Global Tax and EMEA Finance Applications Lead

Ralph Lauren Corporation; Plan-les-Ouates; On-site; CHF 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Ralph Lauren Corporation is seeking a Global Tax Technology Strategy & Transformation leader to own the Finance and Tax technology roadmap across EMEA and beyond. You will guide SAP S/4HANA implementations, coordinate design, data migration, cutover, and stabilisation while partnering with Tax leaders to align priorities with regulatory needs.

You will lead a blended team of employees, contractors and partners, drive automation and AI initiatives, and ensure controls, security, and audit

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in finance/tax applications, with leadership exposure.
• Strong expertise in SAP S/4HANA, particularly in tax configuration and finance modules.
• Deep understanding of global tax regulations and EMEA financial reporting standards.
• Proven experience in ERP implementations and data migration.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and project management skills.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and execute the global Tax technology roadmap and lead workstreams for SAP S/4HANA globally.
• Oversee Tax application landscape ensuring data integrity, security, and regulatory compliance.
• Lead the EMEA Finance applications roadmap and deliver initiatives for Direct-to-Consumer and Wholesale.
• Run portfolio reviews with Finance leaders and track value, budget and risks.
• Champion adoption of new technology, including AI, across the portfolio.

Skills

Leadership in finance/tax apps

Stakeholder engagement

Project management

Global tax regulations understanding

ERP implementations & data migration

Education

Bachelor’s degree in IT or Finance

Tools

SAP S/4HANA

Job 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.

In this role, you’ll have the opportunity to shape the future of Finance and Tax technology across a significant and highly visible portfolio. You’ll take ownership of Finance applications across EMEA and Tax applications globally, influencing strategy and investment while staying close to delivery and operational performance.

You’ll lead a diverse, blended team of employees, contractors and strategic partners, collaborating with business and technology leaders across both regional and global teams. With SAP S/4HANA Finance and SAP DRC at the heart of the landscape, you'll also look beyond the core platforms and shape how the wider Finance and Tax ecosystem evolves.

You’ll have the opportunity to bring new thinking to the portfolio, exploring how modern architecture, data, integration, automation and AI can simplify ways of working and create stronger capabilities for the future.

Global Tax Technology Strategy & Transformation

• Maintain and execute the global Tax technology roadmap, converting regulatory, compliance, and business priorities into sequenced initiatives and clear delivery plans.
• Lead Tax workstreams within the Next Generation Transformation programme to implement SAP S/4HANA globally, coordinating design, build, testing, data migration, cutover, adoption, and stabilisation.
• Partner with global Tax leaders to assess emerging requirements, agree priorities, define solutions, and secure timely decisions.
• Oversee the Tax application landscape, ensuring effective controls, data integrity, security, audit readiness, service performance, and regulatory compliance.
• Identify and deliver continuous improvements through standardisation, automation, intelligent controls, and better use of data.

EMEA Finance Technology Leadership

• Maintain and execute the EMEA Finance applications roadmap, balancing global standards, regional priorities, technical dependencies, and available investment.
• Deliver Finance initiatives that build new capabilities and enable Direct-to-Consumer, Wholesale, Logistics, and other corporate functions, with clear scope, ownership, milestones, and outcomes.
• Run regular portfolio reviews with EMEA Finance leaders, tracking value, budget, resources, decisions, risks, and delivery progress.
• Ensure Finance solutions support statutory and management reporting, financial controls, audit requirements, and master data governance.
• Monitor and improve application services, driving incident resolution, root-cause correction, resilience, performance, and a strong user experience.

Enterprise Leadership, Portfolio & Talent

• Manage the combined portfolio, maintaining the delivery plan, investment case, budget, resource model, dependencies, governance cadence, and benefits tracking.
• Prepare and drive governance decisions, presenting clear options, recommendations, progress, and risks to business and technology leaders.
• Work with architecture, data, integration, and cybersecurity teams to assure solution quality, alignment to standards, and pragmatic adoption of cloud, automation, and AI.
• Champion the adoption of new technology, including AI, identifying high-value use cases, building stakeholder confidence, and embedding new capabilities into everyday ways of working.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in finance/tax applications, with at least 3 years in a leadership role.
• Strong expertise in SAP S/4HANA, particularly in tax configuration and finance modules.
• Deep understanding of global tax regulations and EMEA financial reporting standards.
• Proven experience in ERP implementations and data migration.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and project management skills.
• Bachelor’s degree in IT, Finance, or related field. Professional technology certifications preferred.