Human Resources Director

About the job

Member of the Executive Committee and a true leader of HR transformation, you carry a strong strategic vision and drive the evolution of the function.

This position is not a management role. It is a rare opportunity to rebuild a key function within a recognized independent manufacture, with a committed and demanding management. For this, you will have the means to act and the responsibility to succeed.

Your mission within our Manufacture

HR Vision & Transformation

• Define and embody a clear, modern HR vision aligned with the transformation challenges of the manufacture

• Rethink the organization, roles, and skills of the HR department to strengthen its strategic impact

• Evolve HR practices towards more agility, simplicity, and business orientation

• Lead structuring projects (culture, leadership, performance, engagement)

Governance & Strategic Partnership

• Actively contribute to the company’s strategic projects as a member of the Executive Committee

• Act as a trusted partner to managers by advising and challenging them daily

• Support the evolution of managerial practices and leadership postures

• Deploy a data-driven culture through relevant HR indicators

Talent & Attractiveness

• Structure a global talent management strategy (recruitment, development, retention)

• Strengthen the employer brand as a strategic lever for attractiveness and differentiation

• Rethink the employee experience to align it with transformation ambitions

Development & Skills

• Define a training strategy closely linked to business challenges and job evolutions

• Develop targeted and high value-added external partnerships

Influence & Ecosystem

• Represent the manufacture with key bodies and partners (APIAH, CAAJ, etc.)

• Develop the network and strengthen the company’s anchoring in the watchmaking ecosystem

Your profile and skills

• Experienced HR leader, you carry a strategic vision and have already led high-impact HR transformations.

• You move comfortably in demanding and agile industrial environments.

• A true business partner, you know how to influence, challenge, and support management teams.

• Both strategic and operational, you combine vision, pragmatism, and a sense of results.

• You drive your actions by data and measure their impact.

• Higher education in Human Resources or equivalent (Federal Certificate, Federal HR Diploma, or university degree), ideally complemented by training in leadership or management.

What our company offers

• 5 weeks of annual leave with 2 additional weeks between Christmas and New Year thanks to the daily accumulation of extra minutes
• Extra-professional sports activities
• A stimulating, modern, and well-equipped environment, within a committed team where knowledge sharing, mutual support, and good humor are part of daily life

What makes this role unique

You are not coming to replace.

You are coming to evolve by building on an existing foundation and constructing the future with a management committed to transformation as well as an engaged HR team ready to evolve.