Store Design Manager - Luxury Retail

Luxury Experts; Grézet-Cavagnan; Presencial; EUR 85.000 - 120.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Luxury Experts, partnering with a prestigious Swiss luxury Maison, seeks a Store Design Manager to shape and elevate the brand's retail presence worldwide. The role leads design of boutiques, pop-ups, and retail environments, ensuring brand identity and uncompromising standards across markets.

You will collaborate with global stakeholders, manage international projects, mentor a Retail Designer, and oversee materials, finishes, lighting, and fixtures to deliver a truly exceptional luxury

Formación

• Degree in Architecture, Interior Design, Retail Design, or a closely related discipline.
• 8–12 years of experience managing retail design projects within luxury retail, premium brands, hospitality, jewellery or watchmaking.
• Strong project management capabilities with experience delivering multiple international projects simultaneously.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Proficiency with AutoCAD, SketchUp, Adobe Creative Suite, and MS Office.
• Fluency in both English and French.

Responsabilidades

• Drive the Global Retail Vision by developing and evolving the brand's retail design concepts across formats.
• Lead international retail projects, managing openings, renovations, relocations, and pop-up activations worldwide.

Conocimientos

Project management

Stakeholder management

Brand storytelling

Luxury retail experience

Fluency in English

Fluency in French

Educación

Degree in Architecture/Interior/Retail Design

Herramientas

AutoCAD

SketchUp

Adobe Creative Suite

MS Office

Descripción del empleo

Luxury Experts is partnering with a prestigious Swiss luxury Maison to recruit a Store Design lead who will play a key role in shaping and elevating the brand's retail presence worldwide.

This is a unique opportunity to join an internationally renowned luxury brand celebrated for its heritage, craftsmanship, innovation, and exceptional client experience.

As Store Design Manager, you will lead the development and execution of boutique, pop-up, and retail design projects across international markets, ensuring every customer touchpoint reflects the brand's identity and uncompromising standards.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Drive the Global Retail Vision

• Develop and evolve the brand's retail design concepts across all retail formats.
• Ensure a consistent and elevated brand experience across boutiques, shop-in-shops, corners, and temporary retail spaces.
• Translate brand values into inspiring and commercially effective retail environments.

Lead International Retail Projects

• Manage new boutique openings, renovations, relocations, and pop-up activations worldwide.
• Coordinate external architects, designers, suppliers, and contractors throughout project lifecycles.
• Oversee project timelines, budgets, quality standards, and successful delivery.

Partner with Global Stakeholders

• Collaborate closely with regional teams, brand stakeholders, and retail partners across multiple markets.
• Provide expertise on store layouts, design adaptations, furniture selection, and customer journey optimisation.
• Ensure local requirements are successfully integrated without compromising global brand consistency.

Enhance Retail Experience & Visual Identity

• Develop and maintain retail design standards, furniture collections, and fixture specifications.
• Ensure materials, finishes, lighting, and architectural details support an exceptional luxury experience.
• Continuously identify opportunities to elevate retail environments and customer engagement.

Team Leadership

• Lead and mentor a Retail Designer.
• Foster collaboration, creativity, and operational excellence within the team.

PROFILE

• Degree in Architecture, Interior Design, Retail Design, or a closely related discipline.
• 8-12 years of experience managing retail design projects within luxury retail, premium brands, hospitality, jewellery or watchmaking.
• Strong project management capabilities with experience delivering multiple international projects simultaneously.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Proficiency with AutoCAD, SketchUp, Adobe Creative Suite, and MS Office.
• Fluency in both English and French.
• A strong appreciation for luxury craftsmanship, design excellence, and brand storytelling.

Why This Opportunity?

• Join a highly respected Swiss luxury brand with an international footprint.
• Work on flagship boutiques and high-profile retail projects around the world.
• Influence the future evolution of a globally recognised luxury retail experience.
• Collaborate with passionate experts dedicated to craftsmanship, innovation, and excellence.
• Enjoy a role combining creativity, architecture, design, project management, and international exposure.

Interested in learning more?

Luxury Experts would be delighted to discuss this confidential opportunity with qualified candidates.