Vice President, Global Retail Experience – Visual Merchandising

🕒 July 8

🏢🏡 New York City – Hybrid

💵 $190k - $260k / year

⏰ Full Time

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Sol de Janeiro

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201 - 500 employees

🍽️ Food & Beverage

🏥 Healthcare

💄 Beauty

Food & Beverage • Healthcare • Beauty

Sol de Janeiro is inspired by the power and warmth of the Brazilian spirit, representing ultimate self-love and celebration. Founded in 2015, the brand embraces the authentic Brazilian beauty philosophy of loving and flaunting your body. Sol de Janeiro offers an award-winning collection of body care, fragrance, and hair care known for its luscious textures, clinically proven formulations, and transportive fragrances. The products are beloved by multi-generational global consumers and are available at premium retailers worldwide as well as on its official website.

📋 Description

• Define and execute the global retail experience vision across all channels, including Sephora, specialty retail, travel retail, and emerging distribution partners. • Develop innovative retail concepts supporting new product launches, seasonal campaigns, hero product initiatives, and brand storytelling. • Establish global visual merchandising standards that create a consistent yet locally relevant consumer experience. • Drive innovation across physical retail experiences, identifying emerging trends, technologies, and new merchandising opportunities. • Lead the creative development of permanent and temporary retail environments, including open-sell systems, freestanding fixtures, shop-in-shops, pop-ups, and flagship experiences. • Oversee ongoing maintenance and evolution of global merchandising systems to ensure consistency across markets. • Partner with cross-functional teams to create impactful merchandising strategies that drive conversion, productivity, and brand awareness. • Champion sustainable design principles through thoughtful material selection, fixture development, and responsible production practices. • Translate marketing briefs into compelling consumer experiences that support global campaigns and product launches. • Lead concept development from ideation through execution, ensuring creative excellence across every retail touchpoint. • Collaborate closely with Marketing, Creative, Commercial, and Regional teams to align retail experiences with brand objectives and business goals. • Present creative concepts and retail strategies to executive leadership and key stakeholders. • Build strong partnerships with Global Marketing, Product Marketing, Commercial, Creative Operations, Procurement, Supply Chain, and Regional teams. • Partner with regional commercial leaders to adapt global concepts while maintaining brand consistency. • Ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to the highest creative standards. • Effectively manage priorities, timelines, and stakeholder expectations across multiple concurrent initiatives. • Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing global Retail Experience and Visual Merchandising organization. • Foster a collaborative, innovative, and inclusive creative culture. • Provide strategic direction, mentorship, and actionable feedback that elevates both creative output and team performance. • Build organizational capabilities that support future business growth and evolving retail channels. • Stay ahead of global retail, design, visual merchandising, and consumer experience trends. • Introduce innovative retail technologies, experiential concepts, and merchandising solutions that differentiate Sol de Janeiro in the marketplace. • Continuously evaluate new materials, fabrication methods, and design approaches to improve sustainability, scalability, and consumer engagement.

🎯 Requirements

• 12+ years of progressive experience leading Global Retail Experience, Visual Merchandising, Retail Design, or Store Design within prestige beauty, luxury, fashion, or premium consumer brands. • Proven experience leading global retail experience strategies across multiple international markets. • Strong creative portfolio demonstrating excellence in retail environments, visual merchandising systems, experiential marketing, and brand storytelling. • Deep understanding of retail design, fixture development, consumer behavior, and omnichannel retail execution. • Experience partnering with major global retailers, including Sephora, Ulta, department stores, and specialty retail partners. • Exceptional leadership skills with experience building, mentoring, and inspiring high-performing creative teams. • Strong executive presence with the ability to influence senior leadership and cross-functional stakeholders. • Excellent project management and organizational skills, balancing multiple complex initiatives simultaneously. • Passion for innovation, design excellence, and creating memorable consumer experiences. • Experience integrating sustainability principles into retail design and production is highly preferred. • Willingness to travel globally as business needs require.

🏖️ Benefits

• Competitive salary and bonus program for full-time team members • Flexible hybrid work environment with opportunities for collaboration and growth • Inclusive culture that values diverse perspectives and celebrates individuality • The chance to be part of a fast-growing, award-winning global beauty brand