Founding Luxury Watches Manager: Build & Scale

Carousell Pte Ltd; Singapore; On-site; SGD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Carousell Pte Ltd in Singapore is launching a luxury watches business from day one. You will be a founding member, building trusted consignment, authentication, and showroom ambitions.

You will source watches, evaluate and price, negotiate deals, and grow online and in-person sales while shaping an initial playbook and future team.

If you know Rolex and major brands, and can navigate collectors and dealers, this role offers ownership, visibility, and a fast-moving path.

Qualifications

• 3+ years in the luxury watch industry, preferably in the pre-owned or secondary market.
• Hands-on experience in buying, selling, pricing and authenticating luxury watches.
• Strong knowledge of Rolex and major brands, with references, market values and common authenticity red flags.
• Connections in Singapore's watch scene with collectors, dealers or suppliers. This is a strong plus.
• Good commercial sense, including knowing when a deal is worth doing.
• Integrity and discretion when handling high-value pieces and private clients.
• A self-starter attitude. You're comfortable figuring things out in a new, fast-moving business.

Responsibilities

• Be a founding member of Carousell's Luxury Watches business and help take it from launch to scale.
• Source great watches by building relationships with collectors, private sellers and dealers across Singapore.
• Evaluate, price and authenticate watches, decide whether each piece should be consigned or bought outright, and negotiate the deal.
• Sell to discerning clients online, at viewings and in our upcoming showroom.
• Keep inventory healthy by tracking pricing, sell-through, margins and ageing stock.
• Design how things work, including intake, photography, listings, storage, viewings, fulfilment and after-sales. You'll help write the playbook.
• Help set up our first physical watch location, from showroom to buy-in and authentication counter.
• Work with our Product and Marketplace teams to make Carousell the best place in Singapore to buy and sell high-value watches.
• Help shape the team as the business grows.

Skills

Watch sourcing skills

Watch buying/selling

Pricing & authentication

Brand knowledge (Rolex etc.)

Industry connections (Singapore)

Commercial acumen

Integrity & discretion

Self-starter attitude

Job description

Carousell Pte Ltd in Singapore is launching a luxury watches business from day one. You will be a founding member, building trusted consignment, authentication, and showroom ambitions.

You will source watches, evaluate and price, negotiate deals, and grow online and in-person sales while shaping an initial playbook and future team.

If you know Rolex and major brands, and can navigate collectors and dealers, this role offers ownership, visibility, and a fast-moving path.