Senior Manager, Licensing, Business Development & Operations

Job description

POSITION OVERVIEW

The Senior Manager, Licensing, Business Development & Operations, will support Ralph Lauren's continued focus on brand elevation, cross-functional integration, and organizational effectiveness. As Ralph Lauren's licensing portfolio continues to grow in scale and complexity across categories, markets, and channels, there is an opportunity to strengthen the organization's ability to execute enterprise-wide initiatives that support all licensing businesses.

This role is designed to provide dedicated leadership for strategic projects, operating model development, and cross-category initiatives that enhance organizational effectiveness, accelerate collaboration, and support key business priorities across the Licensing portfolio.

Responsibilities

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

This role would expand the organization's capacity by providing:

• A business partner to the Head of Global Licensing and Licensing Leads, advancing cross-category initiatives and organizational priorities that strengthen the effectiveness and impact of the Licensing organization.
• Leadership of cross-category operating model initiatives, defining and implementing new ways of working, leveraging best practices and successful category models, and driving greater consistency and collaboration across licensing categories and teams.
• Identification and execution of opportunities to enhance organizational effectiveness, strengthen cross-functional integration, and support the continued evolution of the Licensing organization.
• Development of strategic insights and trend intelligence, monitoring key developments across luxury, fashion, beauty, wellness, technology, and adjacent industries to inform category planning, innovation discussions, and long-range strategic thinking.
• Partnership with Licensing Leads on strategic planning and merchandising narratives, supporting the development of frameworks, recommendations, and compelling storytelling that strengthen alignment with broader brand and commercial objectives.
• Creation of executive communications and management tools, including business reviews, leadership updates, annual planning support, Long Range Planning (LRP) initiatives, governance processes, and executive presentations that improve visibility, alignment, and decision-making across the portfolio.

The role serves as a project leader and organizational enabler, partnering closely with the Head of Global Licensing and Licensing Leads to drive initiatives that strengthen collaboration, accelerate execution of key priorities, and support the continued evolution of the Licensing organization. By strengthening operating effectiveness, enterprise integration, and organizational alignment, this role will help position Licensing as a fully integrated contributor to Ralph Lauren's long-term growth and brand elevation strategy while supporting category teams in delivering exceptional business and brand results.

Qualifications

• Experience in licensing, business development, or a related field, with several years in a leadership role.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build relationships at all levels.
• Strategic thinker with strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment. 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.

Please note background checks will be evaluated individually.