Sephora Senior Manager, Quality Engineering

Employment
Full-Time
Seniority
Manager
Compensation
$200,910–209,410/year
Posted
Jun 29, 2026

About Sephora

Sephora is a global prestige beauty leader, renowned for redefining the retail experience through creativity, inclusivity, and expert service. Founded in France and now part of LVMH, the company brings together an exceptional portfolio of beauty brands with a distinctive culture of discovery and innovation. As an employer, Sephora offers a dynamic, customer-centered environment where talent is encouraged to learn, experiment, and grow across retail, digital, merchandising, operations, and corporate functions. Its teams are united by a passion for beauty, entrepreneurship, and belonging, making Sephora a compelling workplace for professionals seeking impact within a fast-moving international brand.

Sephora, San Francisco: Senior Manager, Quality Engineering overseeing QA strategy and leading testing teams. $200,910–$209,410/year.

Role & Responsibilities

  • Support development and delivery of quality software solutions using manual and automated tests for desktop, mobile web, and mobile applications
  • Understand and define testing efforts and strategies by analysing project requirements
  • Participate in product design reviews to provide input on functional requirements, product designs, schedules, and potential problems
  • Manage integration testing, design customized hybrid testing frameworks, and implement page object model frameworks
  • Recruit, build, and lead software testing teams
  • Oversee daily department operations, analyse workflow, establish priorities, develop testing standards, and set project deadlines

Qualifications

  • Proven experience managing software testing teams and QA operations
  • Strong expertise in manual and automated testing methodologies
  • Demonstrated ability to develop testing strategies and frameworks
  • Experience with hybrid testing frameworks and page object model design
  • Track record of leading quality assurance initiatives in software development environments

Skills

Manual testing Automated testing Test framework design Page object model implementation Hybrid framework architecture Team management Quality assurance strategy Software testing leadership Project requirements analysis Product design review participation

Experience

Extensive experience in quality assurance and software testing management, with demonstrated capability in leading QA teams, designing testing frameworks, and delivering quality software solutions across desktop, mobile web, and mobile application platforms.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or related field preferred.

Workplace

The role is situated in San Francisco, California, USA.

Compensation

The base compensation for this position ranges from USD 200,910 to USD 209,410 per annum.

Culture

Sephora fosters a dynamic, inclusive workplace where creativity, curiosity, and a passion for beauty are encouraged at every level. As an employer, it is distinguished by its focus on empowerment, continuous learning, and a collaborative retail culture that celebrates individuality and client-centric innovation.

About Cerulean

Cerulean is the definitive career portal for the global luxury industry. We match exceptional professionals with exclusive opportunities at the world's most prestigious brands. From haute couture and fine watchmaking to prestige beauty, hospitality, and boutique retail, Cerulean centralises luxury employment to help you find the career for which you were destined.

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Sephora

Sephora Senior Manager, Quality Engineering

San Francisco, USA

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