Product Sustainability Lead

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 this team

This role is part of the enterprise-wide sustainability team shaping the future of impact within our brand and business. This work doesn’t just live in one function; social and environmental impact at lululemon is integrated in everything we do. The team leads and integrates our vision and initiatives across the company to create value for our brand, our collective (guests, employees, makers, ambassadors), and society. The result? lululemon is an innovative, purpose-driven brand creating a future that we want to live in. As a Sustainable Product Lead in the Sustainable Product and Packaging team, you will support and enable advancing the adoption of more sustainable solutions into lululemon’s product, including apparel, accessories and footwear.

A day in the life
- Coordinate the sustainable attributes governance process, including intake, evaluation, research of environmental and social impacts, collecting assessment results from supporting functions, managing documentation, approvals and results communication
- Maintain and evolve content in guidelines and educational resources that support communication and education on our sustainable attributes
- Support the delivery education resources to the product design, development and commercialization functions
- Coordinate the creation of sustainability content into WWMT lines and other external communication channels
- Liaise with industry and external partners (e.g., SAC, Textile Exchange, circular fashion, vendors, etc.), researching and incorporating science-based sustainability solutions and leading practices into this work

**Qualifications**:

- 3-5 years of work experience in product, materials design or development functions in apparel, accessories and/or footwear industry
- A degree related to product, materials design or engineering. Additional project management and/or environmental science education, a bonus
- Experience successfully operationalizing processes, with strong project management, organizational, analytics and data management skills
- Demonstrated creative problem solving, taking a methodological approach and anticipating roadblocks. prioritizing, leading and following through to outcomes.
- Exceptional communication and interpersonal relationships, confidently sharing, visualizing and facilitating conversations, at times of abstract information, with diverse, small and large audiences

Must haves
- Acknowledges the presence of choice in every moment and takes personal responsibility for their life.
- 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.
- Leads with courage, knowing the possibility of greatness is bigger than the fear of failure.
- Fosters connection by putting people first and building trusting relationships.
- Integrates fun and joy as a way of being and working, aka doesn’t take themselves too seriously.

**NOTE**: Only those applicants under consideration will be contacted. Please accept our utmost appreciation for your interest. lululemon is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Employment decisions are based on merit and business needs, and not on race, color, creed, age, sex, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, marital status, medical condition, physical or mental disability, military service, pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions or any other classification protected by federal, state or provincial and local laws and ordinances.

Compensation and Benefits Package

At lululemon, investing in our people is a top priority. We believe that when life works, work works. We strive to be the place where inclusive leaders come to develop and enable all to be well. Recognizing our teams for their performance and dedication, other components of our total rewards offerings include support of career development, wellbeing, and personal growth:

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

**Note**: The incentive programs, benefits, and perks have certain eligibility requirements. The Company reserves the right to alter these incentive programs, benefits, and perk