Rolex Archivist

Rolex is a privately held Swiss watchmaker renowned for craftsmanship, technical excellence and a long-standing commitment to heritage. As an employer, Rolex emphasizes precision, discretion and continuity, offering structured career paths within a highly professional, internationally oriented organisation that values the preservation and promotion of its cultural and historical assets.

1. Contribute to the definition and implementation of a comprehensive records management and historical archives policy to capitalise and safeguard the brand’s knowledge and heritage.
2. Optimise documentary workflows and information circulation across departments to improve access and compliance.
3. Collect, classify, inventory and preserve both physical and digital archives, ensuring rigorous provenance and traceability.
4. Maintain and administer documentary and heritage databases, keeping metadata and catalogues up to date.
5. Oversee preventive conservation measures and security protocols to protect documents while guaranteeing confidentiality.
6. Conduct archival research and advise internal stakeholders on the use and valorisation of archival materials.
7. Collaborate on projects to promote the documentary heritage (publications, exhibitions, events).
8. Support the service’s digital transformation through the adoption and administration of dedicated digital tools and applications.

1. University degree or equivalent in archives, records management, library and information science, or a related discipline.
2. Solid knowledge of records management principles and historical archives practices.
3. Proven proficiency with databases and archival standards/metadata schemas.
4. Excellent written and spoken French; professional command of English is an advantage.
5. Demonstrated rigor, synthesis skills, strong organisation and attention to detail.
6. Discretion, respect for confidentiality, autonomy and ability to work collaboratively in multidisciplinary teams.
7. Minimum three years’ relevant professional experience in a demanding or specialist environment (industry, luxury, heritage preferred).

1. Records management
2. Historical archives
3. Documentary and heritage databases
4. Databases
5. Archival standards
6. Preventive conservation
7. Business applications
8. Digital archival tools

Minimum three years’ professional experience in archives, records management or a related field, preferably within luxury, heritage, museum or high-demand industrial environments.

University degree or equivalent in archives, records management, library & information science, or a related discipline.

Flexible working time arrangements; comprehensive social benefits; excellent working conditions.

Rolex cultivates a culture of precision, discretion and long-term stewardship rooted in Swiss watchmaking traditions. The workplace prizes technical excellence, respect for heritage and collaborative professionalism, offering a stable environment where careful custodianship of cultural assets is a core organisational value.