Open Innovation

Who are we?
L'Oréal is the world's largest and most profitable beauty company. Present in over 150 countries, L'Oréal has catered to all forms of beauty in the world for over 100 years and has built an unrivalled portfolio of more than 35 international, diverse and complementary brands including L'Oréal Paris, Garnier, Maybelline New York, Nyx Professional Makeup, IT Cosmetics, Lancôme, Kiehl's, Urban Decay, Shu Uemura, Giorgio Armani, Yves Saint Laurent Beauté, Ralph Lauren, Diesel, Biotherm, Clarisonic, Kérastase, L'Oréal Professionnel, Matrix, Vichy, and La Roche-Posay.
For more than a century, L'Oréal has devoted itself solely to one business: beauty. The group's mission is to provide the best in cosmetics innovation to women and men around the world with respect for their diversity. We want to bring beauty to all people. Our ambition for the coming years is to win over another one billion consumers around the world by creating the cosmetic products that meet the infinite diversity of their beauty needs and desires.
Our business is energetic and vibrant, underpinned by strong ethical principles and our belief that financial performance and responsible business go hand-in-hand. We are driven each day by our six founding values - Passion, Innovation, Entrepreneurial Spirit, Open-mindedness, Quest for Excellence and Responsibility.
The distance between beauty and tech is closing rapidly, and we are determined to be pioneers in this new beauty tech world. New digital technologies and services are making the world of beauty move faster than ever before. Data and artificial intelligence are opening new horizons for personalization and customization. By incorporating digital into everything that we do, we are creating a better relationship with our consumers.
When beauty and tech collide, the impossible can happen
In our journey, we are looking for talented individuals who can lead us on this mission.
Would you like to be a part of our Beautiful Circle and start this crazy, beautiful adventure?
What will you do?
L'Oréal Internship is a 6-month full-time program (2 January 2025 - 11 July 2025) designed for ambitious, compassionate, resilient, and agile students looking to kickstart their professional journey You will learn about our various business models, build your network, discover our unique divisions and brands, and gain an overview of L'Oréal, our culture and our working environment.
This position is a unique opportunity to assist the SAPMENA Open Innovation program, and work closely with cross-functional stakeholders to deliver a successful startup competition.
This will include performing a variety of administrative, event planning, and communications tasks across multiple internal and external stakeholders in day-to-day operations.
**Key Tasks**:

- Assist in program management and administrative matters:

- Perform general office tasks such as scheduling meetings, recording meeting notes to keep organized.
- Communication and coordination with internal (comms, PR, country teams involved) and external stakeholders (agencies).
- Keep track of project timelines with routine reporting on progress and project status, with preparation of reporting materials i.e. Slide decks
- Coordinate to bring the rest of the internal stakeholders and organization on board this Open Innovation competition.
- Assist in creation of basic marketing materials on Canva and dissemination of promotional materials internally within the organization, and coordinate with agencies for the materials to be disseminated externally.
- Logistical and operational support throughout the program, with key milestones being the online pitch events and in-person Grand Finale in October.
- Work with Open Innovation Lead in other capacities as needed to support the program.

What is the selection process?
**Step 2**: You may hear from one of our recruiters over the phone to chat more about this opportunity.
**Step 3**: If your profile is shortlisted, you will be invited to an Assessment Centre and/or interviews with HR and Hiring Manager(s).
What's the timeline?
**Application Deadline**: 20 September
**Selection process**: August - September (Rolling Basis)
**Offer**: Latest 10 October
**Onboarding**: 2 January 2025