Richemont QA Development Lead

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

• Define and lead the QA strategy for Engineering & Product Development, encompassing functional testing, regression testing, integration testing, performance testing, and user acceptance testing (UAT)
• Design, implement and maintain automated testing frameworks using Python, RobotFramework, Selenium, Cucumber, JUnit and Saucelabs, ensuring comprehensive test coverage across all critical applications and integrations
• Build and manage CI/CD quality gates leveraging Jenkins pipelines to integrate automated testing seamlessly into continuous integration and delivery workflows
• Manage and develop a QA team of experienced consultants, fostering a culture of quality and continuous improvement through active mentoring and promotion of Agile ceremonies (daily Stand-ups, Sprint Planning, Sprint Grooming, Sprint Reviews, Retrospectives)
• Oversee QA Operations including test management tools (e.g., Zephyr) and issue tracking systems (Jira), ensuring complete traceability of bugs, test phases, and test runs
• Drive proactive monitoring and continuous improvement by evaluating system fault indicators to discover and mitigate bugs before reaching end-users; enrich test suites based on insights
• Champion a 'Shift-Left' Testing Approach by embedding quality assurance practices early in the software development lifecycle and collaborating with developers, architects, and product owners from design and requirement phases
• Oversee the quality assurance of PLM platforms (Windchill, Aras) and CAD solutions (Creo, Rhino, SolidWorks), ensuring solution stability, data integrity, and seamless user experience
• Validate integrations between PLM systems and critical enterprise applications such as SAP, customer portals, and Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES), ensuring data consistency and process reliability
• Define and monitor quality KPIs and reporting dashboards, providing clear visibility on quality status, defect trends, test coverage, and risk areas to project stakeholders and management
• Lead business analysis activities related to quality by translating business requirements into comprehensive test strategies and performing data mining to identify quality patterns and improvement opportunities
• Drive User Acceptance Testing (UAT) processes, coordinating with business stakeholders across Maisons to ensure validation and sign-off of delivered solutions
• Manage QA project activities including project planning, budget follow-up, resource management, delivery tracking, supplier management and project reporting, adhering to established methodologies
• Maintain a constant technological watch on QA best practices, test automation innovations, and AI-driven testing approaches, proposing relevant improvements for the Group and actively participating in the internal Richemont Community of Practice (COP)

Qualifications

• Master's degree or Engineer qualification in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or related field
• 7+ years of experience in Quality Assurance, with at least 3 years in a QA Lead or QA Manager role, ideally within industrial or engineering environments
• Mandatory expertise in test automation: Python and RobotFramework with hands-on experience building and maintaining automated test suites
• Plus expertise in: Selenium, Cucumber, JUnit, Saucelabs
• Solid experience with CI/CD pipelines and automation orchestration
• Strong knowledge of database management systems, particularly Oracle, with ability to design and execute database-level validation and data quality checks
• Proven experience in project management including budget management, project planning, delivery follow-up, resource management, supplier management and project reporting
• Proven experience or demonstrated initiative in leveraging AI-driven tools and techniques to optimize QA activities (e.g., intelligent test case generation, predictive analytics for defect prevention, AI-powered test automation maintenance)
• Strong understanding of architecture design principles and integration technologies (APIs, event-oriented architectures, Cloud hosting)
• Collaborative leadership and coaching mindset with experience in team management overseeing QA design, execution and support activities
• Excellent ability to communicate technical and quality-related information effectively to management, peers, and industry partners
• Fluency in French and English is mandatory

Skills

Experience

7+ years in Quality Assurance with at least 3 years in a QA Lead or QA Manager role, ideally within industrial or engineering environments. Demonstrated expertise in test automation, CI/CD integration, database validation, project management, and AI-driven quality optimization. Proven track record of leading QA teams and implementing quality strategies across complex, multi-site manufacturing operations supporting luxury product development.

Education

Master's degree or Engineer qualification in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related technical field.

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.

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.