New Foundations Programme Manager
Richemont
New Foundations Programme 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.
AsProgrammeManager for New Foundations, you will own the day-to-day orchestration,cadenceand operational discipline of this strategic transformationprogramme. You will ensure theprogrammeruns as a single, integrated effort, with decisions, risks and dependencies tracked and executed consistently across all workstreams. Partnering closely with theProgrammeDirector, theprogrammeteamand wider Group Platforms stakeholders, you will be the trusted operational backbone of theprogramme, with no content ownership.
HOW WILL YOU MAKE AN IMPACT?
In this role, you will:
Co-design the New Foundationsprogrammewith theProgrammeDirector and wider Group Platforms stakeholders, translating ambition,governanceand decisions into a structured and executable plan.
Orchestrate overallprogrammeexecution, ensuring allstreamsprogress in line with agreed scope,cadenceand priorities.
Maintain a single integrated view of theprogrammeand ownits cadence and rhythm — planning cycles, forums,milestonesand decision tracking.
Prepare and drive arbitration processes with relevant stakeholders, framing options, impacts and trade-offs for theProgrammeDirector and Group Platforms Executive Committee (ExCo).
Track decisions and non-negotiables, ensuring commitments are clearly recorded and reflected in plans and deliverables, following up on actions, managingslippageand escalating risks early.
Coordinate documentation and readiness for Discovery deliverables and the planning and preparation of Solution Design.
HOW WILL YOU EXPERIENCE SUCCESS WITH US?
Strong background inprogrammeorchestration and complex delivery environments.
Experienceoperatingin multi-entity, Group-levelprogrammes
Exposure to large-scale ERP transformations, ideally including SAP S/4HANA conversions.
Experience working with external consulting partners duringinitialprogrammeset-up.
Programmestructuring and planning, including cadence,milestonesand dependency management.
Rigorous tracking and follow-through, turning decisions into executable actions.
Risk and issue management, with early identification and escalation.
Clear synthesis and framing,consolidatingcomplex inputs into conciseprogrammeviews.
Strong coordination across business, technology,financeand changemanagementteams.
Highly disciplined,structuredandexecution-oriented.
Comfortable operating incomplexenvironment
Focused on outcomes, follow-throughand operational excellence.
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 meeting withHiringManagerand HRfor this role.
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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