Working at Lacoste

Joining Lacoste means becoming part of an organization driven by collective energy. 

Proud of our heritage and inspired by the visionary spirit of René Lacoste, champion and inventor, we bring his boldness and creativity to life every day. 

Driven by passion, team spirit, and a strong sense of belonging, we cultivate our expertise and continually push boundaries to imagine tomorrow’s innovations. 

At Lacoste, we believe that diverse teams are an essential strength that reinforces engagement, innovation, and performance.   

Through our Diversity, Equity and Inclusion strategy, we are committed to making equal opportunities a reality and to building an inclusive workplace where everyone has the opportunity to express their full potential.  

Everyone has a role to play in this collective momentum, driven every day by committed employees around the world.  

To learn more about this DE&I pillar of our Durable Elegance strategy and our commitments, visit our dedicated page. 

Lacoste is a global brand with teams present all over the world. 

• 9,000 employees  
• 98 countries  

Our activities span the entire value chain, from product creation to omnichannel distribution, offering a wide range of professions: product, retail, operations, marketing, digital, and support functions. 

Team breakdown: 

• 61% Retail  
• 16% Operations  
• 23% Head Office  

At Lacoste, we pay close attention to our employees, who are at the heart of the Maison’s performance and development. 

We are committed to offering competitive compensation and attractive benefits, in order to attract new talent, recognize each person’s contribution, and provide a secure, balanced work environment, in line with market practices, local regulations, and our commitments to diversity and inclusion. 

Our compensation policy is built on a fundamental principle: recognizing each person’s contribution to the Maison’s success fairly and equitably. 

Compensation is determined based on level of responsibility, individual and collective performance, and market standards, which are regularly benchmarked through comparative studies. 

It aims to reward commitment, support employee development, and sustain Lacoste’s overall performance. 

Throughout employees’ careers, particular attention is paid to fairness and gender parity, from recruitment through career progression, including fixed and variable compensation policies. 

Lacoste has committed to offering security and protection to each of our employees, to enable them to work with complete peace of mind. This commitment was reflected at the end of 2017 by the deployment of a global program, which aims to guarantee the House’s employees a minimum level of social protection, wherever they are. The scheme sets targets in three areas: parenthood, health and welfare.

This commitment reflects Lacoste’s determination to support its employees and their families over the long term, and is a strong lever for attractiveness and retention.

Because the employee experience is also about a sense of belonging, we offer our teams benefits throughout the year. 

As Lacoste Ambassadors, our employees benefit in particular from preferential terms (preferential rates?) on our full range of products, as well as Friends & Family private sales twice a year.