CJ OLIVE YOUNG is recruiting new talent to help shape global K-beauty trends. The 2026 2H New Hire Recruitment will hire for a total of 31 roles across the general and Global Insight tracks. For this recruitment, OLIVE YOUNG is expanding its existing Global track into the Global Insight track, reflecting the growing demand for talent with global capabilities as its overseas business continues to expand alongside the rising popularity of K-beauty worldwide. The company has added four global roles compared with the first half of the year and introduced a new design role. It will also introduce a presentation assignment to assess candidates across multiple areas, including language proficiency, global experience and problem-solving skills. Strengthening MD and tech talent to drive growth in K-beauty and wellness OLIVE YOUNG has continued to recruit and develop talent to help shape emerging trends in K-beauty and wellness. In particular, the company has actively expanded its workforce in areas critical to its business, from identifying emerging trends to developing its distinctive product curation. As a result, its core MD organization grew 2.3 times between 2021 and 2025, serving as a key engine of the company’s growth. The company is also investing in structured development programs to help employees in customer-facing roles build expertise and advance their careers. One example is the Beauty Consultant role, which provides customers with one-on-one makeup and skincare counseling and personalized solutions. When the role was introduced in 2024, the team consisted of 18 employees. It has since grown to nearly four times its original size, establishing the role as an important career path for employees seeking to develop specialized expertise and broaden their career opportunities. More recently, OLIVE YOUNG has focused on strengthening its platform technology capabilities and recruiting specialized talent to lead the advancement of Retail Tech. Since establishing a dedicated tech organization in 2021, the company has rapidly expanded its tech workforce. More than 100 tech professionals were newly recruited last year alone, while the overall number of employees across its tech functions has grown 6.8 times over the past five years. Continuing to create jobs for young people and expanding career pathways A key focus of OLIVE YOUNG’s talent strategy is supporting young people under the age of 30. The company has continued to expand employment opportunities for young people while building a structured environment where new hires can develop into specialized professionals. Despite challenging conditions in the youth employment market, OLIVE YOUNG has steadily increased the size of its graduate recruitment. In 2025, the number of new hires was more than three times that of 2021. Young people accounted for 70.9% of all employees hired over the past five years, and as of the end of 2025, employees under 30 represented 79% of OLIVE YOUNG’s total workforce. As more young employees join the organization and have opportunities to build their expertise, a career pathway has naturally emerged in which approximately 70% of full-time store employees, known as Curators, have progressed from hourly Crew positions. After transitioning to full-time employment, employees can advance to store manager positions through OLIVE YOUNG’s internal promotion system or move into headquarters roles through its “Job Posting” program, an internal recruitment system used to fill open positions. OLIVE YOUNG plans to continue expanding recruitment of both new graduates and experienced professionals to help lead the global expansion of K-beauty and the advancement of the retail industry driven by AX (AI Transformation). At the same time, the company will continue to provide a range of internal training programs to support employees in developing specialized expertise and growing into trend leaders. An OLIVE YOUNG representative said, “As OLIVE YOUNG expands its business beyond being a leading K-beauty platform into global markets and the tech sector, the roles and expertise we need from our talent are becoming increasingly diverse. We will continue our efforts to provide young talent with opportunities to develop specialized expertise and grow into future leaders.” Key details of OLIVE YOUNG’s 2026 second-half graduate recruitment General Track Openings: 24 roles General Business: 17 roles, including MD, Product Development BM, Marketing, Design, SCM, Commercial Area Development and Corporate Support IT: 7 roles, including Backend/Frontend Development, Data Architecture, Database, Information Security and Product Management Global Insight Track Openings: 7 roles B2B Sales Management, Platform Operations, Private Brand (PB) Platform Operations, PB Marketing, On-site Marketing, Product Management and UI/UX Design Eligibility: Applicants must meet at least one of the following requirements: - Hold a qualifying speaking test score in a designated foreign language - Have lived in a designated language region for at least four years - Hold at least a bachelor’s degree from a designated country Recruitment Information Session Date & Time: September 21, 2026, 1:00–5:30 p.m. Location: Grand Hall, CJ Human Resources Center, 26 Pildong-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul For more information, visit the CJ Group Recruitment website, OLIVE YOUNG’s recruitment blog at career.oliveyoung.com, or OLIVE YOUNG’s recruitment Instagram account, @oliveyoung_recruit.