalog of development course offerings
• Generous employee discount

Note: Availability of the incentive programs, benefits, and perks may be subject to your location & employment type and may 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.