Senior Manager, HR Operations Portfolio Delivery

Senior Manager, HR Operations Portfolio Delivery Join our exciting team at Royal Caribbean Group! This full-time, indefinite position is based in Miami, Florida. The Senior Manager will play a vital role in key business projects for the global HR Operations and all Crew team. Position Summary: Under the direct leadership of the Director of HR Ops Strategy & Delivery, the Senior Manager will lead cross-functional teams across the business unit and enterprise. This role is responsible for all aspects of the conceptualization, development, and implementation of assigned projects, programs, and initiatives involving people, process, and technology. The Senior Manager will lead and spearhead the delivery of programs from the design process through a finished state to achieve agreed upon outcomes and complete implementation. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Responsible for critical HR Operational and Crew programs that span across people, process, and technology. Present to leadership on a regular basis, conducting regular status updates, transitioning initiatives, main risks, and benefits of the programs. Define the scope of transformational initiatives, leading the business to continuous optimization. Manage matrix project teams, leading leaders and subject matter experts through transformational initiatives. Own project plans, milestone achievement, and dependencies to achieve deliverables. Lead all program communications, tracking, reporting, status, escalations, dependencies, and executive guidance. Drive integration and optimization of all component & dependent projects, processes & applications within the project/initiative. Establish, manage and maintain criteria and tools to effectively and efficiently lead and report against program execution with measurable results. Lead effective collaboration of project contributors across all functions in order to deliver efficient and timely project delivery. Accountable for the successful execution of multiple complex programs, which typically consist of multiple projects and workstreams. Manage the program timeline by identifying all project internal & external interdependencies. Transformational leadership by gaining buy-in and support of senior leadership for major programs, provide regular status updates and drive the program from conceptualization to execution and governance. Matrix management of leaders, partner functions, product owners, business analysts, technology architects, business system analysts, technical application leads, outside consultants, vendors, and other key stakeholders inside and outside of the organization. Manage the Capital Allocation Request, overall budget, and expenses for all programs. Qualifications: Highly strategic, proactive, and organized Strong interpersonal skills 10+ years project management / business analysis experience, preferably within HR or logistics Experience using AGILE, PMP, or Scrum methodology (or equivalent) Proven track record of portfolio management across a broad range of HR process areas and workflows including but not limited to: HCM, Case Management, Learning, Employee Engagement, Workforce Management, Recruiting, Sourcing, Compensation, and Reward Ability to define and execute multiple detailed activity plans simultaneously Skilled in customer-facing activities covering requirements gathering, data preparation, timeline management, and documentation preparation Ability to communicate and work collaboratively within a team and have strong influencing skills Ability to coach and advise senior stakeholders Ability to conduct and facilitate workshops with business representatives, management and executives, team member resources, and external third-party groups Ability to manage ambiguity with demonstrated confidence & credibility Strong judgement and decision-making skills Experience working with contemporary HR Technology platforms is strongly preferred (e.g., Success Factors, Salesforce etc.) We know there's a lot to consider. As you go through the application process, our recruiters will be glad to provide guidance, and more relevant details to answer any additional questions. Thank you again for your interest in Royal Caribbean Group. We'll hope to see you onboard soon! It is the policy of the Company to ensure equal employment and promotion opportunity to qualified candidates without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, sexuality, gender identity or expression, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Royal Caribbean Group and each of its subsidiaries prohibit and will not tolerate discrimination or harassment.

Created: 2026-03-13