Ralph Lauren Project Manager

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of digital projects to ensure on time and high-quality delivery of our consumer-facing experiences with a focus on Product Lifecycle Acceleration in an Agile Scrum delivery model leveraging emerging AI trends
• Drive development and implementation of prioritized projects working with cross-functional teams
• Create and maintain 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 to deliver
• Tracks progress against plans, deliverables, and expected outcomes
• Identifies and attends to interdependencies between key resources and between significant work efforts
• Identifies and surfaces risks & issues to Leadership
• 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 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

Experience, Skills & Knowledge

• Bachelor's degree required
• 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 with a focus on Product Lifecycle Acceleration in an Agile Scrum delivery model leveraging emerging AI trends
• PMI or PMP certification preferred
• AI models utilization knowledge is a plus
• Experience with Global Market Expansion of APP is preferred
• Experience working with Salesforce Commerce Cloud, IBM Sterling OMS and Monetate is a plus
• Deep experience in multiple software development lifecycles with focus on Agile Product Lifecycle Acceleration, 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 in 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