Business Analyst – Retail Technology

Job title:

Business Analyst – Retail Technology

Company

Lululemon Athletica

Job description

Description & RequirementsWho we arelululemon 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 are in. As a company, we focus on creating positive change to build a healthier, thriving future. That includes creating an equitable, inclusive and growth-focused environment for our people.About this teamThe Mobile Commerce team delivers an in-store mobile app for Educators to help Guests find products online and purchase in-store. This Business Analyst position is technical, bridging the gap between business needs and technical solutions and involved with projects from inception through implementation. We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Technical Business Analyst to join our team. The successful candidate will be responsible for analyzing business processes, identifying technical solutions, and bridging the gap between business needs and technology solutions. This role involves working closely with stakeholders, development teams, and IT departments to ensure the successful implementation and optimization of retail systems.Our team is fast-paced and taking on exciting new initiatives to support a fast-growing business. We strive to adopt leading-edge technology and seek to improve on the solutions continuously. We are not afraid to try new things, have fun, and encourage each other to take on new challenges. We support each other in growing professionally and personally. We fail forward and learn from our mistakes, thus creating a better path ahead. We create space for team members to share feedback and ideas that can help us continually grow as an organization.We operate following the agile framework and leverage multiple product teams across our various functions. We encourage our teams to form and figure out the best way to deliver critical business initiatives. We institute a culture of fun and lightheartedness to enjoy work each day. We are inclusive and know that we are stronger as a team than as an individual.Experience and Skillset:

• Effectively translates business requirements to functional and technical requirements
• Defines minimum feature set, acceptance criteria, user acceptance tests
• Engages in design and impact assessments
• Contributes to planning and implementation for new applications and systems
• Performs configuration of application components
• Engages with engineering team to design technical solutions that meet business requirements.
• Oversee the implementation of technical solutions, ensuring they are delivered on time and within budget.
• Assists in testing and participates in test phases prior to UAT.
• Updates technical specs based on testing, prioritized defects or post-release lessons learned
• Analyze data to identify trends, insights, and opportunities for improvement.
• Create and maintain reports to support business decision-making and provide actionable recommendations.
• Supports communication for application/system deployment
• Works to ensure application availability and SLAs for operational readiness

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Information Technology, or a related field. A master’s degree is a plus.
• 3+ years of experience as a Business Analyst, preferably with mobile applications in the retail industry.
• Experience creating technical specifications and documentation for large, complex projects
• Strong understanding of retail systems, including POS, inventory management, and e-commerce platforms.
• Experience with data analysis tools and technologies, such as SQL, Excel, and BI tools.
• Knowledge of various project lifecycle methodologies, including Agile and Scrum.
• Experience working with CI/CD pipelines and automation, Container Management, Application Performance Engineering, monitoring, alerting, AWS Services and Architecture
• Ability to determine estimates of effort and impacts for a variety of solutions and influence technical discussions and decisions
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to track and prioritize numerous tasks and to coordinate activities with a high sense of urgency
• Demonstrable analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent presentation, verbal, written, interpersonal and listening skills
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills including collaboration, facilitation, and negotiation
• Challenges the status quo, champions change and influences others to change.

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.

Additional Notes
Immigration support is potentially available for this role.Compensation and Benefits Packagelululemon’s compensation offerings are grounded in a pay-for-performance philosophy that recognizes exceptional individual and team performance. The typical hiring range for this position is from $105,800 – $132,200 annually; the base pay offered is based on market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and internal equity. As part of our total rewards offering, permanent employees in this position may be eligible for our competitive annual bonus program.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 perks in whole or in part at any time without advance notice.workplace arrangementThis role is classified as [Hybrid] under our SSC Workplace Policy:In-person collaboration is important, and much of the role can be performed remotely. Work is performed onsite at least 3 days per week.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.lululemon is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities. If you would like someone from our team to contact you for individualized support, email us at . In your email, please include the position title, the location of the position and the nature of your request.

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Location

Canada

Job date

Sat, 19 Oct 2024 00:12:08 GMT

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