- Location
- New York City New York USA
- Address
- 205 West 39th Street, New York City, NY 10018 View map
- Employment
- Full-Time
- Seniority
- Manager
- Compensation
- $104,500–141,200/year
- Department
- Executive & General Management
- Industry
- Fashion, Apparel & Leather Goods
- Posted
- Oct 15, 2026
About Calvin Klein
Calvin Klein is a globally influential American fashion house founded in New York in 1968, celebrated for its refined minimalism, modern sensuality, and cultural impact across apparel, underwear, denim, fragrance, and lifestyle categories. As an employer, the brand offers a dynamic environment where design intelligence, commercial agility, and inclusive storytelling converge. Its teams contribute to a legacy shaped by bold imagery, disciplined simplicity, and a distinctly urban point of view. Calvin Klein seeks talent eager to challenge convention, understand contemporary consumers, and build resonant brand experiences within an international organization committed to creativity, collaboration, and responsible growth.
The Global Transformation Manager leads transformation delivery for Calvin Klein, serving as an internal consultant and day-to-day portfolio owner for initiatives across functions and regions. The role translates strategy into execution, redesigns processes, supports technology implementation and change adoption, and manages cross-functional workstreams to deliver measurable outcomes. This is a full-time role requiring 7–10 years of relevant experience; the annual base salary range is USD 104,500–141,200, with individual pay determined in part by qualifications, geographic location, and relevant skills.
Role & Responsibilities
- Own and deliver transformation initiatives within the assigned portfolio, aligned with Calvin Klein brand priorities and enterprise roadmaps.
- Translate high-level transformation strategy into clear workplans, milestones, and deliverables.
- Partner with business leaders to define future-state processes, operating models, and capability requirements.
- Ensure initiatives achieve intended outcomes in speed, efficiency, decision quality, and operational performance.
- Map current- and future-state processes, identifying gaps, inefficiencies, and opportunities for improvement.
- Define business requirements and support solution design with business functions and IT.
- Support technology implementations within CK Global through process design and testing.
- Support process standardization and simplification while accounting for function-, region-, and brand-specific needs.
- Document processes, roles, and ways of working to support scalability and sustainability.
- Support change management activities to ensure new processes and tools are adopted and embedded.
- Identify change impacts and risks within the portfolio and work with leaders to address readiness gaps.
- Reinforce new ways of working after implementation, supporting stabilization and continuous improvement.
- Participate in transformation governance forums, providing status updates, identifying risks, and supporting issue resolution.
- Coordinate with other portfolio leaders to manage cross-brand or cross-functional dependencies.
- Escalate risks, trade-offs, and resourcing constraints as needed to ensure successful delivery.
Qualifications
- Experience delivering cross-functional initiatives in commercial, supply chain, or product lifecycle domains.
- Working knowledge of process design, business analysis, and change enablement.
- Exposure to enterprise systems and tools such as SAP, planning tools, PLM, and reporting or analytics platforms.
- Ability to work across functions and influence without direct authority.
- Bachelor’s degree (BA/BS) in Business, Supply Chain, Operations, Fashion Merchandising, or a related field required.
- Lean, Six Sigma, BPM, or Project Management certification is a plus.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to translate business needs into clear requirements and execution plans.
- Organized and detail-oriented, with strong follow-through.
- Effective communicator able to engage business and technical partners.
- Comfort operating amid ambiguity and managing multiple priorities.
- Strong ability to manage execution across multiple workstreams while maintaining attention to detail.
- Position is not eligible for sponsorship.
Skills
Experience
7–10 years in operations, transformation, process improvement, or consulting roles.
Education
Bachelor’s degree (BA/BS) in Business, Supply Chain, Operations, Fashion Merchandising, or a related field required.
Workplace
The role is situated in New York City, New York, USA.
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Compensation
The base compensation for this position ranges from USD 104,500 to USD 141,200 per annum.
Benefits
Bonus eligibility; medical, vision, dental, life, and disability insurance; above-market 401(k) contribution; company-paid holidays; paid time off; hybrid working arrangements; volunteer opportunities; seasonal hours and flexible work schedules; Headspace membership; fitness membership and/or digital meditation subscription reimbursement; up to $200 annually in rewards for exercise and healthy activities; Care.com services for childcare, elder care, adoption preparation, and pet care, plus backup-care reimbursement; tuition reimbursement; and associate discounts at company outlets and e-commerce sites. Benefit eligibility depends on employment status, location, and length of service.
Culture
Calvin Klein fosters a modern, inclusive workplace culture shaped by bold creativity, confident self-expression, and a global fashion perspective. As an employer, the brand encourages collaboration across disciplines, empowers teams to challenge conventions, and maintains a fast-paced environment where innovation and cultural relevance are central to its identity.
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Frequently Asked Questions
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