Learning and Leadership Partner

About the Client

An innovative performance apparel company for yoga, running, training, and other athletic pursuits. Setting the bar in technical fabrics and functional design, they create transformational products and experiences that support people in moving, growing, connecting, and being well.

About this role

Reporting into the Manager, Learning & Leadership APAC, the Learning & Leadership Partner will enable delivery of training, development and on-boarding programs for stores through the most effective and consumable means using the right method/channel, for the right audience, at the right time through the most effective and consumable means. You will be responsible for ensuring curriculum is localized, integrated, up-to-date and utilizes innovative delivery techniques and modalities to maximize skill acquisition and knowledge retention, as well as measuring and monitoring training effectiveness.

A day in the life:

・ Partner with Business Leaders and Regional Leaders to create and execute a local learning strategy including onboarding of new employees, ongoing development for existing leadership teams and store performance training

・ Facilitate and deliver retail learning programs to store leadership team

・ Create a clear enrollment and communication strategy for learning contents and offerings

・ Ensure all training programs are running in a quality way across the stores in Japan

・ Identify, prepare and build in market facilitators to support the delivery of training programs, in addition to co-design and delivery of Train-the Trainer programs

・ Design and facilitate a wide range of conversations and events that require the support of an expert facilitator

・ Partner with Learning Design to innovate and update all in-store training programs

・ Create, Implement and localize learning programs based on Japan needs

・ Execute Japan or departmental training needs analysis

・ Evaluate the success of training programs through various methods, including observation, surveys, interviews, and feedback

・ Work in close collaboration with a wide array of partners to provide an individualized learning experience for individual market needs

・ Remain immersed in the larger lululemon organization through attending regular team meetings, department offsites and Area level gatherings

Qualifications:

・ Recommended 3 - 5 years solid training experience

・ Fluent in Japanese & English

・ Regularly lead trainings and have the ability to adapt to various levels of experience and learning styles

・ Great at getting related to everyone quickly

・ Self-led leader with excellent time management and organization skills

・ Experienced and skilled communicator, trainer, facilitator and coach

・ Coachable and have an appetite to grow in our organization through developing others

・ Strategic, future focused, plans ahead, and follows up regularly

・ Hold cross-functional partners accountable for quality in all areas

It doesn't matter if you don't have all of these qualifications, apply if you have the years of experience and language ability.