Gaurav Mehta

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Vice President, Global Architecture & Platforms at Aritzia

Seattle, Washington, United States

Overview

Gaurav Mehta is a seasoned technology leader with over 21 years of experience driving large-scale transformations and shaping enterprise architecture. He is the Vice President of Global Architecture & Platforms at Aritzia, following a long tenure at lululemon. Colleagues often describe him as sharp, thorough, and outcome-focused.

He built the Product & Supply Chain Technology organization at lululemon from the ground up, scaling the team to approximately 250 people.

Personality Overview

Curious But Skeptical

Friendly But Slow

ROI Driven

They typically tend to be late adopters even when they seem friendly and excited about what you have to sell  They are often friendly and nice, but can sometimes suprise you with their piercing questions  They are unlikely to ever become strong champions even when the conversations are going well; you should focus on cultivating other champions

Topics They Care About

Business Transformation
His career is focused on shaping strategy and leading large-scale technology transformations to unlock business value and drive innovation.
Enterprise Architecture
He has extensive experience leading global architecture strategy, designing scalable systems, and establishing governance frameworks at companies like lululemon and Aritzia.
Building Tech Organizations
He successfully built and scaled the Product & Supply Chain Technology organization at lululemon from scratch to a team of around 250 people.

Media Appearances

Gaurav has no verified media appearances

Work History

10-2025
Vice President, Global Architecture & Platforms at Aritzia
10-2024 - 10-2025
Head of Global Architecture at lululemon
3-2024 - 10-2025
Senior Director of Technology, Global Architecture at lululemon
4-2022 - 3-2024
Senior Director of Technology, Product & Supply Chain at lululemon
4-2017 - 4-2019
Senior Manager - Engineering at Nordstrom

Education

Bachelors in Information Technology from Dept of Computer Science, Delhi University, India

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Insights For Selling To Gaurav

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Invite them for a social do but don’t rely solely on the relationship
  • Use phrases like ‘clear proof that’, ‘data shows’ etc.
  • Build rapport, it will come handy to handle hard questions later

DONT's

  • Avoid phrases like ‘trust me’, ‘you will just love it’ etc.
  • Do not sound overly eager, modulate your energy levels especially if you are generally enthusiastic
  • Don't ask them to move fast, let them take their time and digest all the information

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Gaurav is

  • Clear proof of product value matters to them, followed by others' testimonials and rapport.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Gaurav

  • They are likely to give you a clear answer without taking you around in circles. However, if you share a good relationship, they might not be so forthcoming.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Gaurav move?

  • They like to perform full analysis and can take time to make any decision.
  • Can Gaurav take some risk or not?

  • They weigh all decisions systematically and are unlikely to take many risks.

You And Gaurav

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