just finished my lululemon process last month after about 6 weeks total. went in for a Senior Merchant, Accessories. sharing notes because i couldn't find much here when i was prepping.
Rounds: 30 min recruiter screen, mostly background and salary range alignment. she was direct and warm. 45 min with hiring manager. mostly behavioral. "tell me about a time you built a product strategy with limited data." "how do you work with design when there's a conflict on direction?" that kind of thing. take-home: build a brief go-to-market plan for a hypothetical new category. they gave me 3 days. the brief was genuinely interesting. 90 min panel via Zoom. 4 people: one from planning, one from brand, one peer merchant, one from People and Culture. each asked 2-3 questions. the P&C person's questions were the most probing.
what surprised me: they asked almost nothing about specific category expertise. way more interested in HOW you approach decisions, specifically around cross-functional buy-in and navigating ambiguity. the take-home was where they tested the actual domain knowledge.
we're on week 2 post-panel and i haven't heard anything. the recruiter said "early next week" last thursday so. you know how that goes.
overall, genuinely collaborative interviewers. not gotcha stuff. just bring real stories.