[Hiring] Director, Enterprise Architecture @sephora.com

Role Description

Ready for a career glow up? As Director, Enterprise Architecture, you’ll be driving and managing enterprise-wide architectural solutions that align with the company’s digital, ecommerce, and data initiatives. The work you do will impact beauty, as you lead the design and implementation of enterprise architecture for the ecommerce platform. You’ll manage a team that’s united in beauty, supported by those who are equally passionate about mentoring and developing enterprise architecture teams to foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and excellence.

• Leads the design and implementation of the enterprise architecture for the ecommerce platform, aligning architecture strategy with business goals to ensure scalable, secure solutions that meet performance requirements.
• Collaborates with cross-functional product, operations, and customer experience teams to align IT strategies with business needs and enhance user experiences.
• Mentors and develops the enterprise architecture team, providing leadership and guidance to architects and IT professionals.
• Establishes and enforces best practices, standards, and guidelines in system design, data management, cybersecurity, and data governance across the organization.
• Monitors and assesses IT systems and architecture performance, identifying areas for optimization and overseeing integration of new technologies into existing infrastructure.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience as an IT Architect, backed by 15+ years of experience with digital and e-commerce domains including e-commerce, loyalty, payments, and promotions.
• Deep proficiency in Enterprise Architecture Design, Cloud Architecture (AWS, Azure, GCP), microservices, API integration, and RDBMS/NoSQL database designs.
• Proven ability in digital transformation strategies, IT strategy development, scalability and high availability design, and infrastructure modernization.
• Strong background in data governance, security, regulatory compliance (PCI DSS, GDPR), risk management, and IT policy development.
• Exceptional communication skills with the ability to convey complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders, negotiate with vendors, and drive strategic alignment.
• Demonstrated leadership in managing enterprise architecture teams, directing Agile/DevOps practices, system design reviews, budget management, and problem-solving in complex IT environments.

Requirements

• The annual base salary range for this position is $212,400.00 - $262,200.00.
• Individuals employed in this position may also be eligible to earn bonuses.
• This job will be posted for a minimum of five days.

Benefits

• Health: Choose a healthcare plan to fit you and your family’s needs with medical, dental, and vision coverage. Sephora also fully covers our employees’ disability and life insurance.
• Wealth: We offer a competitive 401k with 4% match as well as FSA and HSA programs. We also offer a Student Debt Retirement plan, where your student loan payments qualify to earn the 401k match from Sephora.
• Balance: You’ll be empowered to find the perfect blend of work/life balance that actually works for you with PTO, flexibility, protected leave, and more.
• Growth: Career growth is built into every role, with access to training, development, and tuition reimbursement.
• Perks: Enjoy a 30% discount on all merchandise/services, opportunities for free product or “gratis,” and flash sale discounts on LVMH brand products.
• Support: Join a team that truly cares – with free mental health and financial coaching resources with 24/7 access to Modern Health and Financial Finesse. Plus, volunteer and donation matching.