Lululemon Senior Technical Program Manager - Engineering Chief of Staff

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, 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
The Senior Technical Program Manager, Engineering Chief of Staff, is the right hand to a Vice President of Engineering accountable for lululemon's digital guest experience: our websites, mobile apps and global ecommerce. You'll run the organization's operating rhythm, lead the programs that cross team and organizational boundaries, and lead the program management team that gets our largest launches out the door.

This role combines technical depth with executive judgment. You'll turn engineering signal into clear plans and decisions, hold teams to their commitments across North America and our India Technology Hub, and help the leadership team make trade-offs on scope, cost and risk. You'll partner closely with leaders in Engineering, Product, Architecture, UX and the business, and report directly to the VP.

core responsibilities
As a Senior Technical Program Manager, you will coordinate technology program delivery across multiple teams, managing dependencies and ensuring successful delivery of technical capabilities while balancing scope, timeline, and resource constraints. You will translate business needs into program plans, align work across teams, and drive program execution through effective planning, risk management, and stakeholder communication. You will own program success by tracking progress, managing changes, and coordinating delivery activities, continuously strengthening program management practices.

Running the organization

Run the operating rhythm for the VP's organization: annual and quarterly planning, business reviews, leadership staff meetings, and the decision and action log that keeps them moving

Own the organization's portfolio view of priorities, roadmap commitments, capacity, headcount and budget, and keep it current enough to make trade-off decisions from

Prepare executive reviews and communications for the VP, senior leadership and steering committees, with clear status, risks and asks

Drive cross-organization initiatives on the VP's behalf, such as workforce and location planning, vendor transitions and new ways of working, from proposal through adoption

Represent the VP in forums that need technical judgment, and bring back clear options and recommendations

Leading delivery

Lead programs that span web, mobile and global ecommerce, including major launches and market expansions: planning, dependencies, release readiness, go/no-go, cutover and hypercare

Manage dependencies with platform, commerce, identity, marketing and enterprise technology teams, and resolve conflicts across organizational boundaries

Lead and develop the delivery program management team: hire, coach and set the standard for planning, status, risk and release management

Use AI and automation to cut manual status reporting, so program managers spend their time on decisions and risks rather than decks

Manage program and vendor budgets, including forecasting, variance and delivery-partner performance

qualifications

10+ years in technology, including 5+ years leading large, multi-team technical programs

A technical…