Van Cleef & Arpels Senior Digital Project Manager
Van Cleef & Arpels — Senior Digital Project Manager (Contract) in Paris. Lead cross‑functional digital and e‑commerce initiatives for the maison.
Overview
Van Cleef & Arpels is a Parisian high‑jewellery maison renowned for artisanal craftsmanship, poetic creativity and exceptional attention to detail. As part of the Richemont group, the brand combines heritage ateliers with a global retail and digital presence, offering a collaborative environment that bridges traditional savoir‑faire and contemporary luxury retailing.
Role & Responsibilities
- Lead end‑to‑end digital projects from brief to launch, ensuring alignment with brand guidelines, commercial targets and technical constraints.
- Define project scope, milestones, resource plans and budgets; coordinate internal stakeholders (marketing, CRM, retail, IT, merchandising) and external agencies.
- Translate business requirements into functional specifications and user stories; prioritize backlog and manage Agile ceremonies with development teams.
- Oversee QA, UAT and production rollouts; ensure high standards of UX, performance and brand consistency across web, mobile and CRM channels.
- Monitor project KPIs, produce regular status reports for senior management and recommend optimizations to the digital roadmap.
- Manage risks and change requests, escalate issues appropriately and drive cross‑functional problem solving to meet delivery deadlines.
Qualifications
- Proven track record in digital project management for luxury, fashion or premium retail brands.
- Strong stakeholder management with experience coordinating cross‑functional teams and external agencies.
- Demonstrable experience delivering e‑commerce or omnichannel initiatives with rigorous QA and launch discipline.
- Excellent written and verbal communication in French and English; ability to present to senior leadership.
Skills
Experience
Typically 5+ years of progressive experience in digital project management, with at least several years leading complex digital or e‑commerce projects; prior experience in the luxury or fashion sector is highly desirable.
Education
Bachelor's degree in digital marketing, business, communications, information systems or equivalent; a master’s degree or formal project‑management certification is a plus.
Workplace
This position is based in Paris, Île-de-France, France. Cerulean lists 3.321 open roles in Paris, including 73 posted recently. The broader Île-de-France area accounts for 3.735 active listings on Cerulean, 104 of which are new. In France as a whole, Cerulean currently features 4.293 open positions, with 140 posted this week.
Culture
The maison values meticulous craftsmanship, creative excellence and refined client experience. Teams operate in a collaborative, detail‑driven environment that balances heritage techniques with modern digital innovation, supported by an international organisation within the Richemont group.
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