Richemont Talent Acquisition Partner

About Richemont

Richemont is a Switzerland-based luxury goods holding company whose portfolio includes maisons across watches, jewellery, leather goods and writing instruments. The group operates internationally and combines heritage craftsmanship with contemporary luxury retail and wholesale operations. As an employer, Richemont emphasizes maison-level creativity and craftsmanship alongside group-wide talent development and cross‑brand collaboration.

Role & Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end recruitment for assigned functions and levels, from role definition and sourcing through interview coordination, offer management and onboarding.
• Partner closely with hiring managers and business leaders to define hiring needs, shape role profiles and build targeted sourcing strategies.
• Develop and maintain active talent pipelines and candidate pools, using proactive sourcing, networking and relationship management.
• Ensure an elevated, consistent candidate experience aligned with Richemont’s employer brand and maisons’ values.
• Manage recruitment metrics and reporting (time-to-fill, quality of hire, pipeline health) to inform hiring decisions and continuous improvement.
• Advise on market compensation positioning and support offer negotiation in partnership with HR business partners and finance where required.
• Drive diversity and inclusion sourcing initiatives and promote best-practice selection techniques and assessment tools.
• Coordinate with internal stakeholders (HRBP, mobility, legal) and external partners (agencies, universities) to deliver hiring objectives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, Psychology or related field; advanced HR qualification or certification preferred.
• Proven experience managing full‑cycle recruitment (typically 3+ years) in a corporate or luxury environment.
• Demonstrable stakeholder management skills with hiring managers and senior leaders.
• Strong commercial awareness and ability to recruit for specialist, technical or managerial roles.
• Familiarity with Swiss labour market practices and employment legislation is an asset.

Skills

Experience

Typically 3+ years of progressive recruitment experience, ideally with exposure to international hiring and experience within luxury goods, retail, professional services or corporate HR environments. Experience working with hiring managers at mid and senior levels and delivering multiple simultaneous searches is expected.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Psychology or related discipline; postgraduate HR certification or equivalent preferred.

Workplace

Culture

Richemont fosters a culture that balances maison-level creativity and craftsmanship with professional group-wide disciplines. The organisation values long-term talent development, cross‑brand collaboration and a high standard of service to clients and colleagues across international markets.

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