Organizational Design Lead; Director-NGT

Organizational Design Lead (Director)-NGT

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Ralph Lauren Corporation is a global leader in the design, marketing and distribution of premium lifestyle products in five categories: apparel, accessories, home, fragrances, and hospitality.

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.

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.

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

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

Ralph Lauren is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from diverse candidates.