Ralph Lauren Senior Manager, Product Strategy & Investment

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 Senior Manager, Product Strategy & Investment connects strategy, investment and execution across the Digital Technology Portfolio. The role owns the end-to-end intake, prioritization, investment governance and portfolio management processes that translate strategic priorities into a clear, integrated roadmap and focus funding and capacity on the initiatives that deliver the greatest business and consumer value. Working across Product, Technology, Finance and Commercial teams, this leader will provide transparency into investment decisions, portfolio health, dependencies, risks and value realization. The role will also partner with the Product Lifecycle Acceleration (PLA) Core Team to simplify governance, strengthen ways of working and help initiatives move more effectively from idea through discovery, delivery, launch and value realization. Essential Duties & Responsibilities Own and continuously improve the Digital Technology intake and prioritization process, establishing a clear path for new initiatives and investment opportunities. Define and apply transparent evaluation criteria that consider strategic alignment, consumer and business value, financial impact, complexity, dependencies, risk and organizational capacity. Partner with Product, Technology, Finance and Commercial leaders to shape investment proposals, assess business cases and confirm initiatives are sufficiently defined before prioritization. Lead the Digital Prioritization and Investment Committee structure, bringing clear recommendations to senior leadership and ensuring decisions are documented, communicated and revisited as priorities change. Partner with Finance to provide transparent views of portfolio investment, funding requirements, financial performance and expected value. Own the integrated Digital Technology Portfolio view and system of record, translating strategic priorities and investment decisions into a consolidated roadmap. Consolidate and assess portfolio health, milestones, investment, risks, dependencies and capacity; escal Produce concise executive portfolio reporting covering investment, delivery health, key risks, decisions required and value delivered. Lead annual and ongoing prioritization cycles, including scenario planning and trade-off discussions, while balancing funding and capacity and responding to emerging priorities. Partner with the PLA Core Team to evolve and scale the Product Lifecycle Acceleration framework, including lifecycle stages, decision points and entry and exit criteria. Connect intake, prioritization and annual planning to PLA stages so initiatives enter the lifecycle with the readiness needed to progress. Identify opportunities to simplify processes, reduce unnecessary governance and accelerate time to value across product development and delivery. Champion consistent practices for defining outcomes, developing business cases, establishing success measures and tracking value after launch. Use data, automation and AI where appropriate to improve portfolio transparency, decision quality and process efficiency. Bring an understanding of consumer trends, competitive products and the digital landscape to inform investment and prioritization recommendations. Experience, Skills & Knowledge 7+ years of experience across product strategy, portfolio management, digital strategy, technology investment, product management, management consulting or related disciplines. Demonstrated experience managing complex portfolios of digital or technology investments and operating intake, prioritization and investment governance processes. Strong understanding of modern digital product management and end-to-end product development lifecycles. Strong financial and analytical capabilities, including experience evaluating business cases, investment requirements, trade-offs and expected business value. Ability to synthesize complex information into clear recommendations, portfolio narratives, and executive-level decision materials. Strong executive communication, facilitation and stakeholder-management skills, including the ability to lead discussions involving competing priorities and investment trade-offs. Demonstrated ability to influence functions and organizational levels without relying on direct authority. Ability to bring structure to ambiguity, establish practical governance and drive continuous improvement across complex processes. Experience working in a global, matrixed organization preferred. #J-18808-Ljbffr Ralph Lauren Corporation