Application Development Analyst - Product Transformation
First seen by Alion on Sep 21, 2026.
About the job:
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.
The Ralph Lauren Corporation, a global leader in luxury fashion and design.
Our Global Development Center (GDC) is focused on building high-quality technology solutions to enhance the business & customer experience across channels and geographies.
This role is responsible for assisting the Product COE team in Transforming how we Commercialize our Products & Data.
The selected candidate will possess advanced expertise level in the subject of Technology with Master Data Applications.
The primary focus of this role is centered on supporting the implementation and roll-out of Syndigo/Riversand and the Applications that consume Product data.
They act as a key liaison with cross-functional partners to ensure that the business needs are being met and that the business users can perform their jobs efficiently and effectively.
The teams will look to leverage data integrations across existing technologies at RL in PLM, SAP, 3D Product Assets and our Data Lake.
The Analyst for the Product Transformation track is a role that will report into the Product Lead for Technology.
Responsibilities:
- Understand the Strategy and Vision for Product Master Data and work with the Product leads to deliver experiences around Product transformation
- Capture & document business processes, functional & data requirements and be able to communicate with technical resources
- Configure & Develop the Master Data Management process in the Syndigo/Riversand platform
- Develop integrations from Syndigo/Riversand platform to upstream and downstream systems
- Develop into a Functional expert for RL Product data & the Syndigo/Riversand platform
- Develop prototypes to prove out the success or failure of a concept for new areas
- Develop/execute test scripts for Use cases
- Partner with the Product team to provide user support in terms of change management, training and issue management activities
- Troubleshoot production support issues post deployment and come up with solutions as required
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, or related field.
- Master's preferred
- 2 years of experience in Business Analysis or related field
- Strong problem solving, collaboration, communication and presentation skills; ability to effectively interact with team members and cross functional partners
- Ability to effectively multi-task, prioritize and adapt in a fast-paced, dynamic business environment
- Must be self-motivated/self-starter in a fast-paced environment with the ability to work independently and within a team
- Experience working with an Agile methodology is a plus
- Experience with Retail industry and master data is a plus
Skills
IT Product Management, IT Change Management, IT Business Analyst, IT Transformation