10+ years Technology Program Manager - 137516 - Seattle, WA (Hybrid)

Role : Technology Program Manager
Location : Seattle, WA (Hybrid)
Client : RANDSTAD / Lululemon Athletica, Inc.
Job Description :

We are 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. The team is responsible for driving technology strategies and architectures that support every aspect of our rapidly scaling global business. We work in a highly-matrixed environment alongside technology leaders & delivery teams to collaboratively develop and deliver solutions that alignment with our strategic goals and objectives. You will serve & partner with a diverse community of teams focused on growing our Global Architecture practices while remaining grounded in logical user experiences, proficient program management, innovative problem solving & empathy.

Lead the definition of the vision & strategic roadmap for our Architecture Capability Management practice - Establish a framework for prioritization & delivery of our EAM strategic & tooling roadmap
Drive the end-to-end feature lifecycle of our enterprise architecture management processes & tools
Drive value-based delivery via backlog planning & execution in coordination with internal stakeholders & SaaS solution provider
Understand, represent & balance the needs of users, stakeholders & peer products
Bring a growth-oriented mindset and enable shared brain decision-making People
Build and develop relationships with all employees for increased responsiveness into existing operations, and to help define new operational strategies
Create communication & change management plans in support of a global community of technology architects, leaders & stakeholders
Responsible for holding others accountable for delivering on time and to set standards
Present findings, projections and recommended actions to support the growth & maturity of the global architecture practice
Align departmental goals, processes and resource allocation with the organizational strategy and makes recommendations to senior leaders on way to achieve Process
Develop, manage & report on KPIs and OKRs for our EAM & Capability Management ecosystem
Collaboration & integration of strategic architecture delivery activities & EAM roadmaps
Collaborate with architects and peer program managers to ensure roadmaps for capabilities & programs are documented
Prepare visual presentation (consumable) of strategic & implementation plans that can be integrated into enterprise-level planning and delivery process Technology
Optimize process for regular review of business capabilities in LeanIX, including business capabilities, applications & tech components
Become an EAM subject matter expert, offering consultation, influence & support to the user and stakeholder communities
Develop a broad understanding of the internal processes, current capabilities, and business objectives in order to effectively advocate for game changing initiatives
Serve as the primary point of contact to our user community and a key liaison to our SaaS solution provider
Strong relationship building skills to quickly create and elevate relationships through strong listening and effective communication (verbal, written and presentations)
Systems thinker and agile leader who leads self & others through shifting priorities with grace & efficiency
Ability to enroll teams and to communicate a vision to allow for quick focus new/shifting priorities
Strong and influential voice with the ability to facilitate meetings with all levels of individuals (including senior leaders) to empower open discussions, discern critical information, and stay on track with meeting intention and come to decisions
Leads with curiosity and openness allowing for collaboration with diverse teams and individuals to deliver and execute on complex initiatives
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.

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