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Retail jobs at Alo span store leadership, client experience, and brand ambassador functions across its U.S. locations. Alo has a track record of sponsoring international talent across multiple visa categories, making it a realistic target if you're navigating work authorization in fashion retail.
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Get Access To All JobsWHY JOIN ALO? Mindful movement. It’s at the core of why we do what we do at ALO—it’s our calling. Because mindful movement in the studio leads to better living. It changes who yogis are off the mat, making their lives and their communities better. That’s the real meaning of studio-to-street: taking the consciousness from practice on the mat and putting it into practice in life.
Overview
The Manager, Global Retail Technology Enablement plays a key role in shaping the future of ALO’s in-store technology ecosystem and omnichannel capabilities. Defining strategic vision and leading execution, this individual identifies opportunities to modernize POS, RFID, and omnichannel systems to enhance customer experience, improve inventory visibility, and drive productivity and scalable growth across markets. In parallel, this role ensures that operational policies and procedures evolve in alignment with system enhancements and platform changes — creating clear, consistent standards that enable seamless store execution globally. By partnering cross-functionally with Digital, Retail Technology, Finance, and International teams, this role ensures that all retail capabilities and technologies— and the governance that supports them — evolve in alignment with enterprise growth priorities. Success in this role is measured through roadmap execution, platform adoption, improved omnichannel performance, inventory accuracy, system optimization, and scalable operational standards that support global consistency.
Responsibilities
Global Retail Technology Roadmap:
- Develop and maintain a rolling strategic roadmap for global retail technologies
- Identify capability gaps across store systems and define future-state solutions to support scalability, international expansion, real-time inventory visibility, and evolving customer behaviors.
- Partner with Digital and eCommerce teams to strengthen end-to-end omnichannel journeys, including BOPIS, ship-from-store, and returns optimization.
- Evaluate new and emerging retail technologies and industry best practices to inform platform evolution and innovation strategy.
- Support long-term infrastructure planning for new store concepts and global expansion.
Policy, Governance & Operational Standards:
- Develop and evolve policies and procedures that support global retail technologies, ensuring alignment between technology functionality and store execution.
- Establish governance frameworks for system enhancements and process changes to ensure global consistency while allowing for localized adaptations.
- Translate system updates and platform enhancements into clear operational standards, documentation, and field-facing communications.
- Partner with Retail Operations and Field Leadership to ensure policies are actionable, scalable, and supportive of efficiency and inventory accuracy.
Cross-Functional Partnership & Execution:
- Serve as a key business partner to Retail Technology and Engineering teams, translating operational needs across all retail technologies into structured business requirements.
- Develop business cases and ROI analyses to support capital prioritization and technology investment decisions.
- Lead cross-functional alignment sessions to define scope, sequencing, testing, and global rollout strategy.
- Partner with International teams to balance global platform consistency with localized market needs.
Performance & Continuous Improvement:
- Define KPIs and success metrics and analyze performance data to identify strategic improvement opportunities across customer experience, conversion, labor productivity, and inventory accuracy.
- Identify systemic friction points and drive structured enhancements to improve platform reliability, usability, and adoption.
- Ensure structured change management and clear communication of system and policy updates to field teams.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor’s Degree required.
- 4–7+ years of experience in HQ retail operations and/or experience in retail leadership role focused on operations.
- Experience contributing to technology roadmaps or large-scale system implementations.
- Strong working knowledge of POS systems, RFID technology, inventory management platforms, and omnichannel fulfillment models.
- Experience developing retail policies and operational standards.
- Proven ability to translate operational needs into structured business requirements.
- Strong analytical capabilities with comfort leveraging data to inform strategy.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with experience building executive-ready materials.
- Ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders without direct authority.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel and PowerPoint).
- Ability to travel to stores as needed.
The base salary range for this position is $120,000-$140,000 per year, which represents the current range for the base salary for this exempt position. Please note that actual salaries will vary based on factors including but not limited to location, experience, and performance. As such, on occasion and when applicable, there is the possibility that the final, agreed-upon base salary may be outside of the upper end of the range. Please also note the range listed is just one component of the company’s total rewards package for exempt employees. Other rewards may include long term incentives, a PTO policy, and many other progressive benefits.
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WHY JOIN ALO? Mindful movement. It’s at the core of why we do what we do at ALO—it’s our calling. Because mindful movement in the studio leads to better living. It changes who yogis are off the mat, making their lives and their communities better. That’s the real meaning of studio-to-street: taking the consciousness from practice on the mat and putting it into practice in life.
Overview
The Manager, Global Retail Technology Enablement plays a key role in shaping the future of ALO’s in-store technology ecosystem and omnichannel capabilities. Defining strategic vision and leading execution, this individual identifies opportunities to modernize POS, RFID, and omnichannel systems to enhance customer experience, improve inventory visibility, and drive productivity and scalable growth across markets. In parallel, this role ensures that operational policies and procedures evolve in alignment with system enhancements and platform changes — creating clear, consistent standards that enable seamless store execution globally. By partnering cross-functionally with Digital, Retail Technology, Finance, and International teams, this role ensures that all retail capabilities and technologies— and the governance that supports them — evolve in alignment with enterprise growth priorities. Success in this role is measured through roadmap execution, platform adoption, improved omnichannel performance, inventory accuracy, system optimization, and scalable operational standards that support global consistency.
Responsibilities
Global Retail Technology Roadmap:
- Develop and maintain a rolling strategic roadmap for global retail technologies
- Identify capability gaps across store systems and define future-state solutions to support scalability, international expansion, real-time inventory visibility, and evolving customer behaviors.
- Partner with Digital and eCommerce teams to strengthen end-to-end omnichannel journeys, including BOPIS, ship-from-store, and returns optimization.
- Evaluate new and emerging retail technologies and industry best practices to inform platform evolution and innovation strategy.
- Support long-term infrastructure planning for new store concepts and global expansion.
Policy, Governance & Operational Standards:
- Develop and evolve policies and procedures that support global retail technologies, ensuring alignment between technology functionality and store execution.
- Establish governance frameworks for system enhancements and process changes to ensure global consistency while allowing for localized adaptations.
- Translate system updates and platform enhancements into clear operational standards, documentation, and field-facing communications.
- Partner with Retail Operations and Field Leadership to ensure policies are actionable, scalable, and supportive of efficiency and inventory accuracy.
Cross-Functional Partnership & Execution:
- Serve as a key business partner to Retail Technology and Engineering teams, translating operational needs across all retail technologies into structured business requirements.
- Develop business cases and ROI analyses to support capital prioritization and technology investment decisions.
- Lead cross-functional alignment sessions to define scope, sequencing, testing, and global rollout strategy.
- Partner with International teams to balance global platform consistency with localized market needs.
Performance & Continuous Improvement:
- Define KPIs and success metrics and analyze performance data to identify strategic improvement opportunities across customer experience, conversion, labor productivity, and inventory accuracy.
- Identify systemic friction points and drive structured enhancements to improve platform reliability, usability, and adoption.
- Ensure structured change management and clear communication of system and policy updates to field teams.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor’s Degree required.
- 4–7+ years of experience in HQ retail operations and/or experience in retail leadership role focused on operations.
- Experience contributing to technology roadmaps or large-scale system implementations.
- Strong working knowledge of POS systems, RFID technology, inventory management platforms, and omnichannel fulfillment models.
- Experience developing retail policies and operational standards.
- Proven ability to translate operational needs into structured business requirements.
- Strong analytical capabilities with comfort leveraging data to inform strategy.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with experience building executive-ready materials.
- Ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders without direct authority.
- Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel and PowerPoint).
- Ability to travel to stores as needed.
The base salary range for this position is $120,000-$140,000 per year, which represents the current range for the base salary for this exempt position. Please note that actual salaries will vary based on factors including but not limited to location, experience, and performance. As such, on occasion and when applicable, there is the possibility that the final, agreed-upon base salary may be outside of the upper end of the range. Please also note the range listed is just one component of the company’s total rewards package for exempt employees. Other rewards may include long term incentives, a PTO policy, and many other progressive benefits.
For CA residents, Job Applicant Privacy Policy HERE.
Tips for Finding Retail Jobs at Alo
Align your resume to Alo's brand language
Alo positions itself at the intersection of wellness, fashion, and premium retail experience. Frame your background around client relationship-building and brand representation, not just transactional sales. Generic retail resumes won't stand out for roles tied to a lifestyle brand.
Target store leadership roles over entry-level positions
Specialty occupation visa sponsorship, including H-1B, is far more common for supervisory and management-track retail roles than floor associate positions. A background in retail operations, team leadership, or visual merchandising strengthens your case for a sponsorable title.
Confirm OPT eligibility before your offer stage
If you're on F-1 status, verify your OPT authorization covers retail and fashion-adjacent work before accepting an offer. USCIS ties your work authorization to your designated major, so roles in brand management or retail operations need to align with your degree field.
Understand the LCA step in your sponsorship timeline
Before Alo can file your H-1B petition, your employer must submit a Labor Condition Application to the DOL certifying the offered wage meets prevailing standards for your role and location. This step takes place before the USCIS filing window opens, so expect at least several weeks of lead time.
Use Migrate Mate to track Alo's open retail listings
Retail openings at sponsoring companies move quickly and don't always stay posted long. Use Migrate Mate to filter for current Alo retail positions filtered by visa type so you're applying when roles are actively available, not weeks after they've closed.
Prepare your credentials for Canadian and Mexican TN eligibility
If you're a Canadian or Mexican national with a business or management degree, the TN visa can be a faster path into a qualifying Alo retail management role than waiting on H-1B lottery results. TN status doesn't require USCIS lottery approval and can be processed at the port of entry.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Alo sponsor H-1B visas for Retail roles?
Yes, Alo has sponsored H-1B visas for retail positions, though sponsorship is more common for management-track and supervisory roles than entry-level floor positions. Specialty occupation requirements mean your role needs to demonstrate that a specific bachelor's degree field is normally the minimum for the position, which is easier to establish for store leadership, operations, or brand-focused titles than general associate roles.
How do I apply for Retail jobs at Alo?
Applications go through Alo's careers page, where retail openings are listed by location and function. To find roles that are open to visa sponsorship, browse Migrate Mate's Alo listings filtered by visa type so you can identify positions where sponsorship has been offered. When applying, tailor your materials to Alo's wellness and premium lifestyle brand identity, not just your retail experience.
Which visa types are commonly used for Retail roles at Alo?
Alo sponsors across several visa categories for retail talent, including H-1B for specialty occupation roles, F-1 OPT and CPT for recent graduates gaining practical experience, TN visa for eligible Canadian and Mexican nationals in qualifying management roles, and J-1 visa for certain exchange visitor positions. Green Card pathways under EB-2 and EB-3 have also been pursued for longer-tenure retail professionals.
What qualifications does Alo expect for sponsored Retail roles?
For visa-sponsored retail positions, Alo typically looks for candidates with a relevant bachelor's degree in business, fashion merchandising, retail management, or a related field, combined with direct client-facing or brand retail experience. Roles requiring sponsorship almost always sit at the supervisory or management level, where responsibilities around team oversight, inventory, and brand strategy justify specialty occupation classification under H-1B standards.
How do I time my application around the H-1B filing process?
The H-1B cap lottery opens each April for an October 1 start date, so employment needs to be secured and registered by late March at the latest. If you're on F-1 OPT, your employer can file to bridge your status during lottery processing. TN and F-1 CPT move on different timelines and don't require lottery participation, making them viable for roles that can't wait on the annual H-1B cycle.