Sephora Advisory Solution Owner

Shanghai • China

Thursday, November 27, 2025

Sephora, a distinguished entity within the Selective Distribution business group, is renowned for its commitment to beauty and empowerment. As part of the prestigious LVMH conglomerate, Sephora offers a dynamic environment where diversity and inclusivity are celebrated, and innovation is at the forefront of its operations. Employees are encouraged to unlock their potential and contribute to the brand's legacy of excellence.

1. Serve as the technical solution owner, shaping and delivering end-to-end solutions for core digital systems and assets.
2. Balance business objectives, technical feasibility, and long-term evolution to drive initiatives that enable innovation, scalability, and growth.
3. Act as a liaison between technology and business, translating strategic goals into feasible, secure, and cost-effective technology solutions.
4. Lead digital solution blueprinting, including technology stack selection, module boundaries, interfaces/protocols, and evolution roadmaps.
5. Translate business roadmaps into digital strategies, focusing on high-concurrency transactions, large-scale data processing, and global deployment.
6. Evaluate and approve critical technologies with clear comparative assessments and risk trade-offs.
7. Own solution governance, conduct periodic solution reviews, and plan refactoring and technical debt pay down.
8. Perform solution reviews for major projects, ensuring alignment with company standards and risk controls.
9. Lead the resolution of complex technical challenges, such as distributed consistency, peak traffic handling, and cross-region resilience.
10. Collaborate with Product, Project Management, Development, QA, Security, Operations, and other relevant teams to align priorities and ensure successful solution delivery.
11. Drive proofs of concept and technology radar updates to assess and adopt emerging technologies.
12. Design secure-by-design solutions, ensuring compliance with relevant security standards and regulatory requirements.

1. Bachelor’s degree or above in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related fields.
2. 8+ years in software design and development, with experience in delivering large-scale e-commerce systems preferred.
3. Mastery of layered architecture, microservices, event-driven architecture, domain-driven design, and distributed systems principles.
4. Proficiency in Java and understanding of Kubernetes/Docker.
5. Expertise in relational and NoSQL design and optimization; familiarity with big data components is a plus.
6. Experience with cloud platforms and DevOps toolchains.
7. Strong business acumen to align technology with value creation.
8. Excellent cross-functional communication and stakeholder management.
9. Proven problem-solving and decision-making under uncertainty.
10. Ability to mentor and grow technical talent.

1. Technical solution ownership
2. Strategic goal translation
3. Digital solution blueprinting
4. Technology evaluation and approval
5. Solution governance
6. Complex technical challenge resolution
7. Cross-functional collaboration
8. Emerging technology assessment
9. Secure solution design
10. Regulatory compliance

A minimum of 8 years in software design and development, with a focus on large-scale e-commerce systems.

Bachelor’s degree or above in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related fields.

The role offers a community where authenticity is embraced, a culture of empowerment, learning, and growth, and work that brings fulfillment.

Sephora fosters a culture where authenticity is embraced, and the strength of differences fuels collective spirit. The company empowers its employees with tools, space, and opportunities to learn, innovate, and lead, ensuring that every action contributes to the industry's inspiration and client delight.