For more than hundred years, L’Oréal believes that beauty needs Science. In a world now transformed by digital technology and the emergence of new scientific domains, we are confident in our ability to turn these opportunities into major innovations, closely linked to the new consumer expectations all over the world. Science & Technology are allowing us to invent safe, trustable, sustainable & responsible beauty products and experiences that will change people’s lives.
L’Oréal Research & Innovation (R&I) has continuously invested upstream in its research with a high level of ambition. Our 4 100 L'Oréal R&I people are talented and highly skilled, located in major markets, working in a cooperative way, open to the world.
**Key Job Accountabilities**:
- Define the IT strategy for the entity in line with the business strategy and the IT Group policies, develop IT vision/mission, roadmaps and policies including security and quality, - Develop IT master plan and translate it into an annual plan with milestones and IT budget, - Develop business cases to relevant stakeholders addressing political, financial, and organizational interests, - Keep abreast of the emerging trends and technologies, evaluate their business value, applicability and utility to the Group / specific business and participate in discussions around innovation in relation to external market/technology trends, - Define and review KPIs, metrics and SLAs and oversee performance, - Manage and control the overall IT budget and expenses of the entity, - Identify internal and external benchmark to compare the internal performance with industry best practices, - Guarantee the proper functioning of the IT operations and the quality of the services provided to the users of his entity by seeking continuous improvement, - Ensure the staff optimization and the development of strategic capabilities, - Ensure the overall scalability, and sustainability of the global IT landscape for the entity, - Manage strategic suppliers / vendors (Technical, business and Legal aspects), - Manage the overall risk assessment for the entity, - Promote the IT and digital and ensure the communication around IT concepts and the main evolutions and to all stakeholders of his/her entity.
**Professional & Technical Competencies**: FACILITATES KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT & EXPERTISE TRANSMISSION
- Rapidly acquires new knowledge on IT solutions and keeps constantly updated of technological opportunities & market trends in his/her field - Organizes at his/her level the relevant transmission of the technical and/or project management skills and “know how” DECODE AND INFLUENCE
- Clarifies and simplifies technical concepts / solutions to facilitate action and decision making - Listens actively to his partners/clients, to decode needs, qualify them properly and transform them in relevant solutions - Takes change management and communication initiatives to facilitate the implementation of solutions and users satisfaction UNDERSTAND L'ORÉAL SYSTEMS AND TECHNOLOGY
- Rapidly acquires new knowledge on IT solutions and keeps constantly updated of technological opportunities & market trends in his/her field - Organizes at his/her level the relevant transmission of the technical and/or project management skills and “know how” - Knowledge of group wide specific Infrastructure (as applicable to specific role) - Knowledge of the emerging and new infrastructure technologies ACTS AS A PROACTIVE BUSINESS PARTNER
- Imagines and promotes alternative options/solutions to match client needs - Understands the “big picture” of the business, the operating model, the processes and the roles within the organizations KNOWLEDGE OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT & METHODOLOGIES
- Knowledge of L'Oréal Project Management Methodologies (e.g. Agile) - Understand approaches to define project steps and tools to set up action plans - Rapidly acquires new knowledge on IT solutions and keeps constantly updated of technological opportunities & market trends in his/her field
The L'Oréal Group is convinced that difference is a deep source of wealth, that allows everyone to grow, to challenge themselves and to go further. We strongly encourage everyone to always dare and never censor themselves. Skills can always be learnt. We will be delighted to exchange with you!