Director - Salary Planning
Tampa, United States
- Reference number: 257354
- Location: Tampa, United States
- Date posted: 06/10/2026
- Employment type: Full-time
- Professional field: Finance & Legal
- Type of contract: Permanent
- Business Finance
Job Title: Director, Salary Planning
Division: Corporate, BEST HR
Location: Tampa, FL
Reports To: AVP, Salary Planning
Director,Salary Planning - BEST HR- L'Oréal Corporate - Tampa, FL
We’re L’Oréal!
We're not just building brands; we're shaping how the world experiences beauty (and it takes a lot of cool jobs to do it). Intrigued? Keep reading; this might be the opportunity you've been searching for.
A Day in the Life
As the Director of Salary Planning, you will play a critical role in managing and optimizing the company’s headcount and internal personnel costs to ensure operational efficiency and strategic alignment. You will oversee financial planning, analysis, and reporting, partnering closely with business stakeholders, human resources and finance leaders:
- Financial Planning & Analysis: Lead the end-to-end development of headcount and personnel budgeting and trend forecasting, ensuring alignment with organizational P&L objectives. Spearhead comprehensive variance analyses (YTD, actuals vs. trends) to deliver high-impact, data-driven insights that influence strategic decision-making at the leadership level
- Cross-functional collaboration: Facilitate regular meetings with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment on financial goals and headcount planning. Provide actionable insights to management regarding the business implications of headcount related decision making
- Leadership & problem-solving: Demonstrate entrepreneurial spirit by taking initiative, driving contributions, and striving to improve performance. Build structured action plans to improve work efficiency and propose solutions to enhance organizational effectiveness
We Are Looking For
The ideal candidate is a seasoned finance professional with a robust background in financial analysis, strategic planning, and operational oversight. You bring a results-driven mindset, coupled with very good problem-solving skills and a sharp ability to interpret complex data to drive business decisions. A natural leader and effective communicator, you excel at building collaborative relationships with cross-functional teams and influencing stakeholders at all levels. You thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced environment, demonstrating both autonomy and teamwork, with a strong focus on delivering value and achieving organizational goals.
- Autonomy: Identifies challenges, implements solutions, and escalates issues in a timely manner.
- Collaboration: Works effectively with cross-functional teams to achieve shared goals.
- Multitasking: Ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced environment
- Entrepreneurial Spirit: Takes initiative, demonstrates resourcefulness, and drives continuous improvement.
- Communication Skills: Excellent communication and presentation skills, capable of influencing stakeholders at all levels.
- Technical proficiency: proficiency in SAP, advanced Excel skills
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in accounting or finance.
- Experience: 8-10 years of experience in financial analysis, FP&A. Minimum 5 years of experience managing/leading teams. CPA preferred but not required.
What’s In It For You
- A place for you to leave your comfort zone and grow beyond your potential (here, you’ll be encouraged to try new things and take risks!)
- Real responsibility from day 1, there’s no sitting on the sidelines at L’Oréal
- An environment where people of every ethnicity, social background, age, religion, gender and sexual orientation as well as people with disabilities are accepted, can speak up, will thrive and are celebrated!
- A place where you can contribute to something bigger! Many of our brands have societal /environmental causes to make a concrete difference
- Competitive Benefit Package (Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, Pension Plan)
- Hybrid Work Policy (3 Days in Office, 2 Days Work from Home)
- Flexible Time Off (Paid Company Holidays, Paid Vacation, Vacation Buy Program, Volunteer Time, Summer Fridays & More!)
- Access to Company Perks (VIP Access to L’Oréal’s Internal Shop for Discounted Products)
- Learning & Development Opportunities for Career Progression (Unlimited Access to E-learnings, Lunch & Learn Sessions, Mentorship Programs, & More!)
- Employee Resource Groups (Think Tanks and Innovation Squads)
- Access to Mental Health & Wellness Programs
Who We Are
L’Oréal is present in 150 markets on five continents. For more than a century, L’Oréal has devoted itself solely to ‘Create beauty that moves the world’; it is now the industry world leader with $42 billion in consolidated sales. Together, we solve complex challenges at scale, while making sure we stay committed to making the world a more inclusive and a better place for everyone & our planet.
At L’Oréal, our Finance teams turn data into insights and risk analysis into solutions while ensuring the Group’s financial performance is top-notch. We have a diverse range of expertise at L'Oréal Finance, including Financial Planning & Controlling, Internal Audit, Mergers and Acquisitions, Treasury, Tax and Consolidation. We bring numbers to life! Come join our dynamic team!
We’re committed to guaranteeing inclusive recruitment processes and to advocating for hiring and promoting each candidate in an ethical and equitable way. The Group strictly prohibits discrimination against any applicant for employment because of the individual’s gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, visible and/or invisible disabilities, socio-economic and/or multicultural origins, health conditions, age, religion, or any other characteristics protected by law.
AI Charter: our pact
Why a Pact? At L’Oréal, innovation has been in our DNA for over 115 years. As we invent the future of beauty, we see Artificial Intelligence as a powerful co-pilot, with the firm belief that technology must always serve people. This pact is our commitment to you: we want to be transparent about how we use AI during the recruitment journey, and we invite you to use it in a way that showcases your unique talents. Above all, we believe in a journey that is ethical, transparent, and human.
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What’s different
about working at L'Oréal?
People often expect a global company of our size to run on rigid rules and strict playbooks. We don’t. What makes L’Oréal different is our entrepreneurial mindset. Whether you work in tech, finance, supply chain, or marketing, you aren’t here just to follow instructions. You are here to take ownership and shape your own projects from day one.
The pace is fast, and the learning curve is steep. But in return, you get the trust to try new things and the support to make a real impact. If you want a role where your voice actually shapes the work and the chance to work in over 40 worldwide brands, this is where you do it.
You’d be a great fit. We’d love to see you apply.
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