Ralph Lauren Executive Assistant, NA Regional

Ralph Lauren; New York (NY); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Ralph Lauren in New York seeks an Executive Assistant to support the NA Regional Executive Leadership Team with calendar, travel, budgeting, and confidential record keeping, enabling leaders to focus on strategy.

The role requires highly organized, detail-oriented professionals who can thrive in a fast-paced environment, manage events, coordinate communications, and handle sensitive information with discretion.

Qualifications

• Administrative support at executive level is preferred.
• Strong written and verbal communication with executives.
• Ability to navigate ambiguity and use good judgment to solve problems.
• Independent judgment within guidelines and high discretion handling confidential information.
• Thrives in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment.

Responsibilities

• Manage calendars on daily, weekly and monthly basis.
• Organize and prepare for meetings, including logistics and documents.
• Prepare memos, agendas and other correspondence.
• Maintain organizational charts and distribution lists for communications.
• Lead special event planning for offsite/onsite meetings.
• Take notes in meetings as needed.
• Arrange travel including flights, hotels, itineraries and visa paperwork.
• Prepare presentations and reporting for team meetings.

Skills

Executive support

Communication skills

Relationship building

Judgement/initiative

Organization/detail-orientation

Discretion and integrity

Calendar management

Travel planning

Tools

MS Teams

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Position Overview

The Executive Assistant, NA Regional provides critical administrative and organizational support to the North America Executive Leadership Team. Responsibilities include managing scheduling, communication, budgeting, travel coordination, and record keeping to ensure seamless operations and enable the leadership team to focus on strategic priorities. The ideal candidate will be highly organized, detail-oriented, and capable of thriving in a fast‑paced environment while maintaining discretion and professionalism.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Managing calendars on a daily, weekly and monthly basis, including all appointments, meetings and video calls
• Organize and prepare for meetings, including gathering documents and attending to logistics of meetings
• Create memos, meeting agendas and other correspondence
• Keep updated organizational charts and employee distribution lists for communications
• Serve as lead for special event planning for offsite/onsite meetings
• Attend meetings and take notes, as needed
• Set up all travel arrangements including flights, hotels, itineraries and visa paperwork
• Create travel itineraries that includes contact numbers, meeting locations, etc.
• Assist in the preparation of presentations and reporting for weekly, monthly, quarterly team meetings
• Support in office meetings with IT devices, room set-up and other coordination as needed
• Managing phones/messages and responding to basic requests for information
• Track and process allCorporate Cardand invoice expenses on a monthly basis
• Send and track packages when necessary
• Act as liaison between executive and internal/external stakeholders
• Create office reservations in Workday
• Assist with special projects as assigned

Experience, Skills & Knowledge

• Administrative support at executive level preferred
• Advanced proficiency in MS Teams and Microsoft Office Suite
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to interface with key executives in a professional manner
• Ability to establish relationships cross functionally, navigating ambiguity and using strong judgment to problem solve creatively
• Ability to exercise independent judgement and initiative within established guidelines
• Ability to thrive in a fast‑paced, high‑pressure environment, remaining adaptable and composed under stress.
• A natural problem solver who takes initiative, drives change, and seeks efficiency improvements.
• Must be highly organized and detail-oriented, with ability to prioritize and multi‑task
• High level of discretion and integrity in handling sensitive and confidential information.
• Experience with travel planning and calendar management
• Ability to set priorities, meet deadlines and follow through
• Willingness to travel and work overtime, and on weekends with short notice