Program Management Lead

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.

Program Management Lead is part of the Global Digital Program Management team leading a cross‑functional team that drives e‑commerce, retail and connected retail initiatives to achieve Business strategic objectives globally. In addition, they are responsible for managing enhancements within the work streams and owning the prioritization of roadmap initiatives with Business in the assigned workstream. This role reports to the Head of O2O Technology & Global Program Management.

Program/Project Management:

• Lead and manage the Program management function for different work streams to track projects from inception through successful execution
• Oversee end‑to‑end execution across multiple parallel programs, including risk management, issue/conflict resolution and dependency management
• Present Program Status to Executive Leadership team on an on‑going basis
• Manage risks and communication across multiple projects to Executive leadership. You will partner with team members to build mitigation strategy and resolution Leadership:

Leadership:

• Manage day‑to‑day leadership decisions by securing and comparing information from multiple sources to identify issues
• Identify focus areas, provide escalation management, negotiation skills, and balance the business needs and the technical constraints
• Partner with regional store operations team to prioritize the initiatives and planning for operational readiness
• Serve as subject matter experts for technology decisions and prioritization strategic planning:

Strategic Planning:

• Lead portfolio planning processes for the work streams which align business and IT strategies and drive focus and prioritization within organization
• Create yearly and quarterly roadmap, track progress against established baseline, and manage communication with Business, product, executive leadership and cross‑functional teams

Leading Teams:

• Lead Project Managers who will work with Product, Arch, Dev, QA & Business stakeholders to manage critical projects
• Inspire and create engagement by developing and motivating and guiding the team to achieve results together
• Coach and mentor project managers to develop a great team and achieve success

• Experience in eCommerce & Retail leading Program Management
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Technology, or similar field, Master's degree preferred
• Experience in managing POS, mPOS projects, Omni‑channel initiatives like BOPIS, BOSS & SFS, digital technology projects managing stores
• 5+ years of experience in people management
• Strong experience with agile program management methodologies
• Strong influencing & communication skills and a highly collaborative approach.
• Strong problem‑solving skills and desire to dive into prioritize work as needed to meet deadlines
• Ability to effectively communicate with, and influence, people on all levels
• Effective leadership and presentation skills and experience in leading multiple diverse teams in a global environment to achieve results