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Richemont

Luxury-goods holding company acquiring maisons

Group Talent Communities Management Director

Learning & DevelopmentConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeBellevue, SwitzerlandNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • Proven experience within the luxury fashion and accessories industry, with a strong understanding of creative, design, and studio functions, as well as marketing and communication organizations within Maisons and regions.
  • A minimum of 15–20 years of international HR and/or people management experience, ideally within a large, complex international group.
  • Significant expertise in talent management, talent assessment, development, and HR business partnering, with exposure to talent community management.
  • A proven track record in project management and familiarity with retail, marketing, and/or merchandising environments, ideally within the luxury sector.
  • Mastery of HR development processes such as mobility management, succession planning, and learning and development.
  • Strong analytical and synthesis skills, high organization, rigor, and ability in data analysis.
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to build and nurture internal networks.
  • An open, creative, positive, results-oriented, and flexible mindset, with the ability to thrive in matrix organizations and complex, fast-paced, multicultural environments.
  • Strong stakeholder management and digital savviness.
  • Fluency in English.
  • Strong analytical and numeric skills.

Responsibilities

  • Define and implement the long-term vision and strategic direction for Talent Communities Management, including strategies for creative, marketing/merchandising, and retail talent management.
  • Contribute to capability development through targeted community engagement and specific learning paths, incorporating external insights on market trends and innovations.
  • Ensure a global 360-degree view of talent management within communities and secure optimal talent pools in collaboration with HRDs and Talent Acquisition.
  • Define consistent career paths and ensure consistency in job catalogues and titles in collaboration with Group Rewards.
  • Lead ongoing management of assessment and career development tools, including the talent management process in Workday.
  • Collaborate with Learning & Development teams to support continuous upskilling and employability and implement consistent, progressive career paths.
  • Drive the development of succession plans and centralize internal mobility strategies.
  • Build and monitor talent pools across Maison headquarters and regions, with succession plans for senior management roles across Maisons, supporting their career development plans.
  • Contribute to the design and manage operational implementation of international development programs for international retail sales experts and high-potential Group talent.
  • Animate the HR Talent Management community across Maisons and Divisions, organize regular meetings on shared priorities and projects, and involve HR and partner departments in strategic and operational discussions.
  • Align with Maison HRDs, Regional teams, Learning & Development, and Commercial/Marketing Directors, and participate in global talent meetings.
  • Lead execution of strategic talent projects and define and monitor key performance indicators for talent communities.
  • Manage annual assessments for retail boutique managers and sales communities.
  • Develop and implement communication strategies for key talent initiatives and communicate the talent strategy across organizational levels and to top management.

Desired Qualifications

  • Knowledge and experience in finance and accounting is a strong plus.
  • Proficiency in languages in addition to English, particularly Chinese or Japanese, French, and Italian.

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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