Senior Manager, Sustainability and Compliance

Sephora is hiring a Senior Manager of Sustainability and Compliance in San Francisco, CA. This full-time role involves developing and managing sustainability strategies and compliance programs aligned with Sephora and LVMH guidelines. Responsibilities include ensuring regulatory compliance, overseeing product chemical policies, and directing sustainability reporting. Candidates should have extensive experience in sustainability and compliance, particularly in the beauty or consumer goods sectors.
Job ID: 265200
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: Real Estate/Prop Dev
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:

The Senior Manager of Sustainability and Compliance is responsible for developing, implementing, and managing the company's regional sustainability strategies and compliance programs. This role ensures alignment with Sephora Global and LVMH sustainability guidelines and targets while also monitoring and ensuring compliance with all relevant environmental, social, and governance (ESG) regulations. The Senior Manager will work closely with Legal, cross-functional business partners, and external stakeholders to drive continuous improvement in sustainability performance and maintain the highest standards of compliance. In addition, you will:
• Develope and manage regional sustainability strategies aligned with Sephora Global and LVMH guidelines, creating actionable plans with clear initiatives, timelines, and metrics
• Ensured compliance with EPR, state, and federal environmental and social responsibility legislation by collaborating with Legal and cross-functional teams to establish robust policies and procedures
• Oversee the company’s product chemical policy to maintain alignment with industry regulations and sustainability standards while collaborating with Merchandising and Brands for compliance
• Direct sustainability reporting, including data collection, analysis, and presentation, meeting requirements for Sephora Global, LVMH, and external stakeholders
• Researched and integrated industry best practices to benchmark sustainability performance, identifying opportunities for innovation and improvement

We'd love to hear from you if you have...
• Sustainability and Compliance Management: 7–10 years of demonstrated experience, ideally in beauty, cosmetics, or consumer goods industries.
• Chemical Regulations Expertise: 3–5 years of in-depth knowledge of regulations and restrictions related to consumer products.
• Environmental Compliance Knowledge: 5–7 years of extensive familiarity with environmental regulations and compliance requirements.
• ESG Principles and Reporting Standards: 3–5 years of in-depth understanding of ESG frameworks (e.g., GRI, SASB, TCFD) and sustainability reporting practices.
• The ability to demonstrate strong leadership, strategic thinking, and the delivery of long-term organizational objectives.
• A proven ability to influence others, drive change, and communicate effectively.
• Demonstrated ability to thrive in dynamic and evolving environments, effectively navigating through uncertain situations, and adjusting strategies as needed.
• Skills in maintaining team morale and motivation during times of ambiguity, empowering team members to contribute their insights and creative solutions.
• Excellent communication skills to convey ideas, expectations, and feedback clearly and effectively.

The annual base salary range for this position is $151,810.00 - $169,670.00 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.