Job Description

Hello, we're L'Oreal. We're not just building brands; we're shaping how the world experiences beauty (and it takes a lot of cool jobs to do it). Intrigued? Keep reading--this might be the opportunity you've been searching for.



A Day in the Life

As the Program Director - Business Practice Lead, you'll play a pivotal role in shaping the future of learning and development for the South Asia Pacific Middle East and North African Zone. Reporting to the Head of People Development and Learning for the Zone, you'll collaborate with senior business leaders, HR teams, and global learning experts to design and deliver impactful training programs that empower our teams to thrive in a fast-evolving business landscape.



Your mission? To translate business challenges into innovative learning solutions that drive high performance and future-ready capabilities.

Collaborate with the Zone People Development and Learning team in assessing, identifying training needs and profiling target audiences for programs in Business Functions (experienced in Commerce/ E-commerce / Marketing/Digital) and developing the training to address them. Collaborates with Senior Business Leaders, HRDs and HRBPs to anticipate future skills/capabilities of business teams/employees and translates into core, leadership and professional skills to enable high performance. These skills are then embedded into the design of training programs. Monitors and evaluates Global offers rollout for SAPMENA and enables pilot runs, provides feedback on relevancy, impact and how to further enhance. Partners closely with Global Practices and Universities to leverage global offers, localize them and adapt them (content and instructional design) when needed to provide the relevant experience for SAPMENA learners Design and deliver strategic and impactful learning solutions by selecting the best providers/experts/coaches/agencies/business partners/speakers and systematically adapting the program to the L'Oreal context and culture of South Asian Pacific Middle East North Asian Zone. Animates and professionalizes the learning experience through advanced facilitation, design and delivery across diverse training formats benefitting a multi-cultural audience. Manages effectively & efficiently the Zone Campus learning resources (team planner tracking, strategic pricing of seminars, P&L budget management, timely preparation, delivery and evaluation of seminars).

We Are Looking For

You're a great match if you:

Have strong business experience, ideally in functions like Marketing, or are an external learning design expert with a proven track record in creating impactful business programs. Proven ability to influence and at partnering with executive-level stakeholders to drive strategic initiatives and complex projects. Are skilled in critical thinking, translating business challenges into actionable learning strategies. Have expertise in learning content design, facilitation, and event management, with proficiency in digital learning tools and systems. Thrive in stakeholder management, mobilizing and influencing key partners to ensure learning effectiveness. Excels at activation, budget management and data-driven, with the ability to measure learning program impact, ensures it synergizes with our global learning content and creatively build affordable learning solutions

What's In It For You

A place for you to leave your comfort zone and grow beyond your potential (here, you'll be encouraged to try new things and take risks!). Real responsibility from day 1--there's no sitting on the sidelines at L'Oreal. An environment where people of every ethnicity, social background, age, religion, gender, and sexual orientation--as well as people with disabilities--are accepted, can speak up, will thrive, and are celebrated! A place where you can contribute to something bigger! Many of our brands have societal/environmental causes to make a concrete difference.

Who We Are

L'Oreal is present in 150 markets on five continents. For more than a century, L'Oreal has devoted itself solely to 'Create beauty that moves the world'; it is now the industry world leader with EUR42 billion consolidated sales. Together, we solve complex challenges at scale while making sure we stay committed to making the world a more inclusive and a better place for everyone & our planet.



We're committed to guaranteeing inclusive recruitment processes and to advocating for hiring and promoting each candidate in an ethical and equitable way. The Group strictly prohibits discrimination against any applicant for employment because of the individual's gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, visible and/or invisible disabilities, socio-economic and/or multicultural origins, health conditions, age, religion, or any other characteristics protected by law.