Organizational Design Lead (Director)-NGT

Ralph Lauren Retail • Nutley, NJ

108d • $90,000 - $192,500 • Hybrid

About The Position

Ralph Lauren is seeking an Organizational Design Lead to lead enterprise-wide efforts in shaping and evolving our organizational structure to support strategic priorities. This role is critical to enabling transformation, driving efficiency, and fostering an agile, high-performing organization that aligns with our business goals. The ideal candidate is a visionary leader with strong analytical skills and deep expertise in organizational design, change enablement, and talent optimization.

Requirements

• Deep Organizational Development expertise, Business, HR, or a related field.
• 10+ years of progressive experience in org design, transformation, or talent strategy within a complex, global environment.
• Proven success leading large-scale org design initiatives in retail, fashion, consumer goods, or consulting.
• Expertise in organization diagnostics, operating model redesign, and change management frameworks (e.g., Kotter, Prosci).
• Exceptional communication and executive presence, with the ability to influence across all levels.
• Experience working in matrixed environments with cross-functional stakeholders.
• Strong analytical capabilities; able to synthesize data into strategic insights and recommendations.
• Experience with design thinking and agile transformation is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Partner with senior leadership to define and implement scalable organizational structures that enable agility, performance, and long-term growth.
• Evaluate existing organization structures, roles, spans, and layers. Identify opportunities for optimization and recommend targeted design interventions.
• Develop future-state org frameworks that support evolving business needs, digital transformation, and cross-functional collaboration.
• Lead organizational change initiatives that support redesign efforts, working closely with HR, Communications, and Business Leaders to ensure smooth transitions and adoption.
• Collaborate with Talent and HR Business Partners to integrate organizational design with workforce planning, leadership development, and succession strategies.
• Define KPIs and success metrics for design efforts; analyze organizational health indicators such as headcount, hierarchy, talent mobility, and engagement.
• Provide consultative guidance to senior executives and function leaders on structural decisions, org implications of transformation programs, and role clarity.

Benefits

• Robust benefits package
• Above-market time off
• Hybrid working arrangements
• Incentive compensation, where applicable
• Varied learning opportunities

What This Job Offers

• Industry: Apparel Manufacturing