CDI - Global VP Data & AI (F/M/X)

The opportunity:

As the Global VP Data & AI, you will evangelize & foster the adoption of analytics & AI across the big impact areas of the business value chain, for incremental business value, efficiency and customer experience. You will be the trusted partner and enabler of regions, you will help them to drive results by resurfacing & sharing the local best practices & identifying synergies to drive re-usability of algorithmic assets and of high value business use cases. You will set technological and academia partnerships and always strive to craft the most cutting-edge beauty AI algorithms and put Sephora at the forefront of customer experience.

You will report to the Global Chief Digital Officer.

You will excel and enjoy this position if you are ready to actively handle the following missions:

• Very customer-oriented, you will be at the service of regions, partnering with them to help identify high value business opportunities that can be optimized with Data & AI.
• Resurface local business use cases best practices & ensure that there is a best in class measurement of business impact.
• Collaboratively define the AI & Data roadmap with regional teams, aligning it with the company’s broader business goals, and identifying synergies to promote the reusability of key components and algorithmic assets.
• Evangelize the key concepts of data & AI and foster a culture of continuous learning, innovation, and cross-functional collaboration.
• Ensure the creation, maintenance and innovation of a robust catalogue of AI algorithms and govern its direction to foster integration, innovation, and scalability.
• In collaboration with regional teams, you will champion effective data governance across the organization.
• You will identify and promote best practices in ethical AI usage and compliance, working with regional teams to foster their adoption.
• Establish and maintain strategic partnerships with external technology providers, research institutions, and industry consortia to capture emerging trends in AI and data and continuously strive to craft the best, most sophisticated beauty algorithms.
• As a champion for AI and data within the organization, you will enhance awareness of their potential and inspire a data-centric culture.

Do not hesitate to apply if you have… or if you are …

• Very customer oriented, excellent communication and collaboration skills, adept at engaging with stakeholders at all levels within the organization.
• Exceptional business acumen and a strong academic background in Computer Science, Engineering, AI, Machine Learning, or a related field.
• Proven leadership experience in AI/ML and data-driven projects and teams, with a preference for those who have initiated or led similar centers of excellence.
• Comprehensive understanding of AI and data technologies and applications, with a demonstrated track record of deploying solutions that generate significant business value.
• Outstanding strategic thinking abilities, capable of leading in a dynamic and rapidly evolving technological landscape.
• You have 15 years of experience in change management and leadership by influence, fostering a culture of innovation, continuous improvement, and cross-departmental collaboration.

Position based in San Francisco (USA) ideally, could also be based New York (USA) or Paris (France).

Client Focus

Build strong client relationships and deliver client-centric solutions

Interact trustfully & openly with diverse groups of people, building relationships within and beyond the organization. Work collectively, highlighting wins, celebrating and crediting the team and individuals for successes

Cultivates Creativity & Disruption

Challenge-driven, rethinking traditions, practices & rules, pushing boundaries & status quo. Not afraid of failure, thinking “out of the box” and acting accordingly

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.