Digital Transformation Team Manager

Location GenevaGenevaSwitzerland
Type Full-Time
Seniority Manager
Posted Mar 17, 2026
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Rolex — Geneva: Digital Transformation Team Manager to lead production digitalisation projects and manage a multidisciplinary team.

Overview

Rolex is a world-renowned Swiss manufacturer of luxury timepieces, recognised for exacting standards of craftsmanship and technical excellence. As an employer, Rolex offers a discreet, stable environment that values precision, long-term skill development and operational excellence across its manufacturing and technical functions.

Role & Responsibilities

  • Lead and develop a multidisciplinary team: set objectives, communicate strategic direction, conduct performance follow-ups and foster a collaborative, trust-based working climate.
  • Ensure organisational effectiveness of the team: manage day-to-day operations, allocate resources, oversee recruitment and control budgets related to team operations and projects.
  • Define, maintain and drive the programme roadmap to deliver digital solutions in production, aligning projects to business priorities and technical feasibility.
  • Coordinate with business stakeholders and cross-functional partners to ensure optimized decision‑making, timely delivery and conformity with operational requirements.
  • Report project status to steering committees and senior management; ensure transparent communication with all stakeholders.
  • Continuously improve working methods and processes, facilitate change management and promote adoption of digital practices on the shop floor.
  • Conduct technology watch to identify relevant innovations and propose their integration into production processes.

Qualifications

  • Engineering degree (EPF, HES or equivalent) or comparable technical qualification.
  • Proven first experience in direct team management with responsibility for people development and performance.
  • Demonstrated experience leading digital transformation projects, preferably within an industrial or manufacturing environment.
  • Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to influence at operational and governance levels.
  • Personal qualities: decisive, unifying, excellent listener, client- and service-oriented, proactive, autonomous and quality-driven, with a collaborative team spirit.

Skills

Team leadership and people development Project management and programme roadmapping Change management and stakeholder engagement Budget oversight and resource planning Process improvement and operational excellence Technology scouting and innovation assessment

Experience

Initial experience as a direct manager combined with hands-on involvement in digital transformation projects within an industrial or manufacturing context is required.

Education

Engineering degree (EPF, HES or equivalent) or comparable technical qualification.

Benefits

Stimulating working environment; excellent working conditions; flexible working-time arrangements; high-quality social benefits.

Culture

Rolex cultivates a culture of meticulous craftsmanship, discretion and long-term professional development. Teams operate in a highly structured, quality-focused environment that encourages technical innovation while preserving heritage and operational rigor.