Ref#: W166096
Department: Information Technology
City: Bangalore
State/Province: Karnataka
Location: India
Company Description
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.
Position Overview
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 in mobile devices. This role requires a strong understanding of both project management methodologies as well as eCommerce technology and digital customer experiences.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
- Lead delivery of digital initiatives to ensure on time and high-quality delivery of our consumer-facing experiences
- Drive development and implementation of prioritized projects working with cross-functional teams
- Manage multiple projects and tasks simultaneously
- Creates and maintains project plans to fully account for the delivery and ongoing improvement of the solution
- Proactively works with business analysts, product managers, design, user experience, development and QA to define project requirements and estimate effort with the team to deliver
- Tracks progress against plans, deliverables, and expected outcomes
- Identify and manage cross-functional dependencies between key initiatives
- Identify and mitigate risks and issues effectively
- Manage Key reporting metrics for the project and report on opportunity areas
- Establishes and maintains repository of artifacts, deliverables, and team working space
- Provides ongoing project update reports to leadership
- Responsible for following and monitoring project management processes and documentation
- Oversee project from initial discovery through implementation & delivery, including project maintenance
- 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
Experience, Skills, and Knowledge
- Experience as a Project Manager defining and managing project scope, timelines, profitability, and effective delivery of digital solutions
- Strong grasp of current web technologies as well as related business issues
- PMI or PMP certification preferred
- Experience working with Salesforce Commerce Cloud, Mobile Applications is a plus
- 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
- Proficient in Jira, Confluence, Excel, and PPT to help with the documentation and facilitation of tasks
- 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
