Program Manager, Product Planning

Carnival Corporation•Miami, FL

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

This role is responsible for facilitating the planning and execution of cross-functional projects, programs and initiatives. This will include ad hoc research, benchmarking and analysis as well as creating and maintaining tools to support planning, decision making, and resource allocation.

Requirements

Minimum Education: Bachelor’s Degree/ Master’s Degree a Plus
Discipline/Major: Business Management, Operations Management, Industrial Engineering, Finance, IT, Consulting, or related fields
5 + years of experience program management, project management, product development or operations having to manage multiple large projects through a digital platform
Critical Professional Related Technical/Computer Skills: MS Project or equivalent
Proficiency in Microsoft Office, advanced in Excel, Project, Visio and PowerPoint.
Strong analytical, verbal, written and presentation skills. Ability to interpret data, formulate business questions and make recommendations.
Understanding of the complete ecosystem that makes up a guest experience including the operational requirements needed to support it
Ability to build strong relationships and solicit cooperation from individuals in a variety of roles making up a cross-functional team needed to take a project from vision to reality.
General understanding of how to read architectural drawings, material specifications and/or take measurements on drawings using programs on AutoCAD or PDF based programs such as BlueBeam Revu
Must take initiative, demonstrate ownership, work with minimum supervision, multi-task and balance numerous evolving priorities; strong organizational skills and agility are critical

Responsibilities

Facilitate planning and execution of cross-functional projects, programs, and initiatives.
Drive alignment between teams of diverse stakeholders while ensuring clear understanding of accountability, responsibility and deadlines for all workstreams.
Follow up with stakeholders as needed to identify and alleviate bottlenecks.
Mange timelines and deliverable schedules.
Ad hoc research, benchmarking, and analysis as required for any project or initiative.
Synthesize various information and data to develop strategic recommendations.
Create and maintain tools independently in a digital platform for the purposes of managing large, complex processes in a fast-paced environment encompassing, planning, responsibility assignment, timelines, budgets, approvals, commitment and milestone tracking.
Provide weekly / monthly status reports and dashboards.
Develop from scratch and regularly update as needed.
Provide regular updates to stakeholders and senior levels of executive leadership on Brand Experience and Product Development workstreams
Partner with Shipboard Operations Analytics to analyze qualitative and quantitative data from Carnival databases and other sources to generate useful metrics as needed
Create and maintain a system and process for identifying, prioritizing, tracking and evaluating innovative concepts from various sources including shipboard and shoreside team members, market research and consumer insights.
Build and maintain shared workspaces and team sites to foster efficient collaboration

Benefits

Cost-effective medical, dental and vision plans
Employee Assistance Program and other mental health resources
Additional programs include company paid term life insurance and disability coverage
401(k) plan that includes a company match
Employee Stock Purchase plan
Holidays – All full-time and part-time with benefits employees receive days off for 8 company-wide holidays, plus 2 additional floating holidays to be taken at the employee’s discretion.
Vacation Time – All full-time employees at the manager and below level start with 14 days/year; director and above level start with 19 days/year. Part-time with benefits employees receive time off based on the number of hours they work, with a minimum of 84 hours/year. All employees gain additional vacation time with further tenure.
Sick Time – All full-time employees receive 80 hours of sick time each year. Part-time with benefits employees receive time off based on the number of hours they work, with a minimum of 60 hours each year.
Complementary stand-by cruises, employee discounts on confirmed cruises, plus special rates for family and friends
Personal and professional learning and development resources including tuition reimbursement
On-site Fitness center at our Miami campus