V.I.E - Retail Partnerships Project Manager – New-York

The story of Cartier is founded on audacity and passion. For more than 170 years we have embraced a bold, pioneering spirit that continues to inspire our teams across all Métiers from our boutiques to our workshops and corporate offices. Our 9000+ colleagues of 105 nationalities are united by a shared independent spirit and commitment to excellence, striving to continuously enrich our Maison’s heritage by pushing the boundaries of creativity.

At Cartier North America, we are proud to employ talent from many different backgrounds, experiences, and identities. We believe that when diversity and inclusion are fully embraced and empowered, creativity and knowledge emerge to deliver excellence. We continue to work towards creating a workforce that represents the diversity of our clients and our communities.

MAIN PURPOSE

As a V.I.E - Retail Partnerships Project Manager, you will participate in the distribution strategy of Cartier North America. The commercial network for Cartier is composed of Boutiques, E-commerce, and Retail Partners, who are our authorized watch retailers. Cartier works with Retail Partners to expand our reach to clients across North America, offering the same level of service as with our boutiques and e-commerce network. Our goal is to strengthen our network of Retail Partners through an efficient supply chain, competitive retail environments, and excellent client services. The length of this V.I.E assignment is 18 months, ideally starting in April 2026, depending on visa requirements.

HOW WILL YOU MAKE AN IMPACT?

Project Management & Execution

• Manage the full project lifecycle (initiation, planning, execution, monitoring) for retail partnerships initiatives.
• Develop project plans, critical paths, risk assessments, budgets and resource allocations.
• Support cross-functional coordination with several stakeholders on specific business initiatives.
• Create feedback processes to analyze efficiency.

Business Analysis, Reporting & Insights

• Create dashboards, performance reports, and timeline trackers using project management tools.
• Track KPIs, ROI, operational impact, and deliver insights for continuous improvement.
• Track and analyze competition local initiatives.
• Design and animate monthly calls to showcase findings.

Action Planning & Execution

• Prepare seasonal market meetings and other key commercial presentations throughout the year.
• Provide retailers with all necessary trade marketing tools.
• Assist teams in adapting materials received from HQ.
• Ensure a specific business and operational follow-up for flagships and focus doors.

Team Animation

• Animate cross functional workshops, feedback sessions, and operational training across North America.
• Foster collaboration between HQ, regions and external partners.
• Drive adoption and change management through communication plans, training materials, and team support.
• With the support of leadership, facilitate strong engagement and alignment between internal teams (seminar planification).

HOW WILL YOU EXPERIENCE SUCCESS WITH US?

At Cartier, we are free spirits, exploring a world of possibilities. Our diversity of skills, talents and backgrounds is what makes us unique. Each singular individual is recognized and empowered, supported and rewarded. We value your independent spirit and encourage you to create your own path on an exciting journey with global opportunities. You will never stop learning at Cartier, a unique and special place to work and progress.

As a Retail Partnerships Project Manager, you will have a great opportunity to be an essential contributor in a dynamic team, working for the success of a first-class Luxury Maison under strong business acceleration and transformation. In order to be successful in this role, we expect the following:

• You are graduated from a Master's in Business, Marketing or related disciplines.
• You already benefit from professional experiences in relevant positions working, with ideally an exposure and previous experience in the luxury industry.
• You have strong communication/interaction and project management skills.
• You have a strong attention to detail with the ability to handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
• You have convincing interpersonal and relationship-building skills with the ability to collaborate with groups of people on a project.
• You are proactive, flexible, innovative and passionate.
• You have strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office, including Excel and PowerPoint.
• Experience with Power BI, Macro & SAP knowledge is a plus.

HOW DO WE KEEP YOU SMILING?

• Ability to join and interact with a passionate, motivated and creative team that shares the same passion and energy for our dynamic Maison.
• A plethora of learning and growth opportunities within Cartier to help you develop and deep-dive into the Luxury Retail environment.

YOUR JOURNEY WITH US

• Firstly, you will be engaging with an online video interview of 15 minutes for us to assess your understanding of the position and motivations;
• Subsequently, you will be meeting with the HR team to dive deeper and assess your fit to this role;
• Finally, you will be able to meet with the local Hiring Team (Local HR and Hiring Manager).

WHAT WE OFFER YOU

We offer exciting opportunities to grow professionally and personally in a supportive and international environment. The industry is transforming, and it is an exciting time to join the Maison and to be at the forefront of this industry-wide transformation.

As a V.I.E in our subsidiary, you will benefit from:

• 18-month contract,
• Monthly allowance not subject to taxes
• Monthly housing allowance
• Travel costs linked to the move
• Health insurance

ELIGIBILITY TO THE VIE PROGRAM

Important: Kindly note that the V.I.E Program requires strict eligibility criteria, you can access further information on this destination and check your eligibility through this page: https://mon-vie-via.businessfrance.fr/en/countries

The V.I.E Program is run under the authority of the French Ministry for Economy and Finance and that of the Ministry of Foreign Trade, all details can be found on the Civiweb website: https://mon-vie-via.businessfrance.fr/informations-pratiques-sur-le-volontariat-international