Director, Events & Design (San Francisco, CA, US, 50301420) - Sephora

Job ID: 256768
Location Name: CA-FSC SF Off (0174)
Address: 350 Mission St, 20th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105, United States (US)
Job Type: Full Time
Position Type: Regular
Job Function: Human Resources
Remote Eligible: Hybrid Schedule

Company Overview:

At Sephora we inspire our customers, empower our teams, and help them become the best versions of themselves.  We create an environment where people are valued, and differences are celebrated. Every day, our teams across the world bring to life our purpose: to expand the way the world sees beauty by empowering the Extra Ordinary in each of us.  We are united by a common goal - to reimagine the future of beauty.

The Opportunity:

Employee Engagement, Communications & Social Impact

Our mission is to support Sephora employees and workplace culture through inclusive and transparent communications, compelling storytelling, fun employee engagement experiences, and infusing a sense of “belonging” all while promoting Sephora's reputation as a great place to work. We make an impact on our communities through our Giving and Sephora Stands campaigns which reach across the nation. Reporting to the Vice President, Employee Experience and Social Impact, the organization includes five functions: News and Employee Engagement, Video, Employer Brand, Social Impact, Events and Design.

Your role at Sephora:

The Director of Events and Design leads Sephora’s internal events and design function within the Employee Engagement and Social Impact team. The team includes the Events and Graphic Design Team. The role oversees the strategic planning and execution of internal meetings and events and design projects for our corporate office. Reporting to the Vice President of Employee Engagement and Social Impact, the Director will have a deep knowledge of large scale/complicated programs and maintain first-class standards, policies, and procedures for how Sephora executes our projects.

• Shape the strategy of programming for over 12 key events
• In partnership with the Senior Manager of Design, lead the creative vision for design team
• Hire, lead and develop a team of event managers, designers and vendors to build out and execute the company strategy for large scale meetings/conferences, and design projects (remote and in-office) – directing and delivering Sephora’s vision
• Create and implement ongoing metrics, both qualitative and quantitative to measure success of meetings/events and design deliverables including overall budget of $6M
• Collaborate with and guide Sephora Leaders on planning, management and execution of employee meetings and conferences.
• Consult the Canadian events team on their current and future programming

We’re excited about you if you have:

• 15 years’ experience leading Event Management
• Strong executive leadership skills
• Strong team development skills
• Strong organizational and time management skills; able to handle multiple priorities
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Flexible, team player

You’ll love working here because:

• The manifesto. Sephora believes in championing all beauty, living with courage, and standing fearlessly together to celebrate our differences. We will never stop building a community where diversity is expected, self-expression is honored, all are welcomed, and you are included. We belong to something beautiful.
• The people. You will be surrounded by some of the most talented, supportive, smart, and kind leaders and teams – people you can be proud to work with.
• The product. Employees enjoy a product discount and receive free product (“gratis”) various times throughout the year. (Think your friends and family love you now? Just wait until you work at Sephora!)
• The business. It feels good to win – and Sephora is a leader in the retail industry, defining experiential retail with a digital focus and creating the most loved beauty community in the world…with the awards and accolades to back it up.
• The perks. Sephora offers comprehensive medical benefits, generous vacation/holiday time off, commuter benefits, and “Summer Fridays” (half-days every Friday between Memorial and Labor Day)…and so much more.
• The LVMH family. Sephora’s parent company, LVMH, is one of the largest luxury groups in the world, providing support to over 70 brands such as Louis Vuitton, Celine, Marc Jacobs, and Dior.

The annual base salary range for this position is $184,000.00 - $211,000.00 The actual base salary offered depends on a variety of factors, which may include, as applicable, the applicant’s qualifications for the position; years of relevant experience; specific and unique skills; level of education attained; certifications or other professional licenses held; other legitimate, non-discriminatory business factors specific to the position; and the geographic location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will perform the job.  Individuals employed in this position may also be eligible to earn bonuses.  Sephora offers a generous benefits package to full-time employees, which includes comprehensive health, dental and vision plans; a superior 401(k) plan, various paid time off programs; employee discount/perks; life insurance; disability insurance; flexible spending accounts; and an employee referral bonus program. This job will be posted for a minimum of 5 days.

While at Sephora, you’ll enjoy… 

• The people. You will be surrounded by some of the most talented leaders and teams – people you can be proud to work with.  
• The learning. We invest in training and developing our teams, and you will continue evolving and building your skills through personalized career plans.
• The culture. As a leading beauty retailer within the LVMH family, our reach is broad, and our impact is global. It is in our DNA to innovate and, at Sephora, all 40,000 passionate team members across 35 markets and 3,000+ stores, are united by a common goal - to reimagine the future of beauty.

You can unleash your creativity, because we’ve got disruptive spirit. You can learn and evolve, because we empower you to be your best. You can be yourself, because you are what sets us apart. This, is the future of beauty. Reimagine your future, at Sephora.

Sephora is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, marital status, military/veteran status, or disability status. Sephora is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with physical and mental disabilities.

Sephora will consider for employment all qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable law.