Managing Director, APAC L’Ecole

HK03 Richemont Asia Pacific Ltd; Hong Kong; Hybrid; HKD 1,800,000 - 2,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career development

Training on history and know-how

Job summary

Van Cleef & Arpels in Hong Kong seeks the L’Ecole APAC Managing Director to drive local strategy, develop networks, and anchor the campus with compliance and collaboration with regional teams and Maison experts.

The role focuses on 360° regional activity, partnerships with universities, and representation in press while safeguarding the brand's reputation. A strong background in senior leadership within cultural/scientific/Marcom is essential.

Qualifications

• Senior leadership experience in cultural/academic/scientific/Marcom environments.
• Strong knowledge of APAC cultural environment and local networks; international experience is a plus.
• Pragmatic, agile, proactive; able to manage ambiguity and matrix organizations.

Responsibilities

• Define and orchestrate campus activities across APAC, ensuring local relevance.
• Enhance L’Ecole APAC's reputation, partnerships, and visibility regionally.
• Oversee strategic, financial, and operational planning including budget and P&L with regional leadership.
• Lead recruitment, talent development, and structuring of the campus organization.

Skills

Senior leadership experience

APAC cultural knowledge

Agile / matrix leadership

Job description

Who are we?

A High Jewelry Maison with a strong heritage who promotes exceptional know-how in an enchanting and creative environment. Our Maison is looking for talented individuals who contribute to developing and transmitting their expertise with care and no compromise. At Van Cleef & Arpels you will be surrounded by passionate experts and will contribute to many new projects which allows our Maison to regularly reinvent itself.

At Van Cleef & Arpels, we are proud to hire talents from many different backgrounds and experiences.

We believe that when diversity and inclusion are fully embraced and empowered, creativity and knowledge emerge to deliver excellence.

Are you a good match?

• You have proven senior leadership experience in the cultural/academic/scientific/Marcom environment.
• You possess strong knowledge of the APAC cultural environment and local networks; previous international experience would be a plus.
• You are pragmatic, agile, proactive, ability to manage ambiguity and matrix organization.

What are we expecting from you?

The L’Ecole APAC Managing Director advances L’Ecole global strategic development within APAC (excl. China) by ensuring its firm local anchoring. Her/His objective is to implement the local strategy, to develop L’Ecole’s networks in the region by actively contributing to its reputation, differentiation and visibility. She/He ensures the efficient and compliant implementation of the campus activities in collaboration with L’Ecole Services’ teams and the Maison’s experts in the Region. She/He supports the reputation and development of Van Cleef & Arpels. The L’Ecole APAC Managing Director is a member of the APAC Regional ExCo, with below key responsibilities:

360° Regional strategy implementation

• Define and orchestrate all campus activities—including courses, conferences, exhibitions, publications, nomadic initiatives, and B2B programs—ensuring local relevance.
• Propose and roll out locally relevant activities, content, and programs aligned with L’Ecole Services.
• Deliver compliant campus activities through 360° action plans, attendance targets, performance measurement, continuous improvement, and effective cross-team communication.

Ambassador and promoter of L’Ecole

• Increase L’Ecole’s public recognition, awareness, and influence.
• Build partnerships with institutions, universities, and other key regional stakeholders.
• Represent L’Ecole in press, PR, sponsorships, and events while protecting its reputation.

Strategic, financial, and operational planning

• Develop strategic and annual plans aligned with regional and global priorities.
• Determine resource needs and manage the budget and P&L with regional leadership.
• Engage the Regional ExCo and Richemont network to identify synergies and opportunities.

Team management and organization

• Establish effective campus structure and governance, addressing organizational gaps.
• Define ways of working with Regional teams and L’Ecole Services.
• Lead objectives, recruitment, talent development, skills building, and training.

More than a role…. We recruit for a career!

By joining Van Cleef & Arpels you will be part of a Maison where employee career development is at the heart of our ambition. Upon your arrival, you will be immersed in our enchanting world with trainings on our history, know-how and creations.

In our Group, you can start anywhere and go everywhere. Internal mobility is one of the best growth accelerators to develop within Richemont and our Maisons. We encourage our people to be curious, drive their own career, and dream big.