lululemon

lululemon athletica 

lululemon athletica is a technical athletic apparel company founded in 1998 in Vancouver, Canada.  We are built around a culture of athletes passionate about developing leaders, personal responsibility, and goal setting to deliver on our mission of elevating the world from mediocrity to greatness.  

Asia is the future of lululemon and we are poised for exponential growth in the region for the next ten years. If you love to sweat, thrive in a fast-paced environment, constantly challenge yourself to be better, and value fun, this is the place for you. 

a day in the life of a People & Culture Manager  

Most companies call us ‘HR’ but we’re way cooler than most companies. We are the team that helps our great people achieve their dreams and live a life they love. We live the law of attraction to attract great talent, ensure our compensation and benefits embody our core values, and we provide support in developing and managing our greatest assets – our people! Your People & Culture teammates are your biggest fans and most dedicated coaches. Led by Business Partnering Director China, working alongside the Retail Area Directors, Regional Managers and other functional partners, act as the P & C Business Partners to be responsible for creating and implementing regional people strategy, providing whole-spectrum of P & C support, to support the huge expansion of retail stores in China market, which will be 30+ NSOs to be opened in each year and reach 220 stores in 2026.

key responsibilities: 

·       Be a strategic P & C partner and HR Generalist to Retail Area Directors and Regional Managers, based on local talent situation and competitive advantage, liaison with China COEs teams on determining the people needs of business and defining people strategy in multiple regions on people development, performance excellence, and key initiatives to enable business growth to support achieving the revenue targets.

·       Partner with leaders in the design of succession plans for key talent and key job positions of stores/regions and in the creation of development plans for key talent
•     Work with hiring managers to understand their requirements, develop candidate generation strategies and support them throughout hiring cycles for China Retail stores.
•     Ensures positions are filled according to new market schedule time to hire and quality standards, for both NSO and existing stores.
•     Coach managers on FFI and PIP process and make recommendations for performance improvement plans
•     Handle all People Practice cases in region including but not limited to investigation, interviewing, managing-out conversations, labor arbitrations, etc.

·       Be the voice of the business to People & Culture projects and initiatives 

·       Assess organizational structure and org effectiveness and provide organizational design leadership 

·       Partner with Finance to manage wage base spend and provide compensation recommendations to the business 

·       Develop and maintain people policies for China

·       Ensure accuracy of job descriptions and role mapping across businesses 

·       Work closely with P&C Specialist to analyze people metrics and identify trends 

·       Provide coaching to build leadership effectiveness  

·       Partner with all departments of the People & Culture team to support business needs 

the finer print

·       stand for the educator as the most important role in the company, and love spending time on the retail floor.  

·       be the “keeper of the culture flame”, putting people before process. You help our people to make decisions that are aligned with our core values while maintaining the integrity of our internal policies and practices.  

·       have a way with words—your written and verbal communication is clear and intentional. 

·       be a trusted and respected partner 

·       know how to bring the rule book to the party and still have fun. 

level of experience 

·       10 + years of working experience in a full spectrum of human resources capacity  

·       understanding of local labor law, comprehensive knowledge of local employment legislation

·       Retail experience is preferred 

our “must haves” 

·       Proven work ethic with utmost integrity 

·       Desire to excel and succeed 

·       Actively live and breathe the lululemon culture and lifestyle 

·       Self-aware, with a desire for constant self-improvement (goal –oriented) 

·       Entrepreneurial spirit and an egoless nature 

·       Self-motivated, passionate, empathetic, approachable 

·       Outgoing, energetic, upbeat and FUN! 

·       Strong interpersonal and collaboration skills with an understanding of how to reach and motivate people

·       Extraordinary customer service, organizational and time management skills. High level proficiency in both written and verbal English. 

·       Strong communication and influencing skills
•     Demonstrated ability to develop partnership across teams, organizations and various levels of management;
•     Demonstrated ability to manage multiple tasks and meet assigned timeline, able to work independently