Director, Enterprise Architecture

About the position Ready for a career glow up? As Director, Enterprise Architecture, you'll be driving and managing enterprise-wide architectural solutions that power Sephora's digital transformation. The work you do will impact beauty, as you design and implement innovative technology strategies that enhance how millions of clients experience beauty every day. You'll manage a team that's united in beauty, supported by those who are equally passionate about leveraging cutting-edge technology to create seamless, scalable solutions for our digital and ecommerce platforms.

Responsibilities

• Lead Enterprise Architecture Strategy. Design and implement the enterprise architecture for our ecommerce platform, aligning architectural strategies with business goals to ensure scalable, secure solutions that meet performance requirements and guide architecture decisions across teams and projects.
• Collaborate Across Functions. Partner with product, operations, and customer experience teams to ensure architectural solutions support business objectives and enhance user experiences, aligning IT strategies with business needs.
• Mentor and Develop Your Team. Provide leadership and guidance to a team of Enterprise Architects and IT professionals, fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and excellence while developing the next generation of technology leaders.
• Establish Best Practices. Develop and enforce standards and guidelines for system architecture, data governance, and cybersecurity across the organization to ensure consistency and security.
• Drive Continuous Improvement. Monitor and assess the performance of IT systems and architectures, identifying areas for optimization and overseeing implementation of changes to enhance performance and efficiency.
• Integrate Emerging Technologies. Evaluate and oversee the integration of new technologies and tools into our existing infrastructure, managing vendor relationships and ensuring seamless integration with minimal disruption to operations.

Requirements

• Extensive Architecture Expertise. 10+ years of experience as an IT Architect with deep knowledge of enterprise architecture design, cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), microservices, API integration, and both RDBMS and modern NoSQL database designs.
• Digital and Ecommerce Experience. 15+ years of experience with digital and ecommerce platforms, including expertise in ecommerce ecosystems, loyalty programs, payments, and promotions that drive customer engagement.
• Technical Leadership Skills. Proven ability to lead enterprise architecture teams, communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders, and align technology strategy with business goals while fostering cross-functional collaboration.
• Strategic and Analytical Mindset. Strong capabilities in strategic planning, problem-solving in complex IT environments, decision-making under uncertainty, and developing long-term IT vision and roadmaps that support business transformation.
• Security and Compliance Knowledge. Understanding of data governance, security best practices, and regulatory compliance requirements including PCI DSS and GDPR to ensure enterprise solutions meet industry standards.
• Modern Development Practices. Familiarity with Agile and DevOps practices, system design and architecture review, and object-oriented programming principles to drive infrastructure modernization and continuous improvement initiatives.

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. Think you’ve tried it all? 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.

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