Ref#: W171049
Department: Human Resources
City: Nutley
State/Province: New Jersey
Location: United States
Pay Range: $63,500 - $114,105 annually; actual pay is dependent on experience and geographic location
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 Talent Associate will partner directly with both People Business Partners and business stakeholders as a thought leader, trusted advisor and primary point of contact for Talent Acquisition. This role is accountable for executing end-to-end comprehensive recruitment strategies to attract a diverse pool of qualified and capable talent aligned with business needs. The role will also support select talent strategy initiatives.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
- Serve as a consultative partner to People Business Partners, business leaders and hiring managers for talent acquisition management and execution.
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Lead and manage the full-cycle recruitment process from strategy to offer negotiation, ensuring a seamless candidate and stakeholder experience for assigned business groups.
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Throughout the course of process, influence decisions regarding recruitment strategy, profile development, assessment methods and final selection.
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Develop and implement innovative strategies to attract diverse and high-caliber candidates to ensure quality of hires while decreasing time to fill.
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Maintain broad influence through ongoing development of internal and external relationships across the organization to proactively build and maintain evergreen pipelines of internal and external talent for critical and emerging roles, anticipating future business needs.
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Maintain recruiting and talent systems to ensure accurate data capture as part of talent processes.
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Support talent strategy initiatives, including talent reviews, calibration, internal mobility or succession-related activities.
Experience, Skills, and Knowledge
- Progressive experience and knowledge of talent acquisition, including recruiting strategy development, candidate sourcing, candidate pipelining, stakeholder management and assessment/selection. (Required proficiency)
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Previous experience / exposure with aspects of HR to include talent & performance management, HR business partnership ideal.
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Experience working in a matrixed or global organization.
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Business acumen and organizational agility ideally in a Retail fashion environment.
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Demonstrated knowledge of various recruiting techniques, assessment tools and selection methodologies.
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Sophisticated attention to detail and high-level interpersonal skills along with the ability to navigate sensitive and confidential situations.
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Experience in online/social media recruiting and AI tools and capabilities
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Strong customer service, negotiation skills and ability to interact with employees at all levels throughout the company.
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Self-starter with a strong commitment to ensuring an exemplary candidate experience that mirrors the RL brand and RL way.
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Strong project management capabilities.
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Highly developed skills in: Excel (Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP) Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Adobe, Applicant Tracking Systems (Avature/Workday), AI tools.
