Project Manager (Digital IT) Ralph Lauren
New York, NY

Job Description

Project Manager (Digital IT)

Ref #:

5568430

Department:

Digital

City:

New York

State/Province:

New York

Country:

United States

Company Description

Ralph Lauren Corporation (NYSE:RL) is a global leader in the design, marketing and distribution of premium lifestyle products in four categories: apparel, home, accessories and fragrances. For 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 Purple Label, Ralph Lauren Collection, Double RL, Polo Ralph Lauren, Polo Ralph Lauren Children's, Ralph Lauren Home, Lauren Ralph Lauren, RLX, American Living, Chaps and Club Monaco, constitute one of the world's most widely recognized families of consumer brands.

Position Overview

Ralph Lauren is looking for an experience, 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 desktop and mobile devices. This role requires a strong understanding of both project management methodologies as well as eCommerce technology and best practices.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

* Responsible for management and delivery of digital projects to ensure on time and high quality delivery of our consumer-facing experiences
* Manages multiple projects and tasks simultaneously
* Creates and maintains project plans to fully account for the delivery and ongoing improvement of the solution
* Tracks progress against plans, deliverables, and expected outcome
* Identifies and attends to inter dependencies between key resources and between significant work efforts
* Identifies and surfaces risks to successful implementation
* Establishes and maintains repository of artifacts, deliverables, and team working space
* Provides ongoing project update reports to internal leadership
* Responsible for following and monitoring project management processes and documentation
* Assists in educating business stakeholders on the global digital processes
* Oversees project from initial funding approval through 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 budget status and tasks among team members and business stakeholder
* Responsible for coordination final delivery of digital applications or functionality, including user acceptance testing and final sign-off
* Seeks out vendor or internal solutions and manages overall project issue resolutions
* Proactively works with business analysts, product managers, design, user experience, development and QA to define project requirements and estimate effort to deliver

Experience, Skills & Knowledge

* Bachelor's degree
* At least 5+ years as a Project Manager or similar position responsible for 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 or similar
* 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 MS Project, Excel, Word, and PPT to help in the documentation and facilitation of tasks
* High energy and enthusiasm and ability to succeed in a dynamic work environment
* Solid technical understanding and ability to define and refine requirements through a project lifecycle

Project Manager