Technical Manager
Richemont
Technical Manager
Richemont
Luxury-goods holding company acquiring maisons
Richemont, one of the world leaders in the luxury sector, has various Houses specializing in jewelry, watches and high-end accessories.Each Maison proudly embodies a tradition of style, quality and craftsmanship and Richemont strives to preserve the heritage and identity specific to each of them.At the same time, we are committed to innovating and designing new products in line with the values of our Houses, through a process of permanent creativity.
YOUR MISSION:
New Foundations is Richemont’s multi-year transformationprogrammeto simplify and align business processes and technology in preparation for the Group’s migration to SAP S/4HANA. It is designed to create theorganisational, governance and delivery foundations needed to enable a successful,scalableand business-led ERP transformation.
AsTechnicalManager for New Foundations, you will own the target technology architecture and shape the technology evolution pathrequiredto deliver Richemont’s SAP S/4HANA migration. You will ensure that the adoption decisions made through scope and simplification translate into a coherent,future-proofand sustainable enterprise landscape, extending well beyond the conversion event itself. Working under theProgrammeDirector, you will collaborate with technology experts to define the migration roadmap with Group Platforms and guide the evolution of the ERP landscape across theprogrammelifecycle.
HOW WILL YOU MAKE AN IMPACT?
In this role, you will:
Own the target-state technology architecture and define the future SAP S/4HANA-centred landscape — ERP core, satellites, integrations and extensions on SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP) and third-party platforms.
Translate scope and simplification decisions intoa viableand scalable architecture blueprint, aligned with Group architecture principles and clean-core strategy.
Define clear ERP boundaries, ensuring consistency between what is removed or simplified and what is rebuilt,extendedorexternalised.
Own the integration and extensibility strategy, including application programming interfaces (APIs),middlewareand event-driven patterns.
Assess technical feasibility, dependencies and sequencing, anchoring ambition in technical reality.
Prepare technology principles, architectureguardrailsand the inputsrequiredfor Solution Design.
Partner with product and technical teams to upskill on SAP S/4HANA and ensure decisions are grounded in technical reality.
HOW WILL YOU EXPERIENCE SUCCESS WITH US?
Senior experience in large-scale ERP and platform transformations (SAP S/4HANA isa must).
Proventrack recordin TechnicalArchitecturein complex environments.
Deep experience designing hybrid landscapes (ERP, satellites, data, integrations, cloud platforms).
Comfortable engaging with senior technology and business leaders, includingExCo-level forums.
Experienceoperatinginaninternationalmulti-entity or multi-brandenvironments.
Strong mastery of SAP S/4HANA architecture patterns, clean-coreprinciplesand extensibility models.
Deep understanding of integration architectures, APIs,middlewareand SAP BTP.
Ability to translate simplification and legacy constraints into forward-looking architecture choices.
Strong analytical capability to frame technology trade-offs (standard vs flexibility vs cost).
Structured decision framing, with a focus on long-term operability and scalability.
Strong long-term andsystemsthinking.
Comfortable holding the line on architectural non-negotiables.
Credible authority with both technology and business stakeholders.
Acts as a steward of future value, not a defender of current solutions.
WHAT MAKES OUR GROUP DIFFERENT ?
Our true power does not lie in our similarities but in the rich diversity of our arts, cultures, and human skills, as well as our specific ability to foster untapped potential.
We value freedom, collegiality, loyalty, and solidarity.
We foster empathy, curiosity, courage, humility, and integrity.
We care for the world we live in.
YOUR JOURNEY WITH US
Our recruitment journey for this role is designed to be respectful,transparentand grounded in genuine dialogue. You can typically expect:
An initialconversation with our Talent Acquisition team to discuss your background,motivationsand the role.
A meetingwithHiringManager for this role.
Subsequentinterviews with key Group Platforms stakeholders and members of the New Foundationsprogrammeteam to explore your experience in depth.
A final conversation focused on mutualfit,expectationsand next steps.
We are committed to providingtimely, transparent feedback at each stage of the process.
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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.
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