Rolex Security Systems Manager
- Location
- Geneva Geneva Switzerland
- Employment
- Full-Time
- Seniority
- Manager
- Department
- Engineering, Facilities & Maintenance
- Industry
- Fine Watches & Horology
- Posted
- Oct 5, 2026
About Rolex
Rolex is a benchmark of Swiss watchmaking excellence, renowned for precision, enduring design and uncompromising craftsmanship. As an employer, the Maison offers a culture shaped by mastery, discretion and long-term commitment, where engineers, artisans, designers and corporate specialists contribute to products built to transcend generations. Its Geneva-based heritage is matched by a global outlook, rigorous standards and significant investment in training, innovation and responsible excellence. Employees join an institution that values technical depth, collaborative discipline and meticulous attention to detail, offering the opportunity to advance within one of the world’s most respected luxury brands.
Rolex seeks a Security Systems Manager to lead specialists responsible for the operation, maintenance, and development of technical security systems across its sites. The role combines team leadership, service-provider and project oversight, system performance and cybersecurity governance, and coordination with internal partners.
Role & Responsibilities
- Communicate departmental direction, set objectives, and support team members in achieving them.
- Organize team activities to align workload, capacity, priorities, and competencies.
- Develop team members’ skills, autonomy, and engagement, and ensure knowledge sharing.
- Build a trusting work environment that fosters communication, cohesion, and collective performance through demanding yet supportive close management.
- Ensure the availability, reliability, and performance of technical security systems in line with expected service levels.
- Oversee preventive, corrective, and upgrade maintenance, updates, version upgrades, and obsolescence management.
- Manage internal and external service providers, monitor maintenance contracts, and contribute to operating budget control.
- Ensure the consistency of technical architectures, their interfaces with information systems, and their compliance with cybersecurity requirements.
- Organize expert support for operators and internal users, and monitor activity using availability, service quality, incident, and cost indicators.
- Coordinate works and interventions that may affect security installations with the Buildings & Infrastructure teams, information systems teams, project managers, operators, and contractors.
- Oversee system upgrade, renewal, and deployment projects from requirements definition through commissioning.
- Ensure the quality of technical concepts, documentation, testing, acceptance, and handover to operations.
- Deploy and maintain the standards, processes, and tools required for operations and maintenance, with a focus on continuous improvement.
- Build trusted relationships with partner departments and ensure compliance with security, confidentiality, compliance, cybersecurity, and business continuity requirements.
Qualifications
- Successful experience managing a team.
- Experience managing service providers, maintenance contracts, and technical projects.
- Established experience operating, maintaining, and upgrading technical security systems.
- Technical or university higher education: HES/EPF engineering qualification, Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in engineering, or equivalent training.
- Good knowledge of access control, physical identity and access management, video surveillance, intercom, visitor management, parking, or security hypervision solutions.
- Excellent understanding of IT infrastructure, networks, servers, databases, application interfaces, and cybersecurity challenges.
- Project management training or certification is an asset.
- Good knowledge of standard office and reporting tools.
- Excellent spoken and written French; technical English is preferred, and German is an asset.
Skills
Experience
Successful team management experience; established experience operating, maintaining, and upgrading technical security systems; experience managing service providers, maintenance contracts, and technical projects.
Education
Technical or university higher education: HES/EPF engineering qualification, Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in engineering, or equivalent training.
Workplace
This position is based in Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland.
Benefits
Stimulating environment, excellent working conditions, and first-rate social benefits.
Culture
Rolex fosters a workplace culture defined by precision, excellence, and a deep respect for craftsmanship. As an employer, the company offers a disciplined yet collaborative environment where long-term thinking, continuous improvement, and attention to detail guide every aspect of work.
About Cerulean
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