Intern, Distributed Commerce Assistant

Company overview:

 At Sephora, we inspire our customers, empower our teams, and help them become the best versions of themselves. We create an environment where people are valued, and differences are celebrated. Every day, our teams across the world bring to life our purpose: to expand the way the world sees beauty by empowering the ExtraOrdinary in each of us.  We are united by a common goal - to reimagine the future of beauty.

The opportunity:

Sephora Internships provide an inclusive and comprehensive experience that equips young professionals with the tools needed to align their passions with work. The 10-week internship program develops early career professionals by providing interns with hands-on learning, personal and professional networking opportunities, and the ability to work on projects that directly impact the business.

Program details:

An inclusive and engaging experience that develops technical and professional skills through weekly virtual workshops, networking opportunities, and career panels that provide exposure to Sephora’s career growth opportunities.

2027 program dates:

• June 14 - August 20, 2027

• Working hours: 36hrs/week. Monday - Friday, PST

• July 6 - July 9, 2027: Intern Optional Summer Shutdown

Position title: Intern, Distributed Commerce Assistant

Your role at Sephora...

As the Intern, Distributed Commerce Assistant, you will support the Distributed Commerce team in identifying, evaluating, and optimizing commerce opportunities in emerging digital channels beyond Sephora.com. You will focus on AI-assisted shopping and agentic commerce, assess market and competitive developments, and build a prioritization framework that concludes with findings and recommendations for the team.

What you will accomplish:

• Conduct structured research on agentic commerce and AI-assisted shopping, including consumer adoption, emerging use cases, industry announcements, and relevant technology developments.

• Benchmark shopping capabilities across GenAI platforms and AI assistants, evaluate how beauty competitors and leading retailers use them, and maintain an updateable comparison framework.

• Test Sephora agentic commerce experiences from a client perspective, document pain points and gaps, and partner with cross-functional teams to identify practical optimizations.

• Build and apply a prioritization framework for GenAI platforms and agentic commerce features using criteria such as user adoption, competitive activity, business potential, cost, and technical fit.

• Present progress, insights, prioritized opportunities, and final recommendations to the Distributed Commerce team and leadership; as a stretch goal, develop a partner onboarding blueprint.

• Demonstrate our Sephora values: Passion, Innovation, Expertise, Balance, Respect, Teamwork, and Initiative.

Qualifications & experience:

• Strong interest in emerging digital commerce channels, agentic commerce, AI-assisted shopping, and consumer technology.

• Ability to conduct structured research and competitive benchmarking and translate findings into clear, actionable insights.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with comfort evaluating business, client experience, and technical considerations.

• Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills, including the ability to explain technical topics to technical and non-technical audiences.

• Strong organizational skills and the ability to work independently, collaborate across teams, manage multiple priorities, and meet deadlines.

Eligibility requirements:

• Graduating in 2027 or 2028 (undergraduate or graduate degree)

• Work schedule must align with 9-5PM, Pacific Standard Time

• Must permanently reside and work in the U.S.

• Must be open to relocating to the San Francisco Bay Area upon graduation for consideration for full-time hybrid positions *

• Available from June 14 - August 20, 2027