Ralph Lauren People Business Partner, Sr. Manager

BoF Careers; Nutley (NJ); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Ralph Lauren Corporation is seeking a Sr. Manager, People Business Partner to drive People & Development strategy for the Brand Image organization. This executive will partner with global leadership, shape talent, total rewards, and development initiatives, and influence across NA, EMEA, and APAC.

The role is hybrid, based in Nutley, NJ and NYC, with expectations to work from both locations. The ideal candidate has extensive senior HRBP/Generalist experience, executive presence, and proven

Qualifications

• Executive presence and influence at senior leadership levels.
• Strong strategic thinking and business acumen across HR domains.
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams and drive change in a global matrix.

Responsibilities

• Serve as senior P&D strategic partner for global leaders across NA/EMEA/APAC.
• Own oversight of HRIS, timekeeping, and compensation governance.
• Lead organizational design, change management, and talent calibration initiatives.
• Drive performance management, talent reviews, and salary planning for the client group.
• Advise managers on employee relations matters, including investigations and corrective actions.
• Partner with Talent Acquisition to recruit diverse global teams and ensure internal mobility.

Skills

Executive Presence

Strategic Influence

Leadership & Problem Solving

Agility

Results-Oriented

Tools

Workday

Kronos

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.

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 Sr. Manager, People Business Partner will drive People & Development (P&D) strategy, services, and programs for the Brand Image organization, serving as a senior strategic partner to global business leadership. This role requires expertise in the HR Business Partner discipline along with a working understanding of related P&D disciplines - including Talent Acquisition, Total Rewards, and Talent Management - in order to interpret business challenges and recommend best practices that improve products, processes, and services across the client group. Down the line, this role will expand to take on an additional client group. Functions are inherently global, requiring sophisticated stakeholder management and partnership across North America (NA), EMEA, and APAC. The Brand Image pillar, in particular, involves navigating complex regional structures to ensure global brand consistency through local talent strategies. This role directly impacts the achievement of customer, operational, and service objectives for the Brand Image organization. This is a high-visibility, senior leadership role for a solutions-oriented executive who leads with Executive Presence. The Sr. Manager works independently and receives guidance only in the most complex situations; is expected to communicate difficult concepts and influence stakeholders to achieve consensus; and will influence the development of P&D strategy within the function. The ideal candidate leads others - including project teams with moderate resource requirements, risk, and complexity - to solve complex problems, applying sophisticated analytical judgment to identify innovative solutions, while maintaining a collaborative "one-team" mindset with the broader P&D community. Location: Hybrid; based in Nutley, NJ, and NYC. Must be able to work from both locations to support metro Corporate Populations.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Regional Stakeholdering & Strategic Influence: Serves as the senior P&D strategic partner and primary point of contact for global business leaders, interpreting internal and external business challenges and influencing leadership to adopt best practices that ensure alignment and seamless partnership across NA, EMEA, and APAC.
• Fiscal Strategy: Partners with senior business leaders and Corporate Finance to shape fiscal strategy; owns full oversight of employee, OTH, and freelance trackers and the bonus plan, exercising judgment on budget prioritization, risk, and resource allocation.
• Org Design & Change Leadership: Leads strategic organizational design and change management initiatives of moderate resource requirements, risk, and complexity, applying sophisticated analytical thought to identify innovative solutions that increase effectiveness and remove internal barriers.
• Results-Driven Execution: Leads others to identify gaps in process and proactively drives the design and implementation of tools, presentations, and frameworks that solve complex problems and support the business. Employee Relations & Investigations
• Strategic Advisory: Serves as the senior advisor to managers and executives on the most complex employee relations issues, exercising sophisticated judgment to ensure alignment with Company policy and statutory requirements, including corrective actions and terminations.
• Investigations: Leads complex investigations in partnership with Global People Practices when employee complaints or concerns are brought forth, receiving guidance only in the most complex or sensitive situations.
• Mediation: Leads mediation for associates and management at an impasse on high-stakes or ambiguous matters; exercises sound judgment and thinks on their feet to resolve complex communication gaps or misunderstandings. Performance & Talent Management
• High-Performance Culture: Leads the performance management process for the client group, including talent reviews and salary planning; leads others to identify and coach high-potential employees.
• Recruitment Integrity: Ensures appropriate job descriptions and "Jobs-at-a-Glance" are in place; partners with and influences Talent Acquisition to recruit high-performing, diverse global teams.
• Internal Mobility: Leverages the Career Framework to influence internal development paths and encourage movement across the organization.
• Talent Calibration & Reviews: Leads the end-to-end talent calibration process and annual talent reviews for assigned client groups; facilitates high-level discussions with senior leadership to identify high-potentials, assess bench strength, and influence a consistent, objective approach to performance and potential across the global organization.
• Engagement: Leads initiatives coming out of the Employee Survey Action Plan to retain and leverage a diverse workforce.
• Operations: Leads oversight of HRIS (Workday), Timekeeping (Kronos), share drives, and org charts, directing support from the People Assistant/Associate. Total Rewards & Compensation Strategy Compensation Strategy: Leads the administration and execution of a specialized quarterly bonus plan for the Brand Image organization; partners with and influences the Compensation Center of Excellence to manage annual merit cycles, perform market data benchmarking, and ensure competitive pay alignment across global creative and strategic functions.

Experience, Skills & Knowledge

• Experience: Extensive, proven track record as a senior HR Business Partner/Generalist leader, with expertise in own job discipline and understanding of related job disciplines within the P&D function.
• Executive Presence: Proven ability to lead with confidence, build alliances with senior management, and work autonomously with senior executives, receiving guidance only in the most complex situations.
• Strategic Influence: Ability to interpret internal and external business challenges and recommend best practices to improve products, processes, or services; influences development of P&D strategy within the function.
• Leadership & Problem Solving: Proven ability to lead others - including project teams with moderate resource requirements, risk, and complexity - to solve complex problems, using sophisticated analytical thought to exercise judgment and identify innovative solutions.
• Agility: Must be flexible, agile, and able to think on your feet in a fast-paced, shifting global environment.
• Results-Oriented: A proven ability to drive toward results and prioritize critical projects requiring immediate attention; impacts the achievement of customer, operational, project, or service objectives