Job ID: 225384
Location Name: CA-FSC SF Off (0174)
Address: 525 Market St, 4th 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:

Sephora Store Design

We are looking for a passionate and fearless Store Designer who will play a key role in delivering on the promise of Sephora’s innovative retail experience. Collaborating with the store design team and cross-functional partners, this position contributes to Sephora’s success by elevating the overall quality of store design to uphold the Sephora experience while meeting cost, schedule, and operational requirements. The ideal candidate is equally comfortable working through the complexities of problem solving for a unique site condition as they are with maintaining a relentless eye for the overall best design solution for any given project scope. Project types include both new and existing stores.

Your role at Sephora:
As a Store Design Manager, you will…

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  Provide planning, interior elevations and storefront design studies based on our current Sephora design standards and specific site conditions. Design for unique conditions as required. Advocate for the design, ensuring we always put our best foot forward. Assist on special projects as required.
• Facilitate efforts to develop project scope of work including review of codes, tenant criteria, merchandise requirements and any other design elements that may need to be incorporated into a project.
• Coordinate closely with Real Estate, Retail Operations, Merchandising and Property Development throughout all stages of the design of our stores. Ensure that the field, merchant, and maintenance needs are addressed.
• Manage outside consultant architects and engineers to ensure project schedules are maintained and documents are accurate for landlord review, permitting, bid and any other required submittals.
• After start of construction, monitor communication between consultants and construction managers to quickly respond to field conditions and/or changes made to projects.
• Check all drawings to be sure they meet Sephora design standards and criteria. Coordinate with consultant architects and engineers to incorporate any changes or corrections into the final contract documents. Ensure that drawings are accurate throughout the project lifecycle to ensure that bid information is correct and construction can begin on schedule.
• Explore the best options to expedite permit and landlord approvals. Act as primary contact between Sephora and tenant coordinators. Meet face-to-face as required. Partner with AOR to track permit approvals to ensure construction starts on schedule.
• Contribute industry insights and fresh perspective to continually improve upon the delivery of on brand, beautiful, functional and cost effective stores.

You could be the perfect fit if you:

• Build partnerships and work collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives.
• Make sense of complex, high-quantity, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems. Consider various inputs, criteria and tradeoffs to arrive at the best decision/recommendation.
• Plan and prioritize work to meet commitments aligned with organizational goals.
• High level of initiative and ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment. Possesses a high level of curiosity. Actively seeks new ways to improve their craft. Embraces feedback and loves a challenge.
• Bachelor’s Degree in architecture or interior design.
• Five to seven years of related experience in Retail Architecture, Retail Design or similar field.
• Highly proficient in AutoCAD, Microsoft Office and Adobe Suite [In-Design, Photoshop, Illustrator].
• Experienced with one or more computer visualization tools [SketchUp, Rhino, 3DS MAX].

The annual base salary range for this position is $120,000.00 - $128,000.00 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.

While at Sephora, you’ll enjoy…

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  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.

As a condition of employment, Sephora requires all newly hired employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by their start date unless they have requested and received an exemption due to a qualifying medical condition, a sincerely held religious belief or practice, or a requirement by law.