Manager, Area Community (12 Months Contract)

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
We live and breathe the lululemon brand. We are community and industry leaders who are in the business of attracting, engaging and inspiring communities. We expand our reach through being in deep relationships, building online/offline experiences and programs to drive our vision and purpose: to elevate the world by realizing the full potential within every one of us. The community team drives the local strategy and builds a plan that comprises broad and deep tactics to accelerate growth and long-term brand love in partnerships with brand.
A day in the life:
Attract, Engage, Capture - the lululemon Community Manager is responsible for leading the team that pioneers brand advocacy in new markets and strengthens brand resonance in existing markets by driving brand awareness and building relationships. Reporting to the Brand Marketing + Community Director, the Area Community Manager is a people and industry leader whom defines, creates and executes an integrated national community strategy through an innovative mix of traditional marketing and grassroots community building. This leader is accountable for understanding how lululemon creates authentic and scalable connection points and amplifies key brand moments across both Australia and New Zealand.

• Responsible for pioneering future community growth-building concepts and overarching strategies in collaboration with business stakeholders. Key objective in driving new/existing market growth and expansions.
• A day-to-day partner to key brand marketing + business stakeholders ensuring an aligned 18-month Brand and Community calendar is reflective of what is happening in each market and is specifically crafted to support the business objectives.
• Oversee the community programs: Ambassadors, Sports marketing/Partnerships + Here to Be Program, Retail, Sports marketing/Partnerships and Events. By managing the direct reports to deliver on their respective strategies and KPI's and ensuring all plans are focused on guest acquisition, guest retention, and traffic driving overall business growth.
• You will accelerate the growth of our Men's business and continue to drive our core activities in Yoga, Run and Train through athlete outreach programs and product seeding health and wellness communities/influencers in the market
• Lead and develop the community team to create community pipeline.
• Track and measure the impact of all community initiatives and programs (including storytelling, partnerships, guest sentiment, awareness/buzz, traffic) to articulate the results (ROI) of our local community work.
• Day-to-day budget management/tracking
• Be a hell yes for AUS/NZ and delivering on the purpose of lululemon in this part of the world.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in marketing or business-related field and 5+ years' experience in the marketing field
• You make connections with your community easily and effortlessly and thrive on building relationships
• Successful experience in a management position with proven ability to provide direction to other managers
• Proven ability to negotiate, influence and collaborate with other key decision makers in a complex matrix environment
• Strategic thinker who has delivered results through execution
• Consumer experience with a youthful, cutting edge, influential brand
• Proven experience developing and driving digital initiatives from inception to execution
• Excellent managerial skills, with a reputation for being flexible, energetic, hardworking, inspirational, enthusiastic
• Eligible to live & work in AUS/NZ
• Able to work in a fast paced and lively environment

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.

Beyond the Paycheck (Benefits & Perks)
At lululemon, we care for and invest in the whole person - body, mind, spirit. Our total rewards program is designed to support you in achieving your goals and focus on the things you love. In addition to competitive base pay and a team-based bonus program, we also offer paid time off, generous employee discounts, fitness/yoga classes, parenthood top up program and personal and professional development programs.
Note: availability of these benefits and perks may be subject to your location & employment type and may have certain eligibility requirements. The Company reserves the right to alter these benefits and perks in whole or in part at any time without advance notice.
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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. Reasonable accommodation is available for qualified individuals with disabilities, upon request. This Equal Employment Opportunity policy applies to all practices relating to recruitment and hiring, compensation, benefits, discipline, transfer, termination and all other terms and conditions of employment. While management is primarily responsible for seeing that lululemon equal employment opportunity policies are implemented, you share in the responsibility for assuring that, by your personal actions, the policies are effective.
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