Royal Caribbean Cruise Jobs – Director, Strategic Initiatives

Job Description:

As a key member of the Strategy & Corporate Development Execution team reporting directly to SVP of Strategy, Development & Special Initiatives, the Director, Strategic Initiatives oversees the team that will be responsible for the leadership, planning, and execution of a portfolio of enterprise-level projects that stem from the corporation’s major strategic initiatives. This portfolio will include value creation initiatives, supporting the integration of mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, and change management. The Director, Strategic Initiatives will receive strategic direction from the CFO and will work cross-functionally with senior executives to drive broad-ranging strategic initiatives, evaluate business improvement opportunities, and leverage insightful analytics to influence activities across the enterprise. The ideal candidate will be able to leverage his/her experience to frame complex issues in terms of trade-offs, risks, and benefits and develop a program from ideation to execution and measurement. The team is made up of self-starters and natural leaders with excellent quantitative and verbal/communications skills. This person in this position needs to have the experience, maturity, and confidence to interface with company executives, business owners and humble self-aware personal styles that enable them to lead cross-functional teams to consensus around solutions. The Director, Strategic Initiatives will have regular access to privileged and confidential information and therefore, discretion in the dissemination of such information is paramount.

Job Responsibilities:

• Capable of thriving in a fast-paced, dynamic, matrix environment by managing uncertainty and taking calculated risks to drive initiatives forward in a timely and effective manner
• Identifies, assesses, and obtains consensus to develop and execute a variety of value creation opportunities
• Active interaction with senior leadership and C-Suite along with direct reporting functions to SVP; develops reports & presentations for the Board of Directors and the C-suite
• Consult broadly and regularly with executives and other stakeholders for the purposes of defining objectives, setting priorities, managing risks, and ensuring program governance
• Superb stakeholder management skills- adept at mapping the stakeholder landscape and navigating this network to resolve issues and achieve strategic objectives
• Oversees the development and fact based reporting necessary to manage the portfolio and its stakeholders, driving accountability and transparency
• Manage and develop a team of initially 2 fulltime direct reports plus a network of part-time project level resources and management consultants, as necessary
• Capable of effectively managing time-sensitive, contractual, financial, regulatory, or legal issues that can have a direct impact on the execution of an array of special initiatives

Job Requirements:

• Excellent interpersonal skills especially in a multi-cultural environment
• Excellent business acumen
• Extensive experience with legal contracts and commercial management
• Demonstrated team player with an ability to build teams, foster collaboration, develop and mentor employees.
• Self-starter with intellectual curiosity, a strong desire to learn, and passion for creating an excellent work product
• Cruise or travel industry experience a strong plus
• Minimum of ten years of project / portfolio management experience in a corporate environment or consulting experience AND at least two years of experience in corporate development, corporate strategy, or investment management experience (10+ years of total experience)
• Adept of crafting compelling narratives supported by insightful analysis
• Bachelor’s degree in business, accounting, industrial engineering or similar
• MBA required

Job Details:

Company: Royal Caribbean International

Vacancy Type:  Full Time

Job Location: Miami, FL, USA

Application Deadline: N/A

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