Global Programs Lead & Enablement

Ulta Beauty; Bolingbrook (IL); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Health, dental, vision, life and long‑

Disability benefits

Job summary

Ulta Beauty is seeking an Associate Program Manager to support and maintain infrastructure for its partner-led international business across markets including Mexico and the Middle East. The role connects internal functions with international partners, ensuring processes, tools, playbooks, reporting, access, and ways of working enable effective execution.

Based at Ulta Beauty's corporate offices in Bolingbrook, IL, the role requires collaboration with IT, Security, Legal, and business partners,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferred.
• 3–5 years of experience in Retail, Beauty, or similar field.
• In-office presence required during designated corporate weeks.
• Travel to markets as required.
• Strong experience in operations, program management, business enablement, international retail, consulting, or cross-functional transformation.
• Ability to manage complex initiatives across multiple internal and external stakeholders.
• Strong understanding of retail operations, merchandising, marketing, digital, reporting, and partner-led operating models.
• Demonstrated ability to build scalable processes, playbooks, tools, and governance models.
• Comfort working in ambiguous, fast-moving environments.
• Strong project management discipline, including tracking milestones, risks, owners, and dependencies.
• Ability to influence without direct authority.
• Experience working with external partners, joint ventures, franchisees, or international teams preferred.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate partner access to key systems, platforms, reporting tools, and shared workspaces.
• Partner with IT, Security, and business teams to establish and maintain external user access.
• Resolve access issues that impact partner execution.
• Own the creation, maintenance, governance, and rollout of international playbooks.
• Manage the International Ultanet/knowledge hub as the single source of truth for partner resources.
• Develop and maintain onboarding, store opening, merchandising, event, and service materials.
• Ensure updates to standards, processes, and resources are communicated clearly to partners.
• Provide day-to-day operational and administrative support to Senior Program Managers, ensuring timely completion of deliverables.

Skills

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Influence without authority

Operations

Education

Bachelor's degree preferred

Job description

Ulta Beauty is seeking an Associate Program Manager to support and maintain infrastructure for its partner-led international business across markets including Mexico and the Middle East. The role connects internal functions with international partners, ensuring processes, tools, playbooks, reporting, access, and ways of working enable effective execution.

Based at Ulta Beauty's corporate offices in Bolingbrook, IL, the role requires collaboration with IT, Security, Legal, and business partners,