Product Development Product Owner

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.

“Do you enjoy orchestrating evolutions towards operational efficiency and future-ready customer and employee experiences? Are you eager to use the latest technologies and participate to the build of constantly improving solutions? If yes, then apply and join us. A team aiming at accelerating business through technology is waiting for you to step up and have an impact on our Group transformation”

YOUR MISSION:

As part of the Group Platforms department, Richemont is looking to strengthen a very dynamic Product Management team. This Product team is structured around key capabilities that support our Maisons’ value chain strategy.

The Product Development Product Owner will be the interface between the Group Maisons, Central Functions, other Product teams and the technical teams delivering the solutions supporting the business needs related to product development within the product organization framework.

He/She will ensure the proper capture of product development related needs (evolution, enrichment, cutover support, etc.), perform the discovery and analysis along technical teams of the requirements, prioritize the requests based on their business value, opportunities and time criticality. He/she will ensure the delivery of those requests by technical teams following an agile framework, working closely with Group Technology counterparts forming the Product & Process Development Product Team.

Working alongside other Product owners, he/she will facilitate the coordination of other Product teams and their Product Development related needs.

He/she will also lead or support initiatives to increase the maturity level on product development flow, from harmonization of rules and practices to the deployment of new tools and processes.

HOW WILL YOU MAKE AN IMPACT?

• You will maintain and refine product backlog based on changing needs according to business value or ROI, given capacity available.
• You will partner with the Technology teams to make sure the product vision is translated appropriately into the implementation.
• You will align with cross-functional teams to manage cross-product dependencies.
• You will work with the Product Team to ensure selected technologies match business requirements expressed by business stakeholders (Maisons, Functions, Regions/countries)
• You will be responsible for product adoption, delivering product training support, and documents.
• You will support business performing change management and sharing best practices.
• You will conduct regular updates to share how the product is evolving and to demonstrate how it contributes to the business vision and to the success of Richemont and its Maisons.
• You will continuously seek to improve products to meet Business outcomes, tracking user feedback, benefits, adoption and usage through key metrics / KPIs.

HOW WILL YOU EXPERIENCE SUCCESS WITH US?

• Excellence is a top priority for our teams. On this role you have the occasion to play a pivotal role in the development of the Group core operations.
• Your passion for moving forward and achieving will find the perfect context within the team.
• Innovation is at the heart of what we do, joining us means being exposed to latest trends and technologies.

DIMENSIONS

• 5-10 years’ experience in product development, with a strong background in CAD methodologies—ideally utilizing PTC Creo within a Manufacturing environment.
• Proven experience with Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) systems, ideally PTC Windchill (including CAD data management, Bill of Materials (BOM) management, and engineering change processes).
• Strong understanding of CAD/PLM integration and how product data flows from design to manufacturing.
• Master’s degree in business administration, engineering, or equivalent qualifications.
• Excellent Business acumen, strong customer orientation
• Successful experience in facilitation, change management, and cross-business areas problem solving
• Knowledge of collaborative solutions for product management and Agile frameworks/methodologies.
• Experience in implementing PO techniques (e.g., customer journeys, personas, discovery, agile ceremonies).
• Ability to anticipate change through technologies.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, negotiation and organizational skills.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, good listener.
• Ability to present complex technical concepts (CAD/PLM) in a user-friendly or executive language at different management levels up to C-Level, motivate and inspire teams with client vision.
• Experience working in a team-oriented and collaborative environment.
• Proficiency in English is mandatory.

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