About the Role
As a Legal Analyst, Data Privacy, you'll help protect Sephora's customers, employees, and business by supporting our Privacy Legal team through research, analysis, and privacy compliance initiatives. The work you do will impact beauty by strengthening our data privacy program, helping manage privacy risks, and supporting responsible data practices across the organization. You'll be part of a collaborative Legal team that's united in beauty and supported by colleagues who are equally passionate about protecting personal information, navigating evolving privacy regulations, and enabling the business to innovate responsibly.
Responsibilities
- Support litigation investigations, discovery requests, and responses related to privacy matters.
- Partner cross-functionally to identify, assess, and help mitigate privacy risks across the business.
- Triage, investigate, and help resolve internal and external privacy incidents while supporting continuous improvements to Sephora's Privacy Response Plan.
- Assist with government inquiries, regulatory investigations, and privacy-related legal matters.
- Help develop, enhance, and maintain privacy policies, procedures, documentation, and operational processes.
- Support privacy training initiatives and promote awareness of privacy best practices across the organization.
- Maintain and improve internal privacy operations while staying current on evolving U.S. and international privacy laws and emerging regulatory requirements.
- Collaborate with business partners, legal teams, and external stakeholders to support privacy compliance initiatives.
- Assist with annual privacy projects focused on operational excellence, process improvements, and compliance readiness.
- Support third-party privacy risk assessments and help maintain accurate data inventories and records of processing activities.
- Monitor and respond to privacy-related inquiries through shared team channels.
- Investigate privacy complaints, analyze findings, and recommend appropriate next steps.
- Conduct legal research and provide recommendations on privacy issues affecting business initiatives, marketing activities, and emerging technologies, including AI.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
- 3-5 years of experience supporting privacy, data protection, compliance, or legal operations.
- Working knowledge of U.S. and international privacy laws, including CCPA, CPRA, GDPR, PIPEDA, state privacy laws, breach notification requirements, and online advertising principles.
- CIPP/US and/or CIPM certification preferred.
- Experience supporting privacy reviews for AI technologies, digital advertising platforms, or emerging technologies is a plus.
- Strong analytical, research, and problem-solving skills with the ability to evaluate risk and make sound recommendations.
- Excellent organizational and project management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to collaborate effectively across legal, technology, and business teams.
- Ability to work independently while contributing as a collaborative team member.
- High attention to detail with strong documentation, drafting, and organizational skills.
- Experience working with databases, document management systems, and Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
- Adaptability, curiosity, and a commitment to continuous learning in an evolving privacy and regulatory landscape.
Skills
- Privacy
- Data Protection
- Compliance
- Legal Operations
- CCPA
- CPRA
- GDPR
- PIPEDA
- Breach Notification
- Online Advertising Principles
- AI Technologies
- Digital Advertising Platforms
- Emerging Technologies
- Analytical Skills
- Research Skills
- Problem-Solving Skills
- Organizational Skills
- Project Management Skills
- Written Communication Skills
- Verbal Communication Skills
- Collaboration
- Independent Work
- Teamwork
- Attention to Detail
- Documentation
- Drafting
- Databases
- Document Management Systems
- Microsoft Office Suite
- Adaptability
- Curiosity
- Continuous Learning
Location
- San Francisco, CA
Work Type
- Hybrid
- Full Time
- Regular
Experience Level
- 3-5 years
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience
Salary/Compensations
- $127,000.00 - $139,000.00
Benefits
- Medical coverage
- Dental coverage
- Vision coverage
- Disability insurance
- Life insurance
- 401k with 4% match
- FSA programs
- HSA programs
- Student Debt Retirement plan
- PTO
- Flexibility
- Protected leave
- Training
- Development
- Tuition reimbursement
- 30% discount on merchandise/services
- Free product or 'gratis'
- Flash sale discounts on LVMH brand products
- Free mental health coaching
- Free financial coaching
- 24/7 access to Modern Health
- 24/7 access to Financial Finesse
- Volunteer and donation matching
About the Company
- At Sephora, beauty is about feeling seen, valued, and empowered, individually and collectively. It is connecting deeply with others, celebrating diversity and inclusivity, unlocking your potential, and making a difference every day. Together, we belong to something beautiful.
Equal Opportunity
- Sephora values a diverse and inclusive workplace and considers all applicants without regard to sex, pregnancy, race, color, national origin, gender (including gender identity and gender expression), age, religion, sexual orientation, military/veteran status, disability, or any other protected category. Sephora is committed to providing reasonable accommodation ta applicants with disabilities or other medical conditions. Sephora will consider all qualified applicants, including those with arrest and conviction records in a manner consistent with the requirements of all applicable laws, including the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, and the New York City Fair Chance Act.
