We are a dedicated Squad on a mission to reshape watchmaking, rooted in our legacy since 1884. With a passion for crafting timepieces that thrive across air, land, and sea, we bring together a unique fusion of casual elegance, sustainability, and inclusive luxury. With 140 years of heritage and over 1,900 passionate individuals across 20 countries, we’re excited to continue our journey forward. Join our vibrant team in Zurich as an E-Commerce Project & Business Development Manager (temporary mission) and be part of something extraordinary!
We are a team of 3 and are currently looking for our next colleague to complete our squad! This is more than an E-Commerce Project & Business Development Manager role — it’s a position in which you’ll have the opportunity to share your skills and contribute to the development of Breitling’s E-Commerce activities.
Your contribution:
- You will support the implementation of the e-commerce strategy across markets, ensuring alignment with overall business objectives.
- You will oversee and identify opportunities to drive online business performance and support initiatives that contribute to revenue growth and market expansion.
- You will propose and implement new ideas to improve existing e-commerce processes, tools, and customer experience.
- You will act as a key connector between markets and internal teams, ensuring smooth collaboration and effective follow-up on ongoing projects.
- You will lead end-to-end global website launches, from brand definition and positioning through go-live and post-launch optimization, ensuring alignment with business strategy, luxury standards, and commercial objectives.
- You will establish and govern structured launch frameworks, coordinating cross-functional teams to ensure on-time delivery while standardizing scalable best practices for new brand global website rollouts.
- You will drive seamless cross-functional collaboration across development, branding, product, legal, IT, logistics, and operations to ensure full operational readiness at launch.
- You will oversee operational integration at go-live with the local ecommerce managers, aligning website functionality with order fulfillment processes, stock management, payment systems, fraud controls, and customer communications flows.
- You will lead final design validation and executive approvals, partnering closely with C-level stakeholders to ensure the digital experience reflects the brand vision and delivers a premium customer journey.
- You will implement post-launch performance optimization strategies, leveraging data insights to improve conversion rates, customer experience, site performance, and revenue growth.
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You will fit perfectly into our team if:
- You have at least 4 years of experience in a similar position.
- You possess a strong analytical and structured mindset, with the ability to interpret data and monitor project results.
- You present experience in e-commerce management, digital operations, or business development, ideally within retail, luxury, or fashion (mandatory requirement).
- You are at ease with digital and business tools, such as Microsoft Office, Jira, Confluence, SAP, PBI.
- You showcase confirmed strong digital project management experience across internal and external teams .
- You are experienced with CMS systems and UX/UI best practices.
- You are comfortable with navigating a dynamic and demanding environment, requiring strong organization, resilience, and the ability to prioritize effectively.
- You are fluent in English; additional languages like French or German are a plus but not mandatory.
We invite you to apply even if you do not meet all of these criteria.
Your new employer
At Breitling, we encourage everyone to bring true authenticity to work and contribute to our shared mission to redefine luxury. We prioritize the well-being of our employees by fostering an environment of diversity, equity and inclusion, where every voice is heard and valued.
We believe that happy, healthy employees are the key to success, which is why we offer competitive benefits, including:
• Work from home (depending on position requirements)
• Watch to wear / watch to buy program
• Referral program
• Development opportunities
• Maternity leave (18 weeks)
• Culture of feedback
Our values:
At Breitling we are...EPIC! :
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Entrepreneurship – We take ownership, act with agility, and dare to challenge the status quo.
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Performance – We strive for excellence and deliver with impact, precision, and passion.
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Innovation – We embrace creativity and continuously push boundaries to shape the future.
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Care – We look after our people, our clients, and our planet, with respect and responsibility.
Want to take on this mission and join our #Squad? Apply now!
We value diversity and are committed to fostering an inclusive environment that reflects the excellence and refinement that define our brand. We welcome applications from all backgrounds, regardless of race, gender, age, sexual orientation, disability, or any other protected characteristic. We invite candidates from all walks of life to share their applications to join our Squad, where inclusion is at the heart of our vision of elegance and prestige.
Please note that the use of protective equipment is required for certain roles to maintain the highest standards of safety and precision during operations in our workshops.