Life at L'Oréal – Alex, Finance Data Analytics Functional Lead

In this career testimonial video, Alex, Finance Data Analytics Functional Lead at L'Oréal Groupe, is interviewed in a bright office lounge overlooking floor-to-ceiling windows, alongside cutaway scenes of him enthusiastically cooking a wok dish with friends. He reflects on his journey from intern to his current role bridging finance and technology, drawing an inspiring parallel between culinary precision and successful project delivery. The video illustrates L'Oréal's dynamic culture of continuous upskilling and career growth.

[Upbeat background music playing]
[Visual: Alex is happily cooking a stir-fry dish in a modern kitchen, tossing food in a wok with friends around an island table.]
[Visual: Transition to Alex walking through a bright, modern L'Oréal office open space, smiling and greeting colleagues.]
[Visual: Alex takes a seat in an interview chair in front of large windows.]
[Visual / On-screen text: L'ORÉAL GROUPE]

Interviewer (Off-screen): Feeling good, Alex?
Alex: Yeah, feeling good.

[Visual / On-screen text: ALEX – FINANCE DATA ANALYTICS LEAD]
Alex (Finance Data Analytics Functional Lead): I'm Alex, I'm working as Finance Data Analytics Functional Lead in L'Oréal Groupe. And outside of my job, I love cooking.

[Alex smiles and laughs warmly.]

Alex: I love cooking Asian food. More specifically, when it's related to Cantonese food. What I love about that is about the time that I can spend on this, in order to get all the flavors that we need.

[Interviewer speaks off-screen: "Exactly, yeah."]

Alex: So, I joined L'Oréal Groupe as an intern at first. It was totally by accident. I did not know much about the cosmetic industry. Right after my internship, I had the chance to have different experiences in different roles, before landing into my current position.

[Alex smiles and rubs his forehead playfully.]

Alex: I have the chance to manage the Groupe reporting tools, which is used for key strategic missions and key decision-making. So, in my position, I'm kind of in the middle between finance and tech. I need to understand the finance needs behind, and also I need to understand the tech limits and the constraints and the system behind it at the same time. So, I need to do constantly the translation between the finance need and also the tech side.

[Music stops briefly, then soft upbeat music resumes]

Alex: So, between my job and my passion, I found there is a lot of similarity. In my job, for example, I need to understand the business need, I need to do specification to get all the stakeholders that are concerned as a project. And which I think is similar to the cooking part, where I need to gather all the ingredients, to have the step-by-step, and to respect all the time in order to achieve the goal and to have a good result at the end.

[Alex chuckles]

Alex: My secret sauce is the constant upskilling that keeps me motivated.

[Visual: A male colleague seated in a modern cafeteria setting smiles toward the camera.]
Colleague 1: Life is too short...

[Visual: A female colleague seated at a desk smiling toward the camera.]
Colleague 2: ...for a boring career.

[Visual / On-screen text: L'ORÉAL GROUPE logo on black background]