Senior Manager, Decarbonization and Energy Strategy

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd•Miami, FL

47d•Onsite

About The Position

Royal Caribbean Group's Decarbonization Team has an exciting career opportunity for a full-time Senior Manager, Decarbonization reporting to the Senior Director, Decarbonization. This position will work onsite in Miami, Florida. The Senior Manager, Decarbonization is a key execution leader responsible for owning defined decarbonization workstreams and converting the enterprise decarbonization roadmap into measurable outcomes across fleet operations and the newbuild pipeline. The role supports disciplined governance, value tracking, and decision support, working as a day-to-day integrator across Marine Operations, Newbuilding, Supply Chain, Finance, and other partners to ensure decarbonization initiatives are delivered with rigor and pace.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Business, Environmental Science, Sustainability, or related field.
10-12 years of relevant experience, including demonstrated ownership of cross-functional programs/projects and (ideally) initial people leadership or team mentorship.
Demonstrated experience managing complex programs/projects end-to-end with cross-functional stakeholders (program management, delivery planning, cadence, and status reporting).
Experience working with decarbonization and climate policy/regulation topics (maritime context preferred, or strong ability to ramp quickly).
Advanced problem-solving and analytical skills; ability to deliver high-quality structured options and steering for decisions.
Strong stakeholder management skills; ability to resolve conflicts, influence without authority, and ensure cross-functional alignment.
Strong PowerPoint and Excel skills; ability to produce executive-ready materials.
Travel flexibility as required.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree preferred.
Maritime context preferred for experience working with decarbonization and climate policy/regulation topics, or strong ability to ramp quickly.

Responsibilities

Own end-to-end delivery of assigned decarbonization workstreams (e.g., energy efficiency, enabling technologies, operational measures, digital optimization, compliance enablement), translating long-term ambition into near- and mid-term execution plans.
Identify relevant decarbonization levers within scope, clarify what success looks like, and ensure delivery plans are grounded in operational reality.
Establish clear workstream charters including scope, milestones, dependencies, risks, decision points, and success criteria.
Ensure consistent project status reporting and stakeholder cadence aligned to agreed frameworks/charters (e.g., weekly working cadence, monthly steering updates), escalating blockers and driving actions to closure.
Maintain disciplined tracking of schedule, scope, and value delivery for assigned initiatives, supporting enterprise governance and value-tracking mechanisms.
Conduct high-quality quantitative and qualitative analysis to size opportunities, evaluate trade-offs, and inform priorities within assigned workstreams.
Synthesize complex technical, regulatory, and operational inputs into structured options and recommendations; prepare decision-ready materials for leadership.
Prepare high-quality presentations, reports, memos, and workshop materials that drive clarity, alignment, and decisions.
Own analytical modelling of emissions trajectories, abatement costs, and compliance exposure across multi-brand operations.
Quantify financial implications of decarbonization initiatives, including OpEx and CapEx forecasting, ROI, and scenario analysis.
Support evaluation of low-carbon fuel sourcing opportunities and strategic investments through financial modeling and market benchmarking.
Monitor evolving regulatory and carbon pricing landscapes to anticipate cost impacts and advise on risk mitigation measures.
Orchestrate cross-functional stakeholder interactions to establish alignment and a shared understanding of priorities, milestones, and delivery trade-offs.
Design and facilitate workshops and working sessions to accelerate scope definition, problem solving, and delivery execution across functions and geographies.
Maintain strong working knowledge of maritime decarbonization levers (energy efficiency, alternative fuels, shore power, battery electrification, enabling technologies, digital optimization, operational measures) and translate insights into execution priorities.
Proactively monitor relevant regulatory and industry developments, assess implications, and recommend necessary actions or adjustments to plans.
Create reusable playbooks, templates, and lessons learned (e.g., charter templates, KPI definitions, reporting packs, governance cadence) to improve delivery consistency and speed.
Contribute to a culture of knowledge sharing and continuous improvement across the decarbonization team and partners.
Lead, coach, and develop 1–2 direct reports; set clear accountability and build strong ownership for deliverables and outcomes.
Lead effectively with and without direct authority, inspiring execution across stakeholders and functions.