Product Development Product Owner

Richemont International SA; Meyrin; On-site; CHF 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Richemont International SA is seeking a Product Development Product Owner within the Group Platforms department to bridge Group Maisons, Central Functions, and technical teams. You will capture requests, prioritize by ROI, and drive delivery in an agile framework while coordinating with Product & Process Development teams to harmonize rules and deploy new tools.

Ideal candidates have 5–10 years in product development with CAD/PLM expertise (Creo/Windchill), a Master’s degree, and strong English

Qualifications

• 5–10 years’ experience in product development.
• Strong CAD/PLM knowledge, esp. Creo/Windchill.
• Master’s degree in business or engineering.
• Excellent English (mandatory).

Responsibilities

• Maintain and refine product backlog based on business value and ROI.
• Partner with Technology teams to translate product vision into implementation.
• Coordinate cross-product dependencies with other teams.
• Support product adoption, training, and documentation.
• Lead change management and share best practices.
• Report on product evolution with KPIs.

Skills

Product backlog management

Agile / Scrum

Stakeholder engagement

Cross-functional leadership

CAD/PLM knowledge

Communication skills

Change management

Problem solving

Presentation skills

English proficiency

Education

Master’s degree in business administration or engineering

Tools

PTC Creo

PTC Windchill

Job description

Reference code: JR133383

Richemont vereint einige der weltweit führenden Maisons für Luxusartikel mit besonderer Expertise in der Fertigung von Schmuck, exklusiven Uhren und Premium-Accessoires. Jedes Maison steht für eine eigene stolze Tradition des Stils, der Qualität und des Handwerks, und Richemont hat sich zur Aufgabe gemacht, das einzigartige Erbe und die Identität jedes einzelnen Maison zu bewahren. Gleichzeitig verpflichten wir uns in einem kontinuierlichen kreativen Schöpfungsprozess der Innovation sowie der Entwicklung neuer Produkte auf Grundlage der besonderen Werte unserer Maisons.

YOUR MISSION:

As part of the Group Platforms department, Richemont is looking to strengthen a very dynamic Product Management team. This Product team is structured around key capabilities that support our Maisons’ value chain strategy.

The Product Development Product Owner will be the interface between the Group Maisons, Central Functions, other Product teams and the technical teams delivering the solutions supporting the business needs related to product development within the product organization framework. He/She will ensure the proper capture of product development related needs (evolution, enrichment, cutover support, etc.), perform the discovery and analysis along technical teams of the requirements, prioritize the requests based on their business value, opportunities and time criticality. He/she will ensure the delivery of those requests by technical teams following an agile framework, working closely with Group Technology counterparts forming the Product & Process Development Product Team.

Working alongside other Product owners, he/she will facilitate the coordination of other Product teams and their Product Development related needs.

He/she will also lead or support initiatives to increase the maturity level on product development flow, from harmonization of rules and practices to the deployment of new tools and processes.

HOW WILL YOU MAKE AN IMPACT?

• You will maintain and refine product backlog based on changing needs according to business value or ROI, given capacity available.
• You will partner with the Technology teams to make sure the product vision is translated appropriately into the implementation.
• You will align with cross-functional teams to manage cross-product dependencies.
• You will work with the Product Team to ensure selected technologies match business requirements expressed by business stakeholders (Maisons, Functions, Regions/countries).
• You will be responsible for product adoption, delivering product training support, and documents.
• You will support business performing change management and sharing best practices.
• You will conduct regular updates to share how the product is evolving and to demonstrate how it contributes to the business vision and to the success of Richemont and its Maisons.
• You will continuously seek to improve products to meet Business outcomes, tracking user feedback, benefits, adoption and usage through key metrics / KPIs.

HOW WILL YOU EXPERIENCE SUCCESS WITH US?

Excellence is a top priority for our teams. On this role you have the occasion to play a pivotal role in the development of the Group core operations.

Your passion for moving forward and achieving will find the perfect context within the team.

Innovation is at the heart of what we do, joining us means being exposed to latest trends and technologies.

DIMENSIONS

• 5-10 years’ experience in product development, with a strong background in CAD methodologies—ideally utilizing PTC Creo within a Manufacturing environment.
• Proven experience with Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) systems, ideally PTC Windchill (including CAD data management, Bill of Materials (BOM) management, and engineering change processes).
• Strong understanding of CAD/PLM integration and how product data flows from design to manufacturing.
• Master’s degree in business administration, engineering, or equivalent qualifications.
• Excellent Business acumen, strong customer orientation
• Successful experience in facilitation, change management, and cross-business areas problem solving
• Knowledge of collaborative solutions for product management and Agile frameworks/methodologies.
• Experience in implementing PO techniques (e.g., customer journeys, personas, discovery, agile ceremonies).
• Ability to anticipate change through technologies.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, negotiation and organizational skills.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, good listener.
• Ability to present complex technical concepts (CAD/PLM) in a user-friendly or executive language at different management levels up to C-Level, motivate and inspire teams with client vision.
• Experience working in a team-oriented and collaborative environment.
• Proficiency in English is mandatory.

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