Portfolio Manager, NGT
Ralph Lauren - Nutley, NJ
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Overview The Portfolio Manager will bring a mixture of business process / solutions understanding, project management competence and experience within RL to the team. The role will be to manage the activities of the project management team as they capture the artefacts required. It will also be responsible for setting up the project management processes and standards across the team, working closely with the technology, business and consulting partners to ensure consistency across the program. This role will take responsibility for activities defined below. Manage day-to-day leadership decisions by securing and comparing information from multiple sources toidentifyissues. Identifyfocus areas, provide escalation management, negotiation skills, and balance the business needs and the technical constraints.Serve as a subject matter experts for technology decisions and prioritization. Lead portfolio planning processes for the workstreams which align business and IT strategies and drive focus and prioritization within organization. Create yearly and quarterly roadmap, track progress against established baseline, and manage communication with Business, product, executiveleadershipand cross-functional teams. Lead Project Managers who will work withTechnology &Business stakeholders to manage critical projects. Inspire and create engagement by developing and motivating and guiding the team to achieve results together. Coach and mentor project managers to developa great teamand achieve success. Essential Duties & Responsibilities Work with all thenecessary teamsacrossIT,businessandvendor to ensure the scope is in alignment, roles and responsibilities are clear, a planexists,and everyone is aware of their milestones. Ensure that the project celebrates success. Create a program management framework that can be adopted to ensure that the programobjectivesare met.This will include agreed review points forall activities. Develop and manage project plans, including timelines, milestones, and deliverables. Coordinate and lead project meetings, ensuring all stakeholders are informed and engaged. Monitor project progress andadjustas needed to ensure successful completion. Identifyand mitigate project risks and issues. Communicate project status, updates, and changes to stakeholders and senior management. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure project alignment with organizational goals. Manage project budgets and resources, ensuring efficient use of company assets. Conduct post-project evaluations toidentifyareas for improvement and share lessons learned. Ensurethat processes exist for the reporting of theprojectactivities,budget, risks, issues and that this is coordinated across the teams and meets the expectations of allstakeholders. Foster an open approach to reporting, ensuring thatthe status is clear, the tools are easy to use andthere is an open culture to report on the project status. Align program management techniques and reporting acrossall the external parties that will be part of the program, with the intent to create acommon reporting approach.Ensure that a program PMO exists that coordinates all reporting across all parties. Providetimelyescalation ofissues and risks to ensure thatappropriate remediationcan take place. Ensure that any external reportingrequiredforoperating committees, steering committees and financial reporting are completed to the agreed schedule. Maintain the budget of the program, ensuring that this is aligned with the RL finance teams and thatallstreamsare aware of any additional responsibilities as a result. Ensure that the correct documentation controls are in place, in the correct repositoryand that this enables an easy method of sharing information and enables communication to be effective andtimely. Ensure that the ownership (business and IT) is clear across thevarious business and system areas and that an approach for the creation of an interim state is clear as well as the migration and ongoing cutover. This will all be factored into theplan. Prepare the various teams as much as possible for the upcomingphases.Use the engagement to educate, but also to listen and absorb and represent back the findings of the teams. Assistinidentifyingtraining needs tofacilitateknowledge required by the teams. Develop andmaintainthe overallintegrated project plans, including scope,objectivesand milestones, deliverables,risksand issues. The creation of the plan must include the additional phasespost the financial approval of the program, enabling the design phase to be ready to start in Q4 FY25. Agree an overall approach for the capturing of business requirements, documentation, testing criteria in an efficient manner that will allow foramore agile approach to managing change going forward. Experience, Skills & Knowledge Project Management, or a related field.Proven experience as a Program Manager or similar role.Strong knowledge of project management methodologies and tools.Excellent organizational and multitasking skills.Strong communication and interpersonal skills.Ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams.Proficiency in project management software (e.g., Microsoft Project, Asana, Trello).PMP or other relevant certification is a plus. Ralph Lauren will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records in a manner consistent with the requirements of the law, including any applicable fair chance laws.
Created: 2024-09-07