Head, Digital Technology

About the Company

e.l.f. Beauty, Inc. stands with every eye, lip, face and paw. Our deep commitment to clean, cruelty free beauty at an incredible value has fueled the success of our flagship brand e.l.f. Cosmetics since 2004 and driven our portfolio expansion. Today, our multi-brand portfolio includes e.l.f. Cosmetics, e.l.f. SKIN, pioneering clean beauty brand Well People, Keys Soulcare, a groundbreaking lifestyle beauty brand created with Alicia Keys, Naturium, high-performance, biocompatible, clinically-effective and accessible skin care, and our newest brand, rhode, a line of curated skincare essentials, formulated for a variety of skin types and needs with high performance ingredients, it’s a daily routine that nourishes your skin barrier over time.

In our Fiscal year 25, we had net sales of $1 Billion and our business performance has been nothing short of extraordinary with 26 consecutive quarters of net sales growth. We are the #2 mass cosmetics brand in the US and are the fastest growing mass cosmetics brand among the top 5. Our total compensation philosophy offers every full-time new hire competitive pay and benefits, bonus eligibility (200% of target over the last six fiscal years), equity, flexible time off, year-round half-day Fridays, and a hybrid 3 day in office, 2 day at home work environment. We believe the combination of our unique culture, total compensation, workplace flexibility and care for the team is unmatched across not just beauty but any industry.

Visit our Career Page to learn more about our team: https://www.elfbeauty.com/work-with-us

Purpose of Job:
Lead China digital technology team to build a "Demand – Solution – Implementation – Optimization – Value" operating model, ensuring the effective localization and scalable replication of the global digital strategy in China Operation. Empower the department to become a business partner and collaborate with the U.S. digital technology team to create and execute solutions for e.l.f. supply chain. Establish a robust, scalable, and compliant IT infrastructure and operations system to reliably support key applications, continuously improve operational efficiency, data quality, and user experience. Realize business value through exploration of cutting-edge technologies such as AI and BI.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
1.Digital strategy alignment
Develop a digital strategy framework from the perspective of China Operation, aligned with global digital strategy. Define business objectives, priorities, and key milestones, and decompose global solutions into a China localization blueprint for effective implementation.

2.End-to-end systems lifecycle management
Establish governance mechanisms for go-live and continuous improvement. Collaborate with the U.S. team to plan local availability for networks and servers, endpoints and peripherals. Explore and co-create digital solutions and implementation paths tailored to the e.l.f. supply chain model. Evaluate and review outcomes using quantitative metrics to continuously optimize system performance.

3.Team Enablement
Enhance business-to-technology translation and standardize cross-team communications to ensure requirements are clearly understood and delivered by technical teams and U.S. counterparts. Build a knowledge repository to enable rapid replication and deployment of new projects. Strengthen data-driven storytelling and stakeholder management to increase cross-functional influence.

Education/Knowledge/Experience:
Minimum request:
1. Bachelor degree or above in Computer Science, Information Management, Data Science, Industrial Engineering, Supply Chain Management, or a related discipline.
2. 10+ years of experience in enterprise digitalization, supply chain IT/data management, and enterprise applications (e.g., ERP/PLM/WMS/TMS), including 5+ years in team leadership and cross-functional collaboration.
3. Advanced knowledge of SAP, PowerApps and Azure, etc with hands-on delivery experience across design, configuration, integration and operations.
4. Fluent in both Chinese and English, capable of high-quality communication in multicultural environments.

Competency:
1. Team Leadership and Motivation
2. Cross-Functional Communication and Collaboration
3. Drive Exploration and Deliver Innovation

Relevant knowledge demands:

1. Led or co-led cross-regional digital system go-live projects; familiar with enterprise applications and cross-region collaboration.
2. Familiar with China’s network and data security regulations and cross-border data privacy and data compliance requirements.

3. Possesses deep understanding and hands-on experience in IT infrastructure and operations; has been responsible for production environment stability and capacity planning for key systems.
4. Experience in the cosmetics or FMCG supply chain domain is preferred.

This job description is intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed in this position. It also reflects the general details considered necessary to describe the principal functions of the job identified, and shall not be considered, as detailed description of all the work required inherent in the job. It is not an exhaustive list of responsibilities, and it is subject to changes and exceptions at the supervisors’ discretion.

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