Job Title AVP, Platform Engineering Lead – IT Americas 

Division: Corporate IT

Location:  Berkley Heights, NJ

Reports To: VP, Enterprise Architecture & Integration

Who We Are: 

For more than a century, L’Oréal has devoted its energy, innovation, and scientific excellence solely to one business: Beauty. Our goal is to offer each and every person around the world the best of beauty in terms of quality, efficacy, safety, sincerity and responsibility to satisfy all beauty needs and desires in their infinite diversity. 

At L'Oréal, our IT teams design and build solutions to ensure high performance for all our business sectors by imagining new ways of doing things, from designing websites to building algorithms and predicting new trends. They can be found leading teams towards a more connected and digitalized future in IT retail, e-commerce, CRM, data, AI, cybersecurity, Cloud and E-Marketing. You never stop learning at L'Oréal IT because things change at the speed of light! Come join our dynamic team!

We Are Looking For

We are seeking a visionary leader with a strong technical foundation and a drive to innovate. You are a strategic thinker who can translate complex technical concepts into actionable plans and inspire teams to build the future of Beauty Tech. We're looking for someone with:

Key Responsibilities

• Define and deliver the DevOps enablers that power developer productivity and engineering excellence, including:

• Lead DevOps enablement across L’Oréal’s business platforms, including Online/Offline Commerce, Operations & Finance, Data Platforms, Corporate Operations and global functions (Infrastructure, Security, etc).

• Drive the elevation of software engineering practices globally, fostering communities of practice and knowledge sharing across zones and divisions.

• Establish and track engineering performance metrics, such as DORA indicators (Deployment Frequency, Lead Time for Changes, Change Failure Rate, Mean Time to Recovery), to benchmark and continuously improve the effectiveness, speed, and reliability of software delivery teams across the Group.

• Champion DevOps productivity and platform scalability, delivering measurable improvements in Developer experience (DevEx), Software quality, Time-to-market, etc.

• Lead the global DevOps community within L’Oréal: orchestrate events, training, best practices, and cross-functional alignment.

• Inspire a Tech Company mindset across teams by promoting innovation, technical rigor, and a culture of continuous improvement.

What We Are Looking For:

• Proven leadership in platform engineering, DevOps, or software delivery enablement in large-scale, complex environments
• Retail or consumer-focused industry background strongly preferred
• Ability to operate in a multi-cultural, global context
• Deep, hands-on technical expertise in modern software engineering (DevOps, CI/CD, testing, cloud-
• native platforms, observability, developer tools)
• Experience leading cross-functional teams and driving change across organizational silos
• Natural functional leader with strong influence, communication, and stakeholder management skills
• Entrepreneurial mindset with a passion for excellence, innovation, and velocity

As an integral part of our culture at L’Oréal, wellness is at our core. We not only offer a generous Benefits Package (Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K), we also offer flexible time off, work from home days, and a pension plan! Additionally, you will have access to company perks such as Makeup, Skincare, and Fragrance! Employees receive a stipend for L'Oréal products as well as VIP Access to L’Oréal’s Internal Shop for Discounted Products, and other perks such as Monthly Mobile Allowance, discounted gym memberships, and ERGs.

Additional Benefits Information As Follows:

Salary Range: $147,100 - $213,300 (The actual compensation will depend on a variety of job-related factors which may include geographic location, work experience, education, and skill level)  

Don’t meet every single requirement? At L'Oréal, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and innovative workplace. If you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with the qualifications listed in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways! You may just be the right candidate for this or other roles!

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