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.
Richemont seeks an Industrial Software Project Manager to lead the industrialization of innovative mechatronic products, particularly their software components, acting as Product Owner across Agile project management, software development partnerships and deployment. The role is based at Manufacture Valfleurier in Buttes and requires 3–5 years of relevant industrial or mechatronics experience.
Role & Responsibilities
- Lead the industrialization of innovative mechatronic products, particularly their software components, and act as Product Owner.
- Observe and work directly with manufacturing teams to identify and analyse their operational needs.
- Translate business needs into User Stories, define product vision for systems, and scope projects with sponsors, including budget, schedule and prioritization.
- Lead and rigorously track the project lifecycle using Agile methods.
- Guide and challenge internal and external partners in software solution development.
- Define and validate sustainable software architectures with the relevant entities.
- Select, evaluate and manage software service providers.
- Define hardware specifications in close collaboration with the Hardware Industrialization Project Manager.
- Draft qualification protocols, execute or supervise acceptance of developments, and validate solutions before production deployment.
- Transfer system ownership to the corresponding entity within the Group.
- Contribute actively to product deployment across the Group's entities and Maisons.
- Lead product presentations and demonstrations to encourage user and decision-maker adoption.
Qualifications
- Engineering education in microtechnology, industrial systems or computer science; Product Owner certification is an advantage.
- Strong communication skills and the ability to unite project stakeholders.
- Programming knowledge in Python and C++; interest in or mastery of AI code generation is an advantage.
- Experience in full-stack development, embedded software and API use.
- Experience with Agile development methods and software testing.
- Knowledge of DevOps practices and CI/CD tools.
- Experience creating intuitive user interfaces and knowledge of UX/UI design principles for industrial software and HMIs.
- Knowledge of general and industrial mechanics.
- Comfortable working in French and English.
- Results-oriented, curious, analytical and innovative, with strong organizational and communication skills and an inclination to share knowledge in collaborative, constructive teams.
Skills
Experience
3–5 years as a Product Owner or in a similar role in an industrial or mechatronics environment.
Education
Engineering education in microtechnology, industrial systems or computer science. Product Owner certification is an advantage.
Workplace
The successful candidate will be located in Buttes, Neuchâtel, Switzerland.
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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.
About Cerulean
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