Director, HRBP Retail Operations East

Type: Regular Job Function: Human Resources Work Location: MarketBased   Your safety matters to us All official Sephora US recruitment emails will come from a @sephora.com email address. We will never interview via text, ask you to download unfamiliar software, or request sensitive personal information such as your SSN or banking details via email, phone, or text. Learn more about Sephora on our official careers site inside-sephora.com, and search for verified US roles at join.sephora.com.   Belong to Something Beautiful At Sephora, beauty is about feeling seen, valued, and empowered, individually and collectively. It is connecting deeply with others, celebrating diversity and inclusivity, unlocking your potential, and making a difference every day. Together, we belong to something beautiful.   Director, HRBP, Retail Operations East Location: Remote, can be based in any major city throughout the North and South East of the US and within an hour of a major airport Job Family: Human Resources Level: Director About the Team The Retail Human Resources team is responsible for building HR Business Partner capability and delivering strategic people support to Sephora’s Retail organization. This team leads, coaches, and develops HR Business Partners who partner with Retail Operations leaders to strengthen talent, leadership, culture, workforce effectiveness, and employee experience across a large, complex, multi-unit retail environment.

Overview The Director, Retail Human Resources is a strategic leader responsible for elevating organizational performance through talent, leadership, culture, and workforce effectiveness. This role serves as the senior HR partner to Retail Operations and leads a team of HR Business Partners supporting a large, complex, multi-unit retail organization. The Director plays a critical role in translating strategy into meaningful business outcomes while helping shape the future of the HR function. This leader combines strong business acumen, organizational insight, and leadership influence to solve complex challenges, strengthen leadership capability, and drive meaningful business and organizational outcomes. The ideal candidate moves seamlessly between frontline realities and enterprise strategy, understanding the root causes behind business challenges while developing scalable solutions that improve performance, culture, and organizational health. They are equally comfortable listening and learning as they are challenging assumptions, influencing senior leaders, and driving meaningful change. This leader is responsible for building trust, raising standards, developing future HR leaders, and fostering a culture of innovation, accountability, continuous improvement, and business partnership.

HR Team Leadership & Capability Building Lead, coach, develop, and inspire a team of HR Business Partners. Establish clear expectations and accountability for strategic business partnership, execution, and leadership effectiveness. Build team capability in organizational effectiveness, talent strategy, workforce planning, data-driven decision making, and business acumen. Develop future HR leaders through coaching, feedback, development planning, and stretch opportunities. Foster a culture of learning, collaboration, continuous improvement, and operational excellence. Drive consistency in HRBP practices, standards, and service delivery across supported geographies. Leverage AI-enabled tools responsibly to improve insight generation, streamline HR processes, and scale consistent support for leaders and teams. Strategic Business Partnership Serve as a trusted advisor and strategic HR partner to Retail Operations leaders. Develop and implement people strategies that drive business performance, talent outcomes, organizational effectiveness,