Early Careers Senior Associate

Position Overview

The Early Careers Senior Associate supports the Early Careers, Executive Development, People AI Lead in delivering and managing the end-to-end RL Inspire Undergrad Internship program as well as partnerships with Schools, Universities, and relevant Organizations across the US to attract, develop and retain early career talent.

This role will collaborate with HR Generalists, Talent Management, Learning & Development, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Teams, as well as Stakeholders, Leaders, and teams across the organization as the key point of contact for the undergraduate internship program, University relations, and relevant undergraduate organizations in alignment with our mission to create a best-in-class early career pipeline focused on development and growth to strengthen Ralph Lauren’s future leader’s talent pool.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

· Evolve and own our undergraduate university recruitment strategy with a strategic focus on attracting a pool of diverse high potential talent who will thrive in a high-growth, globally corporate environment.

· Project manage the undergraduate Summer internship recruitment process:

o Internship job allocation and stakeholder management

o ATS management and recruitment lifecycle.

§ Manage internship inbox, tracking inquiries, communications, and key deadlines.

§ Assist with job posting, resume review, interview scheduling and candidate communication.

§ Track and report on recruitment metrics (applications, diversity, conversion rates)

§ Support offer letters, acceptance tracking

§ Strategically plan for upcoming placements for the undergraduate Internship in alignment with our corporate talent strategy in partnership with the business and HR partners.

o Serve as the Lead facilitator for all undergraduate recruitment events i.e., company presentations and fairs (in-person & virtual)

· Project manage our undergraduate Summer internship program including the following activities:

o Onboarding & offboarding

o Plan and execute Internship program (orientation, speaker events, RL cultural events, development trainings and events)

o Internship group project management

o Internal stakeholder management

o Intern Manager and Generalist relationship management

§ Support managers with guides, FAQ’s and onboarding toolkits

§ Schedule Manager check in sessions

§ Partner with HR and managers to resolve intern performance issues

§ maintain clear documentation of roles, responsibilities, and expectations for all stakeholders

o Close out events (final assessments, and recommendations)

· University Relations & Early Career Organizations

o Serve as the point of contact for our undergraduate university/college partners, prospective intern talent and internal stakeholders.

o Manage school and employee engagement requests

o Own engagement process and policy

o Serve as Early Careers support for early careers organizations in relation to intern programming, scholarships, etc.

Additional Responsibilities:

· Data, reporting and continuous improvement:

o Analyze end of program surveys and feedback reports

o Support creation of executive summaries highlighting program outcomes

· Community of practice

o Identify opportunities for process improvement and best practices

o Marketing of intern activities and goings on

o Main point of contact for early careers for our regional counterparts

o Establish consistent toolkits for anyone wanting to recruit on campus

Experience, Skills & Knowledge

• Demonstrated experience progressive growth and increasing levels of responsibility

• Retail Industry understanding and experience

• High volume recruitment experience in a corporate environment

• Experience supporting internship, university, early career, or employee-related program; network with universities and early career organizations.

• Exposure to and/or Human Resources / Generalist best practices a plus

• Strong project management skills including managing and prioritizing multiple projects, priorities and client relationships

• Ability to comfortably present to Executive Leaders in both large and more intimate groups.

• Self-motivated/self-starter

• Experience in pivoting quickly and adapting to business needs.

• Ability to consistently deliver results; work well under pressure, independently and collaboratively, and as a member of a cross-functional team.

• Organized; ability to manage own workload efficiently to fulfill commitments in a timely manner.

• Ability to communicate effectively across stakeholders.

• Growth mindset

• Champion of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

• Ability to travel.

• Ralph Lauren maintains a balanced approach to work arrangements, emphasizing both flexibility through hybrid options and the importance of in-person collaboration. North America corporate employees (excluding remote and regional roles) work from the office 2-3 days weekly.

Technical Skills

• Intermediate/Advanced MS Office skills;

• Adobe CC skills

• Strong presentation, verbal and written communication skills

• Applicant Tracking System experience a plus (Avature current platform)

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.