Vice President of Retail - US

The A&M Mission: We're more than just a jewellery brand, we're on a mission to revolutionise the jewellery experience

Our Values & Culture: We're a values-driven company that thrives on growth, celebration, and breaking boundaries. If you're adaptable, resilient, and enjoy working in a fast-paced business whilst being able to pivot, you'll thrive here at A&M. Find out more about our core values here.

Location: New York (expected to travel across the U.S. and regularly to London)

Salary & Benefits: Competitive salary + bonus.See more on our benefits here.

Our Commitment: Sustainability starts with us. From community work, caring for our suppliers and educating and supporting our team. See our commitments here.

The VP of Retail Mission:

To spearhead Astrid & Miyu's retail growth and brand presence across the United States, while leading the team with authenticity, curiosity and humility.

How you'll drive success:

• Values Champion: Be the guardian of our values across the US, ensuring they are deeply embedded in every team and store experience.
• Strategic Retail Leadership: Develop and execute the U.S. retail strategy with a strong focus on successful new store openings and market expansion, aligned with our brand Mission.
• Inspirational Team Leadership: Inspire, develop, and empower high-performing retail teams, cultivating a values-led, performance-driven culture rooted in excellence and accountability.
• Commercial & Financial Performance: Drive commercial success by optimizing sales and profitability across all U.S. retail locations
• Operational Excellence: Ensure world-class retail excellence including services consistency, effective inventory management and elevated visual merchandising that reflects our brand identity.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner closely with cross-functional teams to align on priorities, share insights and execute strategic plans.
• Business Reporting: Provide clear, actionable reporting on U.S. retail performance, market opportunities and operational challenges to inform decision-making and shape future strategies.

What you'll need to thrive:

• Strong track record in retail leadership, preferably with a founder-led progressive brand in the U.S. market
• Being our values brand ambassador for the US, our values resonate deeply with you
• Experience opening stores across the US and happy to travel across states and to the UK
• Ability to inspire and develop high-performing teams, with humility and curiosity
• Strong commercial mindset and proven track record of driving growth in new markets
• Strategic thinker with the capacity to anticipate and respond to changing market dynamics

The Interview Process and Candidate Experience

Intro & Values Chat - a 15 min video call with our Head of Talent Acquisition to learn more about you and discuss our core values

Life Story & Values Interview - a 45 min video call with our CPO for you to get know each other better, talk through your journey and dive deeper into our core values

Experience Interview - a 1 hour in person interview with our Retail Director to discuss your skill-set and experience for the role

Final Interview - 1 hour in person task interview to complete and present to our CEO, COO and Retail Director.

Feedback: We're committed to creating the best candidate experience we can for you. You'll receive feedback over the phone or email at every stage in the process once you've had an interview so that we can set you up for success and help fuel your growth.

Department Retail Leadership Locations New York