Technology Director - Supply Chain & Corporate Systems Technology
Lululemon — Bengaluru, India
Platform: Oracle Retail · Type: Full-time
Experience: 13-15 years
Modules: RMS, PL/SQL, RPM, ReSA
Job description
We are seeking a Technology Director to lead the India-based engineering organization supporting lululemon's Supply Chain and Corporate Systems teams. Reporting to the VP of the India Tech Hub — with a dotted line to the North America VP’s — this leader is the people leader for approximately nine Technology Managers and a broader organization of 100+ engineers and technologists across these domains.
This is a leadership role in three dimensions. First, you are the senior people leader for these teams: developing managers, growing technical leaders, and building high-performing, engaged, diverse teams. Second, you are a leader within the India Tech Hub, helping to set the technical direction of the hub and to shape and champion lululemon's culture in our India office. Third, you are a global delivery partner, working hand in hand with the North America technology directors to ensure the smooth, high-quality delivery of key features and capabilities out of the ITH.
You will oversee platforms, integrations, partner connectivity, data systems, and engineering practices across a globally distributed model. This role requires a seasoned leader who thrives in complex, fast-paced, and highly collaborative environments spanning multiple time zones.
Supply Chain Technology:
Raw material innovation and development
Costing and sourcing
Quality, sustainability, and traceability
Trade compliance and cross-border movement
Logistics and global transportation
Distribution and fulfillment
Supply chain analytics, data, and reporting
Corporate Systems Technology:
People & Culture (P&C) platforms — Workday and Dayforce
ERP and Finance — Oracle Retail Merchandising System (RMS) and Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS)
Legal systems and related compliance workflows
Integration frameworks (EDI, APIs, event-driven architecture) across these domains
Master data, data quality, and operational dashboards
Key responsibilities:
People Leadership & Team Development:
Serve as the people leader for approximately nine Technology Managers and a 100+ person organization spanning supply chain and corporate systems.
Develop managers and future-ready technical leaders through coaching, feedback, and clear career growth pathways.
Build high-performing, diverse teams with a culture of inclusion, transparency, accountability, and continuous improvement.
Drive strong engagement, retention, and talent attraction across the organization.
India Tech Hub Leadership & Culture:
Act as a senior leader within the India Tech Hub, contributing to the technical direction, operating model, and growth of the hub.
Champion and help formulate lululemon's culture in the India office, living the company's values and creating an environment where people can do their best work.
Represent the ITH's capabilities and strengths to global stakeholders and elevate the hub's profile as a center of engineering excellence.
Partner with peer directors and hub leadership on shared practices, standards, and community-building across teams.
Global Delivery & North America Partnership:
Work closely with the North America technology directors to ensure smooth, predictable, and high-quality delivery of key features and capabilities from the ITH.
Align roadmaps, priorities, and dependencies across time zones so that ITH teams operate as a seamless extension of the global technology organization.
Establish clear delivery expectations, communication rhythms, and escalation paths that build trust between India and North America teams.
Ensure ITH ownership and accountability grows over time, moving from execution toward end-to-end ownership of platforms and outcomes.
Platform & Architecture Modernization:
Modernize supply chain and corporate systems platforms and integrate next-generation capabilities across Oracle RMS/EBS, Workday, Dayforce, and supply chain systems.
Drive transformation toward API-first, event-driven, and scalable integration architectures.
Lead the design and implementation of secure, resilient, and responsible data management and governance frameworks.
Operational & Engineering Excellence:
Oversee delivery across supply chain and corporate systems ensuring strong operational and engineering excellence in all solutions.
Raise engineering standards around quality, observability, security, and system reliability.
Drive root cause analysis, systems reliability, service maturity, and measurable operational improvements.
Innovation & AI Enablement:
Introduce AI-driven decision support and automation across supply chain and corporate systems workflows.
Champion the ethical, transparent, and responsible use of AI across all supported domains.\
Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in computer science, related field, or commensurate relevant experience.
10+ years of engineering leadership experience with large, complex, global teams, including experience as a leader of managers.
Proven experience building, scaling, and leading engineering organizations within a technology h
This is a leadership role in three dimensions. First, you are the senior people leader for these teams: developing managers, growing technical leaders, and building high-performing, engaged, diverse teams. Second, you are a leader within the India Tech Hub, helping to set the technical direction of the hub and to shape and champion lululemon's culture in our India office. Third, you are a global delivery partner, working hand in hand with the North America technology directors to ensure the smooth, high-quality delivery of key features and capabilities out of the ITH.
You will oversee platforms, integrations, partner connectivity, data systems, and engineering practices across a globally distributed model. This role requires a seasoned leader who thrives in complex, fast-paced, and highly collaborative environments spanning multiple time zones.
Supply Chain Technology:
Raw material innovation and development
Costing and sourcing
Quality, sustainability, and traceability
Trade compliance and cross-border movement
Logistics and global transportation
Distribution and fulfillment
Supply chain analytics, data, and reporting
Corporate Systems Technology:
People & Culture (P&C) platforms — Workday and Dayforce
ERP and Finance — Oracle Retail Merchandising System (RMS) and Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS)
Legal systems and related compliance workflows
Integration frameworks (EDI, APIs, event-driven architecture) across these domains
Master data, data quality, and operational dashboards
Key responsibilities:
People Leadership & Team Development:
Serve as the people leader for approximately nine Technology Managers and a 100+ person organization spanning supply chain and corporate systems.
Develop managers and future-ready technical leaders through coaching, feedback, and clear career growth pathways.
Build high-performing, diverse teams with a culture of inclusion, transparency, accountability, and continuous improvement.
Drive strong engagement, retention, and talent attraction across the organization.
India Tech Hub Leadership & Culture:
Act as a senior leader within the India Tech Hub, contributing to the technical direction, operating model, and growth of the hub.
Champion and help formulate lululemon's culture in the India office, living the company's values and creating an environment where people can do their best work.
Represent the ITH's capabilities and strengths to global stakeholders and elevate the hub's profile as a center of engineering excellence.
Partner with peer directors and hub leadership on shared practices, standards, and community-building across teams.
Global Delivery & North America Partnership:
Work closely with the North America technology directors to ensure smooth, predictable, and high-quality delivery of key features and capabilities from the ITH.
Align roadmaps, priorities, and dependencies across time zones so that ITH teams operate as a seamless extension of the global technology organization.
Establish clear delivery expectations, communication rhythms, and escalation paths that build trust between India and North America teams.
Ensure ITH ownership and accountability grows over time, moving from execution toward end-to-end ownership of platforms and outcomes.
Platform & Architecture Modernization:
Modernize supply chain and corporate systems platforms and integrate next-generation capabilities across Oracle RMS/EBS, Workday, Dayforce, and supply chain systems.
Drive transformation toward API-first, event-driven, and scalable integration architectures.
Lead the design and implementation of secure, resilient, and responsible data management and governance frameworks.
Operational & Engineering Excellence:
Oversee delivery across supply chain and corporate systems ensuring strong operational and engineering excellence in all solutions.
Raise engineering standards around quality, observability, security, and system reliability.
Drive root cause analysis, systems reliability, service maturity, and measurable operational improvements.
Innovation & AI Enablement:
Introduce AI-driven decision support and automation across supply chain and corporate systems workflows.
Champion the ethical, transparent, and responsible use of AI across all supported domains.\
Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in computer science, related field, or commensurate relevant experience.
10+ years of engineering leadership experience with large, complex, global teams, including experience as a leader of managers.
Proven experience building, scaling, and leading engineering organizations within a technology h