Employee Communications Manager, Transformation

Job description

POSITION OVERVIEW

The Employee Communications Manager is a multi-faceted role with responsibility for crafting and managing a communications strategy and narrative around our transformation as a Company. This includes identifying clear objectives, tactics, measurement, and a creative approach to leveraging leadership voices and internal channels to educate, inspire, and celebrate milestones for employees. The individual in this role will interface with leaders across Next Generation Transformation (NGT) or Project Cross-Stitch management, Change Management, Project Management Office, AI Center of Excellence (AI COE), and other various stakeholders across the organization that touches this work to understand achievements and actions that bring to life our transformation progress.

This role will report to the Lead for Global Employee Communications. The ideal candidate will have strong understanding of change management within a matrixed organization, strong writing skills, be agile, experience navigating a matrixed organization, leading impactful communication initiatives, implementing KPIs and reporting against those metrics, and working cross-functionally to achieve objectives.

Qualifications

EXPERIENCE, SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE Change management communications experience and internal communications experience is a must.

Established track record project managing large, matrixed projects Natural curiosity and strong storyteller Experience developing, managing and measuring impact of a communications strategy, project plan, and campaign Hands-on experience executing effective communication for a myriad of internal stakeholder populations (office-based, retail, managers, etc.)

• Excellent verbal and written communications and editing skills, including interpersonal and presentation skills – PowerPoint plan development, talking points, executive briefing documents
• Proven ability to think ahead, engage proactively and take initiative Self-starter approach to work and strong problem solver; ability to work in an ambiguous environment and deliver results Strategic and execution oriented – must have the ability to deliver high quality initiatives to tight deadlines and on budget, in a pressurized environment
• Knowledge of how to develop communications strategies to bring about perception change and build understanding of new direction A sense of humor and ability to not take him/herself too seriously Some travel required.

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.