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Richemont

Luxury-goods holding company acquiring maisons

Movement Development Manager

Engineering LeadershipConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeLe Chenit, SwitzerlandNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • An engineering diploma or higher university degree (Master's or doctorate) specializing in mechanics, physics, or microtechnology.
  • Confirmed successful experience closely related to the development of watch movements or components.
  • Strong knowledge of the watchmaking suppliers and subcontractors network to select and challenge technical partners.
  • Proven command of project-management and risk-management methodologies.
  • Ability to synthesize and explain complex technical issues to non-technical stakeholders, including Marketing and management.
  • Natural leadership ability to engage and unite a team.
  • Curiosity and marked interest in technological and competitive monitoring of the watchmaking sector.

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with the Creation, Marketing, and Technical and Innovation Office teams to identify needs and opportunities for developing new calibres.
  • Translate aesthetic and functional concepts into technical specifications and requirements documents.
  • Lead technical and economic feasibility studies to support project-launch decisions.
  • Supervise and structure the project managers' activities.
  • Ensure rigorous application of project-management standards, including milestones, deliverables, and budget management.
  • Proactively identify project deviations in schedule, cost, and quality; define remediation plans and lead escalation to management when necessary.
  • Supervise prototyping, testing, and certification phases to ensure technical reliability of calibres in compliance with the Poinçon de Genève requirements.
  • Ensure a smooth transfer of projects to industrialization and production teams.
  • Lead optimization of products in ongoing production, including reliability improvements, cost reductions, and obsolescence resolution.

About the Company

Richemont

Luxury-goods holding company acquiring maisons

Richemont is a Swiss-based holding company that owns a collection of luxury brands, including Cartier, Van Cleef & Arpels, Jaeger-LeCoultre, and IWC Schaffhausen. It operates by acquiring and nurturing iconic luxury maisons with rich histories, then leveraging their heritage to create premium jewelry, watches, and accessories sold worldwide through its brands and retail networks. Unlike diversified conglomerates that mix many non-luxury businesses, Richemont focuses exclusively on high-end goods and has deliberately shifted away from other interests (like tobacco) to sharpen its luxury focus. Its goal is to build a global luxury powerhouse by growing its brands, expanding across geographies, and maintaining control over premium product sourcing, design, and distribution.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Bellevue, Switzerland
Founded
1988

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