general manager for h&m beauty

GENERAL MANAGER FOR H&M BEAUTY

Shape the future of Beauty within one of the world's most influential fashion destinations.

Do you want to play a pivotal role in elevating H&M's Beauty business for the next era of growth? Are you a visionary leader who thrives in a fast-moving global environment, and who knows how to inspire teams to create irresistible customer experiences, sharp assortments and strong business results? If so, this might be your next opportunity.

About H&M Beauty

H&M Beauty is an integrated part of H&M, created to complement and elevate the full fashion experience for our customers. Through a curated mix of private labels and external brands, we offer a dynamic and trend-driven beauty assortment spanning makeup, skincare, fragrance, haircare and beauty accessories. Our mission is to make beauty more inspiring, inclusive and accessible – empowering customers worldwide to express themselves and complete their fashion look.

With a presence in 50 markets and a rapidly evolving customer base, H&M Beauty is on an exciting journey. Here, you'll join a creative, ambitious, and collaborative environment where innovation and customer obsession shape every decision.

Job Description 

WHAT YOU'LL DO  

We are now looking for a General Manager for H&M Beauty who will lead the continued development of our global Beauty offering and inspire a strong team to deliver on our ambitious vision. In this role, you will drive the evolution and growth of the business, shaping strategies that strengthen customer relevance, sales and profitability across all channels and markets, both short and long term. You will also hold responsibility for creating and optimizing a compelling customer offer, including private label and external brands, and for ensuring that Beauty's role within H&M delivers both commercial value and a best-in-class customer experience.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the global Beauty agenda Drive the overall business strategy, performance, creative direction and operational excellence that enable the Beauty business within H&M. Develop and secure an inspiring, fashion-connected customer offer and experience that boosts sales and profitability across all channels and markets.
• Build and empower a high-performing team: Create a fast-moving, collaborative, inclusive and learning-oriented organization. Inspire teams to combine strategic thinking with hands-on execution, fostering an environment where people are autonomous, motivated, and energized by our growth journey.
• Be a culture carrier: Lead by example and embody H&M's values and leadership expectations in everything you do. Demonstrate curiosity, collaboration, accountability, and a willingness to challenge and improve.
• Bring energy and positivity: Have fun, enjoy the journey and inspire others to do the same — this is a role where passion, creativity and momentum truly make a difference.

WHO YOU ARE 

Experience and Knowledge:

You are a self-driven leader with a global mindset and a genuine passion for beauty, brands, and business growth. You combine strong vision and strategic clarity with the ability to build teams that execute with speed, simplicity, and impact. Your communication is inspiring and straightforward, and you thrive in a dynamic, entrepreneurial environment. You are always looking for smarter, more customer-centric ways of working, and you see the full business picture.

In addition to matching the personal profile, we also seek the following qualifications:

• an academic degree in a relevant field
• extensive experience and a true passion for the Beauty industry
• extensive experience from building, leading, and growing multinational businesses – developing markets and new business segments
• Strong stakeholder management skills create outcomes through relationships both internal and external.
• Strong negotiation skills and the ability to build business partnerships with external partners.
• a solid commercial focus – sales-driven with a curious mindset, always focused on the best and most cost-efficient solution
• excellent communication and presentation skills including written and verbal skills in English

At H&M, our values are at the heart of everything we do and one of the reasons we are a global leader in fashion. We believe in people and in winning as a team. We are ambitious yet humble, entrepreneurial, open-minded, cost-conscious and committed to always improving.

We are looking for a leader who not only embraces these values but actively lives them — someone who will represent our culture, challenge us to grow and help shape the future of Beauty within H&M.

Our People 

Our most important strengths and asset is our engaged colleagues and our unique company culture. Attracting and developing world-class talent is central to H&M Group's vision.  

At H&M Group, colleagues are trusted with great responsibility right from the start. We focus on building outstanding leadership that encourages creativity, care, and strong business outcomes by putting trust in people to reach the full potential of our colleagues. This approach ensures that our teams are empowered to drive our purpose forward.  

H&M Group's team of around 135,000 colleagues from more than 170 nationalities brings a rich mix of cultures and perspectives. Guided by our values, we create a passionate and creative company culture where everyone can grow and contribute to our goals. We strive to have diverse teams and an inclusive environment where everyone can be themselves. This supports creativity in making relevant customer offers and contributes to more inclusive products and marketing. 

Additional Information 

This is a full-time position based in Stockholm. Please apply by submitting your CV in English as soon as possible, no later than 19 of dec. We will review and interview candidates ongoing. Due to data policies, we only accept applications through the career page. 

We are committed to a recruitment process that is fair, equitable, and based on competency. We therefore kindly ask you to not attach a cover letter in your application.  

JOIN US   

Our uniqueness comes from a combination of many things, our inclusive and collaborative culture, our strong values, and opportunities for growth. But most of all, it's our people who make us who we are.   

Take the next step in your career together with us. The journey starts here.   

We are looking forward to hearing from you