Brand and Destination Strategy Analyst

Journey with us! Combine your career goals and sense of adventure by joining our exciting team of employees. Royal Caribbean Group is pleased to offer a competitive compensation & benefits package, and excellent career development opportunities, each offering unique ways to explore the world.

This position will work on-site in Miami, Florida.

POSITION SUMMARY:
The cruise industry provides a dynamic and competitive environment with extensive growth over the next decade.  Royal Caribbean Group is a leader of this industry offering three cruise brands, Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises, and Silversea with a worldwide product offering. 

As a premium cruise line that has sailed to all 7 continents, Celebrity features award-winning itineraries, culinary experiences, ships, and world-class service.  Celebrity’s Strategy team plays a key role in determining how to bring this experience to life by collaborating with all departments across the brand including deployment, revenue management, marketing, finance, hotel ops, newbuild, and marine. This level of broad exposure to the business allows the group to provide guidance to senior leadership when determining both the near and long-term development and success of the Celebrity brand. 

The Brand and Destination Strategy Analyst will support the Celebrity Strategy team by providing analytical and research driven insights as it relates to both the delivery of the Brand’s destination portfolio and its consumer facing strategy. The analyst will have the opportunity to be part of delivering these insights to leadership and the Celebrity Brand as a whole.
 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
•    Support the Destination Strategy planning process throughout the year in close partnership with the Deployment Operations team.
•    Drive brand evolution, collaborating with key stakeholders to support strategic change across the organization.
•    Support the preparation for Strategy Days for Celebrity leadership.
•    Pull and analyze large data sets to establish and implement effective strategies.
•    Develop analytical models, tools and dashboards to improve the speed and quality of strategic decisions
•    Manage projects and timelines
•    Prepare presentations to share with key stakeholders and internal partners outlining updates and progress on Strategy initiatives.
•    Demonstrate sound judgment and resourcefulness in decision making and problem solving.
•    Will require creativity, initiative, drive, and a pragmatic approach to problem-solving.

QUALIFICATIONS:
•    Bachelor’s degree (BA) from four-year college or university required with focus in quantitative discipline preferred.
•    1-2 years of internship and entry-level analysis experience preferred.
•    Must be able to demonstrate understanding of global affairs, geography and basic economics
•    Passion for travel and learning about other destinations/cultures
•    Demonstrated ability to organize and analyze large volumes of data, make decisions and recommendations and independently implement decisions is required
•    Demonstrated ability to develop and deliver high quality, clear and concise presentations

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:
To perform this position successfully, the individual should be a self-starter and be able to complete a project with little direction.  Furthermore, the candidate must be able to perform each essential duty in a timely and accurate manor.  The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and or ability required to satisfy this position: 

•    Demonstrated aptitude for problem solving and problem identification.  
•    Ability to collect, analyze and interpret performance data
•    Ability to make strategic and tactical decisions with large financial impacts with minimal supervision
•    Ability to structure logically quantitative analyses of complex issues
•    Strong written and verbal communication skills and ability to work in global environment
•    Proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook required
•    Attention to detail required
•    Willingness to accept immediate product and project responsibility
•    Ability to operate in a partnership focused environment
•    Excellent interpersonal skills and demonstrated maturity
•    Ability to manage multiple projects and responsibilities at once

Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those requirements employees must meet to perform the essential functions of this job with or without reasonable accommodations.  While performing job functions the employee is regularly required to sit, and stand, write, review and type reports, compile data, operate a pc, communicate, listen, and assess information.  The employee may move about the office complex, may travel to other office locations and may lift, push, pull or move 10-15 pounds. The employee is occasionally required to walk to the dock, ascend and descend the vessel. This position may regularly travel domestically or internationally. Visual requirement include distant, close and color vision, and ability to adjust focus

Work Environment:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of the job. The environment includes work inside/outside the office, travel to other offices, possibly travel domestic and international, and work in shipboard functions. A high noise level is possible if visiting shipboard or offsite locations.

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.

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