Ralph Lauren is hiring: Talent Manager / Marketing Branding Innovation PR & Comm

Talent Manager / Marketing Branding Innovation PR & Comms

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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, including Ralph Lauren, Ralph Lauren Collection, Ralph Lauren Purple Label, Polo Ralph Lauren, Double RL, Lauren Ralph Lauren, Polo Ralph Lauren Children, and Chaps, 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.

About the Role

The Talent Manager will partner directly with People Business Partners and business stakeholders as a thought leader, trusted advisor and single point of contact for Talent Acquisition and key talent and HR initiatives. The role is accountable for building and executing end‑to‑end comprehensive recruitment strategies to attract a diverse pool of qualified and capable talent aligned with business needs. It will support key talent initiatives inclusive of succession planning and internal mobility. The ideal candidate brings both strategic foresight and operational excellence, balancing long‑term planning with hands‑on execution.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as a consultative partner to People Business Partners, business leaders, and hiring managers for talent-related strategies and initiatives.
• Lead and manage the full‑cycle recruitment process from strategy to offer negotiation, ensuring a seamless candidate and stakeholder experience for assigned business groups.
• Influence decisions regarding recruitment strategy, profile development, assessment methods, and final selection throughout the process.
• Develop and implement innovative strategies to attract diverse and high‑caliber candidates, ensuring quality of hires while decreasing time to fill.
• Build and maintain evergreen pipelines of internal and external talent for critical and emerging roles, anticipating future business needs.
• Drive talent & succession planning annual calendar including Annual Talent Reviews, Talent Calibration, and Talent Talks.
• Maintain the talent systems to ensure accurate data capture as part of talent processes.

Required Qualifications

• Progressive experience and knowledge of talent acquisition, including recruiting strategy development, candidate sourcing, pipelining, stakeholder management, and assessment/selection.
• Prior experience or exposure to HR aspects such as talent & performance management and HR business partnership.
• Experience working in a matrixed or global organization.
• Business acumen and organizational agility ideally in a retail fashion environment.
• Demonstrated knowledge of recruiting techniques, assessment tools, and selection methodologies.
• Strong attention to detail, high-level interpersonal skills, and ability to navigate sensitive and confidential situations.
• Experience in online/social media recruiting and familiarity with AI tools and capabilities.
• Strong customer service and negotiation skills, able to interact with employees at all levels.
• Self-starter committed to ensuring an exemplary candidate experience that mirrors the RL brand and RL way.
• Strong project management capabilities.
• Proficiency in Excel (Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP), Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Adobe, Applicant Tracking Systems (Avature/Workday), and AI tools.

Additional Information

• Seniority level: Mid‑Senior level
• Employment type: Full‑time
• Job function: Human Resources
• Industries: Retail Apparel and Fashion