Lead, Business Strategy & Planning

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The Royal Caribbean Group has an exciting career opportunity for a full time L of Celebrity Cruises Business Strategy & Planning reporting to the Senior Manager of Celebrity Cruises Business Strategy & Planning.

This position works on-site in Miami, Florida.

Position Summary:

The Lead will be a critical member of the Celebrity Cruises Business Strategy & Planning team, supporting leadership in shaping both near-term and long-term strategies, enabling their execution, and driving forward key strategic initiatives and projects across the brand. This role offers the opportunity to work in a lean, agile team with direct exposure to senior leaders in the Celebrity Cruises organization, as well as cross-functional collaboration with partners across the broader RCG Corporation.

In this dynamic environment, the Lead will develop essential skills in problem-solving, analytics, and communication, while providing data-driven, actionable insights to senior executives. The ideal candidate is a driven self-starter with strong ability to think critically, outstanding communication abilities, intellectual curiosity, and advanced analytical capabilities, all within an exciting, fast-paced setting.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Identifies improvement opportunities while displaying creativity, drive, and a pragmatic approach to problem-solving. Must be comfortable with problem solving in a context of uncertainty / imperfect information.
• Develops strategic insights based on internal and external data and business analysis, including but not limited to analysis of markets, customers, and businesses.
• Uses financial analysis and other quantitative and qualitative techniques to assess a broad array of business issues and distill them into key items and proposed actions.
• Manages the analysis of complex data, with strong experience in gathering actionable insights.
• Builds and develops presentation decks and visualizations in PowerPoint, Power BI, or related tools which clearly communicate the team’s findings and potential impact on the business.
• Communicates with different departments and senior leaders across the organization in order to develop new insights and work cross-functionally to help drive projects forward.
• Gathers and distills competitive information and market analysis to create ideas and recommendations that may involve changes to the brand’s operating practices and market focus.
• Please note that permanent US work authorization is required.

Qualifications, Knowledge and

Skills:

• 3-5 years of relevant analytical work experience required. Experience in a management consulting firm, investment bank, or relevant strategic function at a corporation is preferred.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, etc.) required.
• Knowledge of programming languages (SQL, Python, R, etc.) is preferred.
• Strong understanding of corporate finance is a plus.
• Understanding of microeconomic and macroeconomic principles is preferred.
• Highly advanced communication skills (written and verbal).
• Strong analytical skills and abilities to think strategically about the cruise/hospitality business.
• High energy and sense of urgency required.
• Ability to multi-task and work under deadline pressure.
• Willingness to work hard and learn quickly in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent organizational skills, accuracy, and attention to detail.
• Superior leadership abilities.
• Strong business acumen, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Highly motivated to achieve desired goals and objectives.
• Demonstrated analytical and critical thinking skills to solve complex business problems.
• Must be willing to reside in South Florida.
• Please note that permanent US work authorization is required.

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