Clarins Product Owner, Application Development

About Clarins

Founded in Paris in 1954 by Jacques Courtin-Clarins, Clarins is a family-owned beauty house renowned for its plant-inspired skincare, makeup and spa expertise. Combining scientific research with a close understanding of customers’ needs, the brand has built an international presence while preserving its French heritage. As an employer, Clarins brings together specialists across research, product development, manufacturing, retail and corporate functions, united by a commitment to quality and service. Its emphasis on responsible beauty, innovation and long-term stewardship offers a distinctive professional environment for those seeking to contribute to an established beauty house with an entrepreneurial spirit.

Role & Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain the product vision for the ICM Application domain, ensuring functional and applicative coherence across the portfolio
• Identify and analyze user requirements from business, support, and operations teams to inform strategic priorities
• Prioritize product enhancements based on business value and operational impact; maintain alignment between business objectives, technical constraints, and IT strategy
• Monitor budgets for run and build activities across the application portfolio; enforce group IT standards
• Write, maintain, and refine user stories; prioritize and manage the backlog in collaboration with business teams through scoring sessions and requirements validation
• Conduct backlog refinement sessions with technical teams to prepare for development iterations
• Manage all project phases and coordinate across multiple teams; validate deliverables against requirements before production deployment
• Serve as the primary point of contact for business units; provide level-one support for applications within the remit
• Track ticket resolution and service-level agreements; organize and lead RUN monitoring meetings with business stakeholders
• Monitor application usage and performance KPIs; identify improvement opportunities and contribute to internal process optimization
• Measure user satisfaction through surveys and post-implementation reviews; establish and test Disaster Recovery Plans (PRA) and work with business units on Business Continuity Plans (PCA)
• Gather and analyze user needs through structured workshops and design sessions with integration partners
• Communicate regularly on product progress and roadmap development; define roadmaps collaboratively with business and other IT divisions
• Collaborate with other IT domain teams and the architecture community to ensure development quality, functional coherence, and compliance with group integration principles

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree +4 or +5 (engineering school or equivalent university qualification)
• Minimum 7 years' experience in business analysis (AMOA), technical analysis (AMOE), or Product Owner roles, ideally in an international environment
• Advanced proficiency in English, both written and oral
• Strong understanding of information systems architecture
• Knowledge of infrastructure and network principles
• Solid foundation in software development principles
• Proficiency with APIs, integration mechanisms, and database concepts
• Excellent communication skills enabling effective interaction with business and technical stakeholders
• Strong organizational and priority-management capabilities
• Intellectual curiosity with a drive to understand challenges and propose improvements
• Genuine listening skills and service orientation; ability to build trusted relationships with end-users

Skills

Experience

Minimum 7 years in business analysis (AMOA), technical analysis (AMOE), or Product Owner functions, preferably within an international or multicultural corporate environment.

Education

Bachelor's degree +4 or +5 in engineering or equivalent university qualification.

Benefits

Competitive salary with profit-sharing and employee savings plan; comprehensive health, retirement, and transport benefits; sports and cultural allowances; employee share ownership plan (CSE); product discounts; on-site restaurant; flexible remote work (1–2 days per week after 4 months' tenure); unlimited access to Digital Learning platform; rich professional development opportunities.

Culture

As a family-owned French beauty group, Clarins combines an entrepreneurial spirit with a culture rooted in botanical expertise, scientific innovation and close attention to customers. Its workplace values collaboration, the transmission of know-how and a shared commitment to responsible beauty, connecting professional excellence with care for people and nature.

About Cerulean

Cerulean is the definitive career portal for the global luxury industry. We match exceptional professionals with exclusive opportunities at the world's most prestigious brands. From haute couture and fine watchmaking to prestige beauty, hospitality, and boutique retail, Cerulean centralises luxury employment to help you find the career for which you were destined.