Ralph Lauren Corporation (NYSE:RL) is a global leader in the design, marketing and distribution of premium lifestyle products in five categories: apparel, accessories, home, fragrances, and hospitality. For more than 50 years, Ralph Lauren's reputation and distinctive image have been consistently developed across an expanding number of products, brands and international markets. The Company's brand names, which include Ralph Lauren, Ralph Lauren Collection, Ralph Lauren Purple Label, Polo Ralph Lauren, Double RL, Lauren Ralph Lauren, Polo Ralph Lauren Children, Chaps, among others, constitute one of the world's most widely recognized families of consumer brands.At Ralph Lauren, we unite and inspire the communities within our company as well as those in which we serve by amplifying voices and perspectives to create a culture of belonging, ensuring inclusion, and fairness for all. We foster a culture of inclusion through: Talent, Education & Communication, Employee Groups and Celebration.,Ralph Lauren is looking for an experienced, self-directed and highly motivated
Project Manager
to take ownership of projects, processes and other initiatives that evolve and enhance how the brand engages with its customers via digital experiences across mobile and desktop devices. This role requires a strong understanding of both project management methodologies across different functions : Digital , start-ups and supply chain to help transforming the ideas into implementation.,
- Lead and coordinate multiple interconnected projects within the Prioritized Portfolio Roadmap
- Manage digital projects to ensure on time, in budget and high-quality delivery of Ralph Lauren consumer-facing experiences
- Identifies and attends to interdependencies between key resources and between significant work efforts
- Drive development and implementation of prioritized projects working with cross-functional teams
- Responsible for following and monitoring project management processes and documentation
- Proactively works with business analysts, product managers, design, user experience, development and QA to define project requirements and estimate effort to deliver
- Monitor program performance, risks and dependencies across projects
- Meet up with start-up to explore , map and identify new opportunities for the business.
- Identifies and surfaces risks & issues across projects to Internal Leadership team
- Establishes and maintains repository of artifacts, deliverables, and team working space
- Establish and track program KPI’s and success metrics. Provides project update reports to internal leadership
- Oversees project from initial discovery through implementation & delivery, including overall continuing project maintenance if needed
- Ensures ongoing resource needs are captured and utilization rates are maintained across their cross-functional team(s)
- Responsible for management and communication of project status and tasks among team members and business stakeholders
- Responsible for coordination final delivery of digital applications or functionality, including user acceptance testing, final sign-off & Prod Ops Handoff
- Seeks out vendor or internal solutions and manages overall project issue resolutions.
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- Bachelor’s degree required/ Preferred MBA educational background / 10+ yrs work experience
- Experience as a Project Manager defining and managing project scope, timelines, profitability, and effective delivery of digital solutions and managing work for a small team of Program Management, for Market Expansion and Localization.
- Proficiency in Power BI, Smartsheet, Jira, Confluence, Excel, and PPT to help in the documentation and facilitation of tasks
- Strong grasp of current web technologies as well as related business issues
- Experience with Global project and implementation within the region.
- Deep experience in multiple software development lifecycles, including waterfall and agile
- Excellent project management skills including prioritization, scheduling, and documentation
- Ability to build strong relationships and communicate effectively with internal and external groups
- High energy, enthusiastic and able to succeed in a dynamic work environment
- Solid technical understanding and ability to define and refine requirements through a project lifecycle
