New York City Metropolitan Area, June 2025 – Melissa Rosa has joined Sol de Janeiro as Global Head of Talent Acquisition, bringing with her over 15 years of extensive experience leading world-class recruiting functions across fashion, beauty, luxury, and tech-driven consumer brands. In this strategic leadership role, Melissa will drive the global talent acquisition strategy to support Sol de Janeiro’s continued growth and global expansion.
Prior to joining Sol de Janeiro, Melissa Rosa served for over six years at Authentic Brands Group, most recently as Vice President of Talent Acquisition. In this role, she launched and scaled end-to-end global TA programs including Greenhouse ATS, structured interview frameworks, internal mobility platforms, onboarding experiences, and DEI-focused hiring strategies. She partnered closely with executive leadership to place high-impact talent across corporate, brand, legal, finance, tech, and marketing functions.
Before that, she was Director of Talent Acquisition at Moda Operandi, where she implemented customer-centric HR tools, candidate experience programs, compensation frameworks, and scalable recruiting processes for high-volume hiring.
Earlier, Melissa worked with Walmart eCommerce and Jet.com as Senior Talent Acquisition Partner, leading full-cycle hiring for the marketing, fashion retail, and business verticals. Her experience also includes key recruitment leadership roles at LVMH Fashion Group, JBCStyle, and SBH Fashion, where she developed deep domain expertise in luxury and lifestyle hiring.
Melissa is known for her ability to create high-performance recruiting infrastructures, build inclusive talent strategies, and align hiring with business transformation goals. Her visionary approach has earned her recognition, including the 2022 Icon Award for talent excellence.
About Sol de Janeiro
Founded in 2015, Sol de Janeiro is a globally loved beauty brand inspired by the warmth, vitality, and self-love celebrated in Brazilian culture. Known for its iconic Brazilian Bum Bum Cream, Sol de Janeiro offers a line of award-winning body care, fragrance, and hair care products that combine clinically proven formulas, irresistible textures, and captivating scents. The brand has become a cult favorite across generations and is available through premium retailers and its own e-commerce platform, celebrating a mission of ultimate self-love and joyful beauty.
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