Legal Analyst, Data Privacy

Job ID: 291553
Location Name: CA-FSC SF Off (0174)
Address: 350 Mission St, 20th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94105, United States (US)
Job Type: Full Time
Position Type: Regular
Job Function: Legal
Work Location: Hybrid Schedule

Belong to Something Beautiful

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.

our Role at Sephora

Ready for a career glow up? 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.

What You'll Do

• 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.

What You'll Bring

• 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.

What You’ll Get: 

The annual base salary range for this position is $127,000.00 - $139,000.00 The actual base salary offered depends on a variety of factors, which may include, as applicable, the applicant’s qualifications for the position; years of relevant experience; specific and unique skills; level of education attained; certifications or other professional licenses held; other legitimate, non-discriminatory business factors specific to the position; and the geographic location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will perform the job. Individuals employed in this position may also be eligible to earn bonuses. This job will be posted for a minimum of five days. 

• Caring Community. You’ll collaborate with teammates who are equally passionate about innovating and driving the industry forward – together, united in beauty. 

• Fulfilling Path. Your career transformation starts here, with opportunities that will challenge, stretch and develop your skills. 

• Meaningful Work. As you make an impact on beauty, you’ll feel and see the positive change (consumer, industry, and social) that your individual voice is a part of. 

Rewards as Unique as You:

Some benefits have eligibility requirements and may depend on job classification and length of employment. 

• Health . Choose a healthcare plan to fit you and your family’s needs with medical, dental, and vision coverage. Sephora also fully covers our employees’ disability and life insurance. 

• Wealth . We offer a competitive 401k with 4% match as well as FSA and HSA programs. We also offer a Student Debt Retirement plan, where your student loan payments qualify to earn the 401k match from Sephora. 

• Balance . You’ll be empowered to find the perfect blend of work/life balance that actually works for you with PTO, flexibility, protected leave, and more. 

• Growth . Career growth is built into every role, with access to training, development, and tuition reimbursement. 

• Perks . Think you’ve tried it all? Enjoy a 30% discount on all merchandise/services, opportunities for free product or “gratis,” and flash sale discounts on LVMH brand products. 

• Support . Join a team that truly cares – with free mental health and financial coaching resources with 24/7 access to Modern Health and Financial Finesse. Plus, volunteer and donation matching. 

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.  

Join Us and Belong to Something Beautiful