Richemont Finance Senior Product Owner

About Richemont

Richemont is one of the world’s foremost luxury groups, stewarding a distinguished portfolio of maisons across jewellery, watchmaking, fashion and accessories, including Cartier, Van Cleef & Arpels, Jaeger-LeCoultre and Montblanc. As an employer, it combines the heritage of artisanal excellence with a forward-looking culture shaped by innovation, client-centricity and responsible business. Its global teams operate in an environment that values craftsmanship, entrepreneurship and collaboration, offering opportunities to grow within iconic maisons and group functions alike. Richemont attracts professionals who aspire to contribute to enduring luxury, preserving rare savoir-faire while helping define the future of high craftsmanship.

Role & Responsibilities

• Lead the strategic transformation and innovation of Finance & Accounting Product, overseeing key initiatives including finance simplification, e-invoicing, accounting capabilities, and M&A integration
• Serve as the strategic interface between the Group Product Office and Finance Function, ensuring deep alignment of strategic objectives
• Build and maintain comprehensive product roadmaps reflecting evolving business needs and resource capacity
• Implement consistent product ways of working (e.g., agile ceremonies, demand management, fixed capacity models) to foster mature product development culture
• Proactively manage and mitigate risks, issues, and dependencies in close collaboration with the Finance function and cross-functional teams
• Communicate strategic evolution and business impact of Finance & Accounting Product to senior stakeholders, demonstrating contribution to overarching business vision
• Discover and translate stakeholder needs into strategic product initiatives and requirements through proactive partnership
• Lead prioritization of product demands in collaboration with Group Finance organization (Business Process Owners, Centers of Excellence, Working Groups)
• Oversee strategic maintenance and refinement of product backlog to maximize business value, ROI, and capacity alignment
• Guide technical teams on Finance & Accounting solutions, ensuring strategic product vision is translated effectively into high-quality implementation
• Facilitate and manage interdependencies across Product Areas, ensuring seamless integration and cross-functional alignment
• Champion change management initiatives, fostering adoption through comprehensive training, support tools, and documentation
• Drive continuous product improvement through user feedback analysis, benefits realization measurement, and KPI optimization

Qualifications

• 10–15 years' experience in projects/products management within multinational, innovative environments, with emphasis on operational finance or consulting
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or Master's degree in Business Administration
• Demonstrated experience with SAP Financial solutions
• Practical background in operational finance roles (e.g., controlling, accounting)
• Big 4 or equivalent consulting/audit experience (preferred)
• Proven expertise in business process facilitation, change management, and cross-functional problem-solving
• Knowledge of collaborative product management solutions and Agile frameworks/methodologies (preferred)
• Hands-on experience implementing Product Owner techniques (e.g., customer journeys, personas, discovery, agile ceremonies) (preferred)
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, negotiation, and organizational capabilities
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with ability to engage at all organizational levels including C-suite
• Ability to anticipate business change through emerging technologies
• Proven success in team-oriented, collaborative environments

Skills

Experience

10–15 years of progressive experience in product or project management, ideally within multinational corporations and innovation-driven environments. Substantial hands-on background in operational finance or strategy consulting is essential. Candidate should demonstrate measurable impact from leading complex, cross-functional initiatives in financial systems or similar enterprise software domains.

Education

Bachelor's degree (B.Sc.) in Computer Science or Engineering, or Master's degree in Business Administration (MBA) or equivalent advanced qualification in a business discipline.

Workplace

Culture

Richemont fosters a refined, international workplace where its Maisons preserve exceptional craftsmanship while benefiting from the strength and perspective of a global luxury group. As an employer, it values long-term stewardship, collaboration, innovation, and the development of talent within an environment shaped by heritage, creativity, and high standards.

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