Global Store Design & Visual Merchandising Director

La Prairie Switzerland; Zürich; Hybrid; CHF 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance Contribution

25 days annual leave + 8.5 days for HQ

Flexible work from home up to 2 days a

Exclusive product discounts

SkillCare and LinkedIn Learning access

Beiersdorf internal mobility

Employee referral bonuses

Job summary

La Prairie Switzerland is seeking a senior leader to shape and protect the global Store Design and Visual Merchandising strategy. You will translate brand vision into scalable standards, leading cross‑functional teams to ensure exceptional luxury retail experiences across all channels.

In this role you will guide design principles, governance, and commercial alignment, while managing budgets and program delivery to drive performance and client engagement worldwide.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture or Business/Marketing related field.
• Minimum 15 years of experience in architecture, industrial design, and retail merchandising within a luxury brand environment.
• Experience leading a team with strong influencing and collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead La Prairie’s global Store Design and Visual Merchandising strategy across all physical channels.
• Translate brand vision and priorities into scalable design standards and guidelines.
• Balance creative innovation with governance, investment discipline and delivery excellence.
• Develop global design principles, guardrails and toolkits for consistent execution.
• Oversee budgets, CAPEX, vendor management and project delivery across formats.

Skills

Leadership

Influencing

Collaboration

Retail design

Architecture

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture

Job description

Lead La Prairie’s global Store Design and Visual Merchandising strategy, ensuring a distinctive and consistent luxury retail experience across all physical channels. Translate brand vision and commercial priorities into scalable design standards, merchandising frameworks and operational guidelines that drive execution excellence, elevate client experience and support business performance. Partner across global and regional teams to balance creative innovation with governance, investment discipline and effective delivery.

How you will create a beautiful impact:

• Define and Protect the La Prairie Retail Experience
• Shape and evolve La Prairie’s global retail identity, store design and visual merchandising vision across all physical retail formats.
• Lead the creative and experiential direction of retail environments while ensuring brand consistency and local relevance.
• Establish clear global design principles and brand guardrails to protect and elevate the luxury retail experience.
• Convert Space into Commercial Performance
• Maximise retail productivity by linking store design, space planning and visual merchandising decisions to commercial outcomes.
• Define merchandising frameworks, planogram strategies and space allocation principles across key retail formats.
• Use performance insights to continuously optimise retail environments and client engagement.
• Scale Execution Through Standards, Toolkits and Governance
• Develop and maintain global store design and visual merchandising standards, guidelines and implementation toolkits.
• Ensure consistent execution of the brand vision through clear frameworks, processes and communication.
• Establish governance and decision‑making structures that drive quality, accountability and operational excellence.
• Deliver Programmes with CAPEX, Quality and Risk Control
• Lead the development and delivery of retail design projects across channels and markets.
• Oversee vendor, sourcing, production and logistics management to ensure quality and efficiency.
• Manage budgets and CAPEX investments to maximise strategic value and commercial return.
• Lead Global‑Local Alignment and Decision‑Making
• Partner with global, regional and market stakeholders to drive alignment on retail design and visual merchandising priorities.
• Balance global consistency with local business requirements and market opportunities.
• Influence senior stakeholders and facilitate effective decision‑making across cross‑functional teams.
• Build Team Capability and Organisational Maturity
• Lead, coach and develop the global Store Design and Visual Merchandising team.
• Strengthen capabilities across regional teams through standards, training and best‑practice sharing.
• Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, continuous improvement and commercial mindset.

What you need to become our next audacious talent:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Architecture or Business/Marketing related field
• Minimum 15 years of experience in architecture, industrial design, and retail merchandising within a luxury brand environment, preferably in a global organization, with the ability to create and interpret architectural drawings.
• Demonstrated experience with leading a team
• Strong influencing, negotiation and collaboration skill required

Benefits

• Health Insurance Contribution: Enjoy a monthly contribution towards your health insurance.
• Generous Leave Policy: Benefit from 25 days of annual leave, plus an additional 8.5 days off (available for HQ employees).
• Flexible Work Arrangements: Embrace a balanced work‑life with the option to work from home up to two days a week.
• Exclusive Product Discounts: Access special discounts on La Prairie products and participate in Employee‑Only Sales at our exclusive Employee Boutique.
• Skill Development Opportunities: Benefit from unlimited access to La Prairie’s “SkillCare” program, tailored to enhance your skills and support your professional growth, along with access to the LinkedIn Learning platform for additional learning resources.
• Career Mobility Opportunities: Explore internal and international mobility options within the Beiersdorf Group.
• Employee Referral Bonuses: Earn bonuses for referring talented individuals to join our team.

At La Prairie we work on creating a diverse & inclusive culture by having a balanced population and an open, safe, trusting and accepting culture. We believe that diversity in our talents is the strength of our House and we are supporting professional equality for everyone. We welcome applicants with and from diverse background.