* Oversee annual budget of approx. $30M in international grantmaking * Develop and execute global investment strategies to increase waste management and women’s workforce readiness by identifying nonprofit partners, designing and implementing effective grants. This includes the development and execution of an $18.2M grant with humanitarian organization CARE to increase food security, gender equity and sustainable farming among 5M female farmers in 6 countries * Led Foundation’s first waste programs, committing $48M to leading partners over 2 years * Manage a $3M annual communications budget and award-winning marketing programs designed to catalyze capital (All In On Recycling generated $28M in co-funding in 18 months) and enhance reputation (Closing the Crop Gap campaign drove 10% lift in favorability towards product purchase). Increase global media impressions +32% YOY; ​deliver ave. 6.5 billion impressions annually * Create exciting, new employee engagement programs to increase unity, pride and social impact with $1M annual budget. Employee volunteer participation +46% YOY * Lead and develop a team of 4 direct reports and multiple external agencies

* Write and design the company’s award-winning global sustainability reports, transforming team’s output from annual update on progress to multichannel, continuous engagement strategy with targeted stakeholders * Contribute to the development of the company’s enterprise-wide, second-generation sustainability goals, throughout year-long research and external engagement process which delivered science-based, time-bound targets * Architect and execute an integrated global communications launch strategy for company’s reset sustainability goals involving NGO, academic, earned media, digital, social, internal, conference and shared channel engagement. 31M impressions and 6.5M digital engagements in 2 month launch period, disciplined coordination delivered balanced earned media globally * Leverage traditional content and distribution models while investing in campaigns to increase engagement with corporate sustainability agenda among emerging publishers and influencers. 432% increase in engagements in corporate sustainability content over 3 year period * Train and deploy company executives and sustainability spokespeople in high-value business and sustainable development forums (50+ annually), maximize positive corporate exposure * Manage and support 3 direct reports. Effectively manage $1.5M+ budget and multiple external agencies

* Manage and co-author speeches, presentations, letters and video scripts (50+ annually) * Systematically leverage content for other executive speakers and syndicate across channels * Develop and executive in-market travel protocol and communications plans (~10 countries annually) * Create a comprehensive, digital archive of 10 years of speeches, public appearances and content * Publish the company’s printed and digital Annual Report and corporate reporting app * Serve as Chief of Staff to EVP Global Communications * Lead content and logistics for quarterly webinars for 200+ person global communications team, monthly executive committee meetings and bi-annual executive committee offsite meetings * Publish quarterly communications progress reports for Board of Directors and global team’s annual strategic plan * Lead and develop a team of 2 direct reports. Effectively manage $1M budget and multiple external consultants

* Lead direct mail and email marketing for Childrenswear, Women’s brands and Home Collection including database segmentation strategies (~20 direct mail pieces, ~200 emails annually) * Design and deliver sales-driving in-store events (10+ annually with ave. sales lift of 25%) * Lead continuous engagement with all sales professionals on marketing programs and products featured to support sales, managing global database of marketing resources * Partner with American Express and luxury property managers to drive incremental sales and expand client base * Develop and execute annual engagement plans for highest-value client through close collaboration with all GMs

* Use in-store talent and resources from in-house advertising agency to create marketing website, demonstrating the ROI for a full ecommerce website (achieved). Ecommerce website generated $2.4M revenue in first month * Lead marketing plans and sales-generating, influencer store events in 10 stores across the US (20+ per quarter) * Drive seasonal photo shoot process to provide imagery for all marketing activities including regional and national print ads, brand’s first online advertising strategies with geo-targeted ads that drove traffic and sales, and content development and database segmentation strategy for email marketing (~50 annually) * Execute the brand’s first editorial exposure in Elle Magazine, resulting in a 10-page feature in the September issue * Effectively manage $.5M budget and multiple external agencies

* Contribute to editorial and trade media coverage across corporate brands and initiatives: US Open, New York & Milan fashion weeks, Board of Director Meetings, Annual meeting, investor and analyst events * Project manage Ralph Lauren’s inaugural automobile installation Speed, Style, and Beauty: Cars from the Ralph Lauren Collection at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, which subsequently traveled to The Louvre * Project manage corporate philanthropic initiative, Pink Pony Day, breaking historic fundraising record and coordinating multiple executive presentations and overall communications strategy * Write daily news summary for distribution to 14K global employee, regular Board of Director communications and company press releases * Maintain SVP files, expenses, schedule and travel * Lead and develop a team of 2 direct reports. Effectively manage $2M budget and multiple external consultants

* Manage external engagement schedule and commitments * Write all professional correspondence and author public relations materials * Manage guests in executive office and arrange the Chairman’s schedule, transportation and accommodations * Manage appointments of multiple executives