Sephora Sustainability Data Analytics Intern

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.

Role & Responsibilities

• Consolidate and analyze sustainability data from multiple business functions and systems to identify trends, risks, opportunities, and data gaps.
• Develop dashboards, reports, and visualizations to communicate sustainability performance and progress toward key performance indicators and long-term goals.
• Improve data collection processes, automated reporting workflows, and scalable measurement methodologies to increase data consistency, quality, and accessibility.
• Support strategic sustainability projects, including analysis of fiber-based packaging certifications and development of a roadmap toward certified fiber sourcing.
• Translate complex datasets into clear recommendations and present findings to partners across Sustainability, Packaging, Merchandising, Supply Chain, Sourcing, Technology, and Business Analytics.
• Demonstrate Sephora’s values of Passion, Innovation, Expertise, Balance, Respect, Teamwork, and Initiative.

Qualifications

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including experience analyzing large datasets and identifying meaningful insights.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including pivot tables, Power Query, complex formulas, and data modeling.
• Experience with Power BI, Tableau, Looker, or a similar business intelligence platform, including dashboard development and data visualization.
• Working knowledge of SQL, Python, R, or another data analytics or programming tool.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain technical findings to non-technical audiences.
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, collaborative, and able to manage multiple projects with initiative.
• Graduating in 2027 or 2028 with an undergraduate or graduate degree.
• Work schedule must align with 9 a.m.–5 p.m. Pacific Standard Time.
• Must permanently reside and work in the United States.
• Must be open to relocating to the San Francisco Bay Area upon graduation for consideration for full-time hybrid positions.
• Available from June 14 to August 20, 2027.

Skills

Education

Undergraduate or graduate degree; graduating in 2027 or 2028.

Compensation

The base compensation for this position is USD 27 per hour.

Benefits

The 10-week internship includes hands-on learning, personal and professional networking opportunities, weekly virtual workshops, and career panels. Interns may opt into the summer shutdown from July 6 to July 9, 2027. The role offers collaboration with teammates, career-development opportunities, and meaningful work.

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.

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