Luxury Project Manager (Luxury Project Coordinator)

A Luxury Project Manager typically works in fashion, beauty, jewelry, or high-end retail. They oversee and coordinate projects that bring the brand’s vision to life, ensuring flawless execution and alignment with luxury standards. They guarantee that every initiative reflects the brand’s identity, quality, and exclusivity.

Among their missions, the Luxury Project Manager should:

• Plan and manage projects from concept to delivery, respecting timelines and budgets.
• Coordinate cross-functional teams (design, marketing, retail) to ensure smooth execution.
• Monitor project progress and performance using KPIs.
• Manage suppliers and partners to maintain quality and brand consistency.
• Anticipate risks and propose innovative solutions to meet objectives.

Being a Luxury Project Manager ultimately means refining organizational and leadership skills to deliver exceptional projects that embody the brand’s essence. Generally, international travel and frequent collaboration with global teams are expected.

Headhunters and brands seek candidates with a degree in operational marketing, marketing management, business development, or entrepreneurship. A key asset during job interviews is experience in business development.

The American Business College Paris offers a Bachelor in Luxury and Retail Management, an American Bachelor of Business Administration, a MSc in Luxury and Brand Management, and an American MBA—higher education programs ideal for specializing in project management and becoming a Luxury Project Coordinator.

These programs help develop skills in operational marketing and project management thanks to core disciplines, with specializations in business development, event marketing, or international business.

The qualities that a Luxury Project Manager must possess:

• Communication skills: coordinating with internal teams, suppliers, and stakeholders clearly to ensure the success of a project.
• Collaboration: working effectively across departments and with external partners.
• Leadership: as a project driver, it is the most important skill to possess.
• Other key traits: organization, strictness, problem solving, cultural awareness, and creativity.

The salary of a Luxury Project Manager depends on their operational and project management skills. A Project Coordinator earns an annual salary of €60,000 in France.

Globally, they are not directly hired by the company.