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About the Role

As an Area Director, you will inspire leaders, elevate teams, strengthen client relationships, and shape the commercial future of Cartier. You will connect strategy with execution, bringing people, ideas, and innovation together to create exceptional results.

Responsibilities

Provide strategic leadership across multiple boutiques, creating an environment where commercial performance, operational excellence, and exceptional client experiences go hand in hand.
Identify opportunities to grow market share, strengthen client relationships, and elevate clienteling and omnichannel experiences.
Ensure every boutique reflects the standards, elegance, and spirit of Cartier.
Coach and develop Boutique Directors, strengthen leadership capability, and champion succession planning.
Create opportunities for talent to grow across Cartier and Richemont.
Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous development.
Champion hospitality, service, clienteling, and omnichannel experiences that are unmistakably Cartier.
Understand clients, market, and emerging trends to elevate the client experience.
Help shape regional strategy alongside Corporate and Regional Leadership.
Serve as a trusted ambassador for the Maison.
Build meaningful partnerships across boutiques, Regional Leadership, Corporate functions, and Richemont.
Represent Cartier within the luxury community.
Connect people, ideas, and opportunities to strengthen collaboration and create value beyond your own market.

Requirements

8–10 years of progressive leadership experience, ideally within luxury retail or hospitality.
Proven success leading multiple locations with P&L responsibility and delivering sustainable commercial growth.
Demonstrated ability to coach leaders, build high-performing teams, and develop strong succession pipelines.
Deep understanding of luxury retail, clienteling, omnichannel strategy, and operational excellence.
Flexibility to travel and work retail hours, including weekends and client events, as business needs require.

Skills

Commercial acumen
Financial acumen
Leadership
Clienteling
Omnichannel strategy
Operational excellence
Hospitality
Service
Luxury retail
Talent development
Succession planning
Collaboration
Communication

Location

West

Work Type

Full-time

Experience Level

8-10 years of progressive leadership experience

Education Level

Bachelor’s degree in business or a related field preferred
Additional language skills are a plus
SAP experience is a plus

Salary/Compensations

200,000 – 250,000 base salary

Benefits

Medical coverage
Dental coverage
Vision coverage
Health savings accounts
Flexible spending accounts
Life insurance
Disability benefits
401(k) with company match
Generous paid time off
Wellness reimbursement
Employee assistance program
Paid volunteer days

About the Company

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.
Joining Cartier means becoming part of one of the world’s most respected luxury Maisons and a global community where craftsmanship, creativity, and people are at the heart of everything we do.
At Cartier, we don’t just craft extraordinary creations, we craft extraordinary careers.

Equal Opportunity

At Richemont, We Craft the Future.