Paula's Choice Skincare

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Senior Director, Digital Merchandising

Full TimeRemoteTeam 501-1,000Since 1995H1B No SponsorCompany SiteLinkedIn

Location

United States

Posted

35 days ago

Salary

$215K - $225K / year

10 yrs expEnglish

Job Description

• Own and evolve the digital merchandising strategy across NA and Australia, ensuring a consistent, high-performing customer experience that reflects Paula’s Choice authority and trust • Lead the shift from product-first merchandising to routine-first, outcome-based merchandising, helping customers find the right products faster and with greater confidence • Partner with Brand, Product Marketing, R&D, and Creative teams to translate product innovation and science-backed claims into high-converting onsite merchandising stories • Drive category performance through a clear framework across core categories (Cleansers, Exfoliants/Toners, Treatments & Serums, Moisturizers, SPF, Body + Lip, Kits, and Other) • Build and optimize site merchandising tactics across homepage, navigation, PLPs, PDPs, cart, checkout, and search to improve conversion and increase routine completion • Champion “guided selling” and personalized discovery, partnering with CRM, data, and tech teams to scale quiz-led journeys, dynamic recommendations, and next-best-product logic • Develop a high-performing kits and sets strategy to reduce decision fatigue, increase AOV, and support skinimalist routines and customer outcomes • Establish a performance measurement system for digital merchandising, including category health dashboards, KPI targets, and test-and-learn roadmaps • Identify and prioritize high-impact opportunities through sales trends, customer behavior insights, and market/competitive signals • Lead and develop a team of digital merchandising leaders and specialists, building capability and consistent ways of working across regions • Collaborate with regional and global stakeholders to align merchandising priorities, promotional strategy, inventory constraints, and launch plans • Other responsibilities as assigned by your manager

Job Requirements

  • 10+ years of experience in digital merchandising, e-commerce, or digital commerce strategy (beauty, skincare, or adjacent categories strongly preferred)
  • Proven success driving measurable outcomes across conversion, AOV, attach rate, and repeat purchase through onsite merchandising and customer journey optimization
  • Deep understanding of the end-to-end DTC funnel, including homepage strategy, navigation/IA, PLP/PDP optimization, cart merchandising, and onsite search
  • Strong category merchandising mindset, including the ability to build and scale frameworks that tie shopper missions to execution tactics
  • Demonstrated leadership experience managing and developing teams, including senior-level cross-functional influence
  • Strong analytical fluency with the ability to interpret performance drivers and prioritize actions based on revenue impact and customer experience outcomes
  • Experience partnering with creative, product marketing, UX, engineering, and CRM teams to deliver merchandising improvements at scale
  • Excellent communication skills with the ability to present strategy and results to senior leadership clearly and confidently.

Benefits

  • Generous paid time off, including time off to volunteer
  • Learning and development resources to support personal and professional growth
  • Wellness benefits like meditation app memberships, product discounts, and free samples of our amazing products
  • Most roles are fully remote (roles that are required to be at our Seattle HQ can be found in the details section of this job post)
  • Great location – for roles that are hybrid or fully onsite, we’re in the heart of Seattle’s beautiful International District
  • Did we mention we’re a dog-friendly office?

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