Senior Manager - Concept Creation, Advanced Concepts

Senior Manager - Concept Creation, Advanced Concepts 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.

The Advanced Concepts team explores the edges of possibility in apparel by investigating emerging materials, technologies, and manufacturing methods. We work at the intersection of design, science, and storytelling to bring future-facing concepts to life through tangible prototypes and immersive experiences that inspire the future of lululemon.

At lululemon, we’re not just creating products, we are shaping the future of performance apparel, created to perform for our guests’ and athletes’. As the Advanced Innovation – Sr. Manager Concept Creation, you will be responsible for leading and managing the Concept Creation team, who are responsible for the technical execution in how we bring designs to life – translating vision into reality through fit, construction, prototyping, and problem solving.

It’s where performance is optimized, challenges are solved, and innovation becomes scalable. You will deliver transformative product that will exceed our athlete and guest expectations using your technical expertise in construction, new methods-of-make, and new technologies to deliver incomparable performance product following the design intent.

Bringing visionary product ideas to life, you’ll seamlessly integrate new methods of make, scientific research, athlete and guest insights, cutting‑edge materials, and expert construction and fit to develop performance apparel that meets the exact specifications of lululemon guests and athletes. Your ability to project manage, lead with confidence in an ambiguous environment, and continuously push the boundaries of what's possible will be essential.

At the core of your role, you’ll drive and manage a team who lead concept creation and development process through a unique timeline that shape products that not only meet but exceed the expectations of the brand and our guests and athletes, ensuring they have the tools they need to perform at the highest level.

• Drive Team Excellence: Lead and inspire the Advanced Concepts (AC) Concept Creation team within Product Innovation, setting the vision, goals, and clear processes that turn big ideas into reality.
• Innovative Concept Creation Excellence: Expertise in apparel innovation creation, planning, and best practices that lead towards breakthrough products across various performance product categories that are tailored for our guests’ and athletes’ while obsessing over the details, while collaborating, ideating, and refining product construction, performance, fit, and aesthetic while leveraging our internal sampling team and innovation factory partners.
• Product Creation Process: Lead the planning and detailed sequence of events that drives and facilitates decisions throughout the innovation creation process that encompasses ideation to final product delivery, ensuring excellence in performance, fit, function, and aesthetic intent is maintained without compromise.
• Future‑Proof the Concept Creation Process: Develop and test new product creation processes that elevate the team’s capabilities, ensuring we remain ahead of the curve in performance design and creation.
• Strategy: Shape and define the Concept Creation strategy for Advanced Concepts, driving the creation of high‑performance apparel that reflects our brand ethos and pushes the boundaries of design.
• Create Game‑Changing Products: Take apparel concepts from design inception through to execution, ensuring…