Ralph Lauren DTC Associate Project Manager

Ralph Lauren; City Of London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading lifestyle brand in the UK is seeking an Associate Project Manager to support the coordination and delivery of digital and business initiatives. Responsibilities include managing small-scale projects, liaising between stakeholders, and ensuring project documentation is maintained. The ideal candidate has experience in project coordination, excellent communication skills, and a proactive attitude. Interested candidates are encouraged to apply.

Qualifications

• Experience in project coordination or support, ideally within eCommerce, retail, or digital environments.
• Foundational understanding of project management principles and tools.
• Proactive, adaptable, and eager to learn in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Support the planning, coordination, and execution of multiple concurrent small-scale projects.
• Act as a liaison between business stakeholders and technical teams.
• Monitor project risks and issues, ensuring mitigation strategies are in place.

Skills

Experience in project coordination

Excellent written and verbal communication

Proactive and adaptable

Job description

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

The Associate Project Manager plays a key supporting role within Ralph Lauren's EMEA DTC Programme Team, supporting the coordination and delivery of small-scale digital and business initiatives across the region. Working closely with cross-functional partners, this role helps ensure projects are delivered on time, on scope, and in alignment with business priorities. The successful candidate will be highly organised, detail-orientated, and proactive, with a strong sense of ownership and accountability. They will possess excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, enabling effective collaboration across functions, levels, and geographies. The ideal candidate brings a positive attitude, and a genuine passion for digital excellence along with the desire to grow their project management expertise in a global setting.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Support the planning, coordination, and execution of multiple concurrent small-scale projects or defined workstreams within larger initiatives.
• Act as a liaison between business stakeholders, 3rd Parties and technical teams, ensuring business priorities are understood and considered throughout project delivery.
• Facilitate meetings, including touchpoints and retrospectives; take notes and track actions.
• Maintain project documentation, including timelines, dependencies, risk and issue logs, status reports, and UAT plans.
• Monitor project risks and issues, ensuring mitigation strategies are in place and acted upon, and escalate significant risks or issues to the Senior Programme Manager as needed.
• Support user acceptance testing (UAT) to confirm business requirements are met and issues are logged and resolved before go-live.
• Ensure post-go-live reviews capture lessons learned and measure project outcomes against defined success metrics.

Experience, Skills & Knowledge

• Experience in project co-ordination or project support, ideally within eCommerce, retail, or digital environments.
• Foundational understanding of project management principles and tools.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, with the ability to build strong relationships and collaborate effectively across teams.
• Proactive, adaptable, and eager to learn in a fast-paced environment.
• Familiarity with eCommerce platforms or digital processes is an advantage.