Tiffany & Co. Senior Product Development Specialist — Watches

Tiffany & Co. is an iconic luxury jewellery and watchmaking house with a dedicated Geneva-based watch division. Now part of the LVMH group, the brand combines American design sensibility with Swiss horological savoir-faire and pursues excellence across craftsmanship, design and product innovation.

1. Lead end-to-end product development for high‑end watches from marketing brief through prototyping to delivery of first production series, ensuring adherence to quality, cost and timing targets.
2. Define and manage project schedules, resource plans and budgets; identify risks and implement corrective actions to keep projects on track.
3. Coordinate and align multidisciplinary internal teams (Design, Operations, Marketing) and external partners/suppliers to ensure technical feasibility and timely delivery.
4. Drive technical and aesthetic solutions during design and prototyping phases, contributing horological expertise for movements and complications.
5. Oversee industrialization activities to guarantee manufacturability and production readiness while maintaining technical excellence.
6. Champion innovation and continuous improvement by monitoring industry trends, materials and technologies and proposing enhancements to processes and products.
7. Produce regular status reports and present project updates to senior stakeholders and management; escalate issues as required.

1. Master’s degree in industrial management, mechanical engineering or equivalent technical qualification.
2. Minimum 8 years’ experience managing development projects within the luxury watchmaking sector, ideally including movement or complication development.
3. Deep knowledge of mechanical watch manufacturing processes, components and production techniques.
4. Proven leadership and organisational skills with the ability to prioritise and drive multidisciplinary teams to deliver results.
5. Excellent problem‑solving skills with the capacity to summarise complex technical information clearly.
6. Fluent in French and English (oral and written).
7. Proficient in Microsoft PowerPoint and MS Project.

1. MS Project
2. PowerPoint
3. Product development lifecycle
4. Movement and complications development
5. Mechanical watch manufacturing techniques
6. Budget management
7. Risk management
8. Stakeholder management
9. Cross‑functional coordination

At least 8 years leading product development projects in the luxury watch industry, with direct experience on movement development or complications highly preferred.

Master’s degree in industrial management, mechanical engineering, horology or a related technical discipline.

Tiffany & Co. cultivates a culture that blends creative jewellery design with Swiss horological craftsmanship, emphasising precision, creativity and elevated client standards. Teams operate collaboratively across disciplines and geographies, with a focus on innovation, meticulous quality and continual improvement.