M&A Technology Integration Engineer
Richemont in Moscavide seeks an M&A Technology Integration Engineer to lead IT due diligence and systems integration for acquisitions.
Overview
Richemont is a leading luxury goods holding company composed of prestigious maisons spanning jewellery, watches, leather goods and writing instruments. As an employer, Richemont combines artisanal craftsmanship with global-scale operations and a multi-brand, matrixed organisational structure that values heritage, creativity and cross-functional collaboration. Talent is developed through international assignments and exposure to both boutique brand-level teams and group-wide IT and operational programmes.
Role & Responsibilities
- Lead technical due diligence for potential acquisitions, evaluating target IT landscapes, architecture risks, licensing and contractual constraints.
- Design and own the end-to-end IT integration plan and roadmap for acquisitions, including systems rationalisation, cutover strategy and timelines.
- Coordinate cross-functional stakeholders (brand, finance, HR, retail, e‑commerce, security) to define integration requirements and success criteria.
- Manage data migration activities: mapping, cleansing, extraction, transformation, validation and reconciliation across ERP, CRM, POS and reporting systems.
- Execute identity & access management, infrastructure, networking and cloud integrations, ensuring compliance with group security and privacy standards.
- Oversee third‑party vendors and integrators, negotiating scopes, SLAs and deliverables and monitoring vendor performance.
- Define and run test plans (integration, regression, user acceptance) and lead cutover, roll‑out and hypercare phases.
- Produce clear technical documentation, integration playbooks and post-merger optimisation recommendations for business and IT leadership.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering or equivalent; advanced degree preferred.
- Proven experience leading IT integrations for mergers, acquisitions or carve-outs within complex, multi-brand organisations.
- Demonstrable knowledge of ERP, CRM, retail POS and e‑commerce system landscapes and associated integration patterns.
- Strong understanding of data migration methodologies, identity & access management and enterprise networking/cloud architectures.
- Excellent stakeholder management and project governance skills; experience coordinating cross‑disciplinary teams and external vendors.
- Fluency in technical documentation and ability to present risks and options to senior leadership.
Skills
Experience
Typically requires 5+ years in enterprise IT roles with substantive hands‑on responsibility for systems integration and at least 2+ years directly supporting M&A, carve‑outs or major post‑merger consolidation programmes in a multi-brand or retail environment.
Education
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering or related discipline; Master’s degree or relevant certifications (e.g., PMP, Prince2) preferred.
Culture
Richemont combines the craftsmanship and creative autonomy of luxury maisons with the rigour of global corporate programmes. The workplace encourages cross‑brand collaboration, respect for heritage and continuous improvement in operational and digital capabilities.