The Challenge
Sephora is the world's leading prestige beauty retailer with 56,000 employees across 35 countries. You'll orchestrate high-impact marketing campaigns across Europe, driving sales through strategic brand partnerships and key commercial moments that reach millions of beauty enthusiasts.
Your Mission
Map and document all key commercial moments, brand priorities, and marketing levers across European markets to build comprehensive activation playbook
Lead first brand partnership negotiations for Q2-Q3 key commercial periods, securing participation commitments with ROI frameworks
Establish cross-functional stakeholder cadence (merchandising, global marketing, markets) and define shared KPIs for campaign tracking
Develop and present 3-month performance analysis report on current brand activations with ROI metrics and optimization recommendations
Deliver 4-6 executed key commercial moment campaigns with documented lift metrics, category performance, and brand satisfaction scores
Build predictive ROI model for marketing activations, incorporating historical data and enabling real-time budget optimization
Scale collaborative marketing program playbook across 3+ European markets, achieving 20%+ increase in brand participation rates
Lead 2 strategic marketing projects (A+ launches, new destination, disruptive events) from conception through post-campaign analysis with stakeholder buy-in
KPIs You'll Own
Campaign ROI
Measure revenue generated per euro spent on brand activations and key commercial moment campaigns.
Brand Participation Rate
Track percentage of target brands committing to Sephora marketing programs vs. initial targets.
Activation Performance Lift
Monitor sales uplift during key commercial periods compared to baseline performance.
Cross-functional Execution Speed
Measure time-to-launch for marketing initiatives from planning to deployment across markets.
Brand Satisfaction Score
Track partner feedback on campaign collaboration, clarity, and support from marketing team.
Tools & Stack
Your Team
Your Manager
Europe Marketing Category Director
Current Team
Collaborative matrix with Merchandising Group Manager, Global Marketing, Marketing Experts, and cross-country market teams
Not explicitly stated; appears to be backfill or expansion role given manager title
The Package
Salary
€65K-€85K base
Variable
Likely 10-20% performance bonus tied to campaign ROI and brand satisfaction
Remote
On-site in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Île-de-France (Paris area)
Benefits & Perks
Company Intelligence
Sephora is the world's leading prestige beauty retailer with 56,000 employees across 35 countries, part of LVMH since 1997. The brand curates nearly 500 beauty brands plus its own Sephora Collection, reaching millions of customers through stores and digital channels.
Founded
1969
Team Size
56000
Customers
Global beauty community across 35 countries
Culture
Celebration of diversity, inclusivity, and empowerment; focus on making customers feel seen and valued
Is This Role For You?
- You're comfortable managing brand partnerships and need strong relationship-building skills across matrix organizations
- You love data: you can build ROI models, analyze performance, and translate metrics into actionable strategy
- You thrive orchestrating complex cross-functional projects with multiple stakeholders across geographies
- You want to drive real impact on luxury brand marketing with measurable sales and engagement outcomes
- You speak fluent English and ideally French; European market knowledge is valuable
- You need remote flexibility-this is 100% on-site in Paris
- You prefer individual contributor roles; this requires significant stakeholder management and team collaboration
- You're uncomfortable with ambiguity in matrix organizations or negotiating buy-in from peer teams
Interview Process
Initial screening call
Recruiter phone screen on background, marketing experience, and motivation for luxury retail
Marketing case study
Build a sample activation plan for a beauty category, including partner strategy, KPIs, and ROI assumptions
Stakeholder interview
Meet with Europe Marketing Category Director to discuss strategy, cross-functional collaboration style, and vision
Peer interview
Meet Merchandising Group Manager counterpart to assess partnership potential and working style alignment
Final conversation
Senior leadership discussion on European market priorities and long-term career path within Sephora
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