Global Head of Data & AI Platforms

Ralph Lauren Corporation; Nutley (NJ); Hybrid; USD 131,000 - 267,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangements

Incentive compensation

Learning opportunities

Robust benefits package

Job summary

Ralph Lauren Corporation seeks a Head of Data & Analytics Platforms to lead the enterprise data strategy and modernize analytics capabilities at scale. You will govern data platforms, drive AI readiness, and enable cross-functional decision-making across the global organization.

The role requires strong architectural, leadership, and FinOps skills to deliver secure, resilient platforms with measurable business impact. Hybrid work options and a generous benefits package are offered.

Qualifications

• 12+ years in data platform management, cloud architecture, or enterprise data solutions.
• Proven leadership in building and scaling data and AI platforms in a global organization.
• Strong knowledge of cloud technologies (AWS, Azure, GCP), data lakehouse architectures, and AI/ML enablement.
• Expertise in data governance, security, and compliance frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the enterprise data and AI platform strategy and roadmap, ensuring alignment with business objectives and technology modernization guidelines.
• Establish and enforce Ralph Lauren Data & Analytics technical architectural standards for scalability, resilience, and interoperability.
• Drive platform innovation roadmap — evaluating emerging technologies and piloting new capabilities.
• Build and manage a team of Platform Leads responsible for major Data & Analytics platforms.
• Promote adoption and enablement through training programs, user-friendly interfaces, and self-service capabilities.
• Ensure platform security, compliance, and high availability, adhering to regulatory and internal governance standards.
• Define and enforce platform standards and policies for data quality, lineage, and observability.
• Oversee cloud infrastructure management, ensuring optimal cost-performance balance through FinOps practices.
• Implement monitoring, observability, and disaster recovery plans for resilience and business continuity.
• Report platform health, performance metrics, and innovation progress to executive leadership.
• Drive data democratization by enabling governed access to trusted data assets through self-service tools and APIs.
• Ensure platform readiness for AI workloads, including model deployment, feature stores, and LLMOps integration.
• Collaborate with engineering and governance teams for seamless delivery and integration of platform capabilities.
• Partner with senior leaders in Technology, Enterprise Architecture, Digital, and Business functions to align platform capabilities with strategic priorities.
• Manage vendor relationships and contracts for cloud services, data platforms, and AI infrastructure.

Skills

Data platforms

Cloud architectures

Leadership

Data governance

FinOps

Stakeholder management

MLOps

AI enablement

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, Information Systems, or related field

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

Lakehouse architectures

Job description

Ralph Lauren Corporation seeks a Head of Data & Analytics Platforms to lead the enterprise data strategy and modernize analytics capabilities at scale. You will govern data platforms, drive AI readiness, and enable cross-functional decision-making across the global organization.

The role requires strong architectural, leadership, and FinOps skills to deliver secure, resilient platforms with measurable business impact. Hybrid work options and a generous benefits package are offered.