Licensing Specialist

Business Unit: Store Support Centre (SSC)

Time Type: Full-time

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.

Through our product and our culture, we build quality and diverse relationships across North America that ignite positive guest experiences and create a lasting brand impact beyond our vertical channels:
Drive awareness and acquisition by meeting guests where they are.

Strategic Sales builds build win‑win relationships with studios, athletic teams, businesses and bookstore to create conversation about our product and ultimately drive guests to our vertical channels. Today the Strategic Sales Department operates five Programs – Independents, Key Accounts, Team Program, Corporate and Campus. This role would focus on primarily supporting our Campus Program that partners with Collegiate Bookstores across North America.

The Strategic Sales Licensing Specialist will manage licensing compliance, seasonal process and calendar, and support with artwork submissions where needed. They will work with the Licensing Lead and licensing agencies for approvals, communicate consistently with internal cross‑functional partners on timelines to achieve our channel goals through strategic process evolution and guideline compliance.

• Responsible for artwork and licensor submissions to ensure all items are licensor approved prior to production. Inclusive of applications for product categories/distribution channels, new licensors, confirming license statuses and renewals
• Liaise with merchandising, planning, graphic design, production, product development and operations teams.
• Review designs and design names for compliance – accuracy of use and rights granted.
• Maintain internal artwork tracking systems to ensure products follow proper art development and license approval stages through production process.
• Partner with Manager and Lead on flagging risks or opportunities within licensing.
• Maintain art repository and season validation files accessed by operations, licensing and sales teams.
• Provide Licensor samples pursuant to license requirements and review strike offs for compliance.
• Maintain organizational processes and systems for licensor trademarks asset management.
• Effectively communicate approval documentation, royalties, industry knowledge, risks and compliance to cross-functional teams.
• Manage the licensing calendar, and central repository for licensing and reporting obligations
• Informs and manages schedule for licensing uploads to occur and sets up the coordinator to submit for approvals, rejections, and revisions for all product submissions.
• Special projects as requested by leadership
• Willing to travel to accomplish work, as needed and as requested

• Minimum of 2 years’ experience in a similar job or job function
• An understanding of the licensing & trademark management business
• Self‑motivated, passionate, detail‑oriented, multi‑tasker extraordinaire who thrives in a fast‑paced environment
• Strong analytical, problem solving, and root cause identification skills
• Ability to create and document efficient processes
• Ability to influence and partner with others, to work cross‑functionally with different departments and different levels within the organization
• Strong organization & prioritization skills, ability to hit by whens for multiple deliverables
• Intermediate/advanced Excel
• Strong Smartsheet, Sharepoint, Microsoft Teams proficiency
• Bachelor’s degree (B.
  
  A.) from four‑year college or university

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