Product Manager

About the job

Company Description

The present and future of Audemars Piguet are built thanks to the contribution of all our talents. Inspired by the richness of our past, we are enthusiastic about what we will create in the future. Together, we are resolutely forward-looking and continuously striving for excellence in all our trades.

If our mission inspires you, come continue your journey within our family so that we can keep creating the extraordinary. Let’s write the next chapter of your career together!

Job Description

Under the responsibility of the Senior Director Product, you will play a key role in defining, deploying, and ensuring the performance of our watch collections.

A true interface between the Design, R&D, Industrialisation, Quality, Supply Chain, Commercial and Marketing teams, you will manage the entire product lifecycle to ensure its coherence with the Manufacture’s strategy, market expectations, and business objectives.

In this context, your main responsibilities will be:

• Leading and developing a Product team by setting priorities, supporting skills development, and fostering a collaborative, stimulating, and high-performing work environment within the product ecosystem
• Ensuring and promoting the product vision of the collections by contributing to the medium and long-term strategy, the offer architecture, its positioning, and overall coherence
• Managing the deployment of the Product plan as well as the technical evolutions of existing collections, from the expression of needs to final validation, in collaboration with the Design, R&D, Industrialisation, and Quality teams
• Analysing collection performance and market trends to identify opportunities for optimisation, innovation, and portfolio evolution
• Ensuring the technical excellence of products by mastering specifications, costs, quality, standards, and product data management
• Representing the Product function in transversal bodies and projects by contributing to roadmaps, committees, product reviews, and strategic events
• Supporting product launches and lifecycle by providing the necessary tools, content, and expertise to markets and commercial teams
• Contributing to the overall performance of the activity by closely collaborating with purchasing, Supply Chain, and other business functions to ensure availability and competitiveness of the offer

Qualifications

• Higher education in Microtechnology, Engineering, Industrial Design or equivalent field
• Minimum 7 years of experience in Product Management within the watchmaking industry
• Excellent knowledge of watch products (movements, complications, materials, and industrialisation processes)
• Experience in product development and management of complex technical projects
• Proven ability to manage, develop, and unite teams through natural leadership
• Strong organisational skills and ability to manage priorities
• Analytical mindset and results orientation
• Technical curiosity and sense of innovation
• Excellent communication skills and cross-functional collaboration
• Proficiency in PLM, ERP, and project management tools
• Fluency in French and English

Additional Information

What we offer:

• Coverage of health insurance (basic and supplementary)
• 5 weeks annual leave and 2 additional weeks between Christmas and New Year thanks to the daily accumulation of extra minutes
• A contribution to your sporting or cultural activities
• The possibility, depending on the role, to work remotely
• A company restaurant
• An advantageous occupational pension plan (LPP)

Would you like to express your expertise within Audemars Piguet? Do not hesitate and apply online! We look forward to discussing opportunities that could match your next professional adventure.

Masculine terms are used for both genders.

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