About Us
David Yurman is a celebrated American jewelry company founded in New York by David Yurman, a sculptor, and his wife, Sybil, a painter and ceramicist. When the artists began collaborating, their goal was simply to make beautiful objects to wear. Led today by their son Evan, David Yurman creates timeless, yet contemporary collections for women and men defined by inspiration, innovation, consummate craftsmanship and cable – the brand’s artistic signature. David Yurman collections are available at retail stores throughout the United States, Canada, Hong Kong and France and at locations worldwide, through their exclusive authorized fine jewelry and timepiece network of retailers.
Our Values
At David Yurman, creativity, innovation and impeccable craftsmanship are at the core of everything we do. Fueled by the energy of our hometown, New York City, artistic passion informs each and every jewelry design. The Yurman family’s guiding vision continually defines and redefines what it means to be the preeminent American luxury jewelry brand. We are committed to responsible business and social practices and to the protection and advancement of human rights. We believe in partnering with others who share these values and understand their importance.
Job Description
The Training & Quality Manager, Customer Care will be responsible for the design, development and implementation of training programs to ensure we deliver a luxury experience to our clients and deliver on our mission to share in life’s exceptional moments. David Yurman’s growth across all our sales channels is bringing an expansion to our contact center, including new and expanded programs, specialties and technology. This position requires a proven track record in training – design, development and implementation and the ability to work independently while leading and developing direct reports and impacting the development of other team members through training and quality programs.
Our Company:
DAVID YURMAN is internationally recognized as America’s foremost luxury jewelry brand. Founded in 1980 by two artists, the company fuses art, fashion and jewelry, inspired by a passion for excellence in craftsmanship and innovation in the classic tradition. Headquartered in a facility in New York City’s Tribeca neighborhood, the company produces more than 250 unique new designs per year and is best known for their iconic Cable Collection introduced in 1983, Silver Ice (diamonds set in silver), South Sea Pearls, and Fine Timepieces, Men's Jewelry, Bridal, High Jewelry and Cable Kids. For over 30 years, artistic inspiration and the pursuit of excellence has established DAVID YURMAN as America’s premier jewelry and timepiece designer. The company continues in this tradition as it evolves into an international luxury brand.
Responsibilities:
Collaborate with Contact Center managers of Core team, Sales and Clienteling, Operations and Care and Service to identify learning needs throughout the department.
Partner with the Learning & Development team to deliver live, product-focused training experiences tailored to Customer Care.
Design, develop and implement training programs and SOPs, independently and in collaboration with intradepartmental business partners and cross functional departments.
Utilize a variety of delivery formats, including instructor-led, web-based, and blended learning, to support diverse learning styles and maximize engagement.
Review and update current training including new hire onboarding training materials.
Drive Holiday readiness through the development and continuous refinement of the Seasonal training program, ensuring consistent performance, efficiency and brand-aligned client experience during peak periods.
Lead training and communication for new product launches, business campaigns, tech updates, and process changes to ensure smooth adoption and minimal disruption to service levels.
Revamp and continuously maintain knowledgebase and other agent-facing content.
Oversee quality calibration sessions with the leadership team to ensure consistent and fair evaluation standards.
Ensure training programs and the Quality Assurance scorecard are aligned with service and brand standards, reinforcing luxury-level communication and Core Values-aligned behaviors.
Guide and align the Customer Care leadership team to deliver consistent and effective performance feedback and coaching.
Lead, support, guide, and develop the Supervisor of Training, Quality and Comms. and Quality Assurance Coordinator.
Analyze quality and service performance metrics to identify trends and root causes, partnering with Customer Care leadership to implement targeted strategies that drive measurable performance improvements.
Qualifications:
Minimum 3 years of experience in Learning & Development.
Experience working in a customer contact center environment.
Understanding of contact center quality assurance scoring, calibrations and coaching.
Experience with instructional design and program design and delivery.
Previous experience delivering training or coaching.
Creative approach to training and a desire to make learning interactive.
Effective interpersonal and presentation skills.
Desire to be a change agent.
Ability to be agile and work in ambiguous environments.
Demonstrates passion and compassion for customers and team members.
A self-starter with strong prioritization, management, and organizational skills.
Enthusiastic team player with a strong sense of ownership and can-do attitude.
Bachelor's degree preferred.
Experience with luxury brand, a plus.
Location: Lyndhurst, NJ
The expected annual salary for this role is $80,000-$95,000.
Base pay is one component of David Yurman’s total compensation package, which may also include the following for eligible employees: access to healthcare benefits, 401(k) plan, bonus, employee discounts, generous paid time off, sick time, and more.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at David Yurman
As a company founded by artists, David Yurman champions self-expression in everything we do. We are committed to fostering a culture of openness and creative collaboration within our entire community, and we cherish the diversity of our employees’ backgrounds and perspectives. We will always advocate for equity and inclusion for all.
David Yurman is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and provides equal opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to an individual’s age, race, creed, color, religion, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender).