Senior Contract Recruiter

We are proud to be the vacation-industry leader with global brands — including Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises and Silversea Cruises — the most innovative fleet and private destinations, and the best people. Together, we are dedicated to turning the vacation of a lifetime into a lifetime of vacations for our guests. 

Royal Caribbean Group’s Global Shoreside Talent Acquisition Team has an exciting opportunity for a full-time Contract Recruiter. 

This project will work onsite in Miami, Florida. Only South Florida candidates will be considered. 

Position Summary: 

In this project, you would be an individual contributor responsible for the full-cycle recruitment and selection of highly specialized positions within the Newbuild Team. The Newbuild Team is responsible for the design and construction of all Royal Caribbean Group’s new ships. 

You will need to establish and develop a strong network of candidates to efficiently recruit management and professional level candidates. Many positions on the Newbuild Team are technical and specific to the marine industry and naval design and architecture. 

You will need to develop strategic sourcing plans, execute overall sourcing strategies and provide consultation to Newbuild’s hiring managers. This role will drive the recruiting process for all level roles, including leadership level roles, uncovering great talent, delivering a superb candidate experience and ultimately closing the right candidates.   

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Drive the hiring process for assigned roles, working closely with hiring managers, HRBP and internal teams to determine competencies needed for each role, manage the hiring process, escalating any roadblocks along the way.   

• Execute on hiring initiatives, in accordance with the global talent acquisition process and meeting the required SLAs.   

• Partner with hiring teams to build effective sourcing strategies and execution. Collaborate with global and regional teams as required, supporting the hiring requirements in other international regions when required.   

• Deliver pipelines of talent for open roles, using a combination of passive candidate sourcing, networking and applicants from targeted sources.   

• Ensure a great candidate experience by following up with candidates in a timely fashion and providing transparency throughout the process.  

• Must be able to attract passive candidates through all available sourcing tools.   

• Articulate in writing a plan with deliverables, timelines and a formal tracking process.   

Qualifications and Education: 

• 5+ years full life cycle recruiting experience in a global, matrixed environment. Corporate recruiting experience preferred.   

• Experience managing and prioritizing multiple searches, projects and client relationships.   

• Experience in different sourcing channels specially finding niche talents. 

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience. 

• Knowledge of accepted human resource practices and all applicable laws governing employment and fair treatment of employees   

• Proven ability to conduct competency-based interviewing. Strong interviewing skills; ability to understand and further the organizations business objectives and employee performance objectives. 

Knowledge and Skills: 

• Working knowledge of accepted human resources recruitment practices.    

• Ability to negotiate terms and conditions with candidates within established guidelines.   

• Ability to communicate tactfully, verbally and in writing, to gather and relay information in a multinational environment consisting of department heads, managers, coworkers and peers.   

• Ability to productively work under tight time constraints and stressful situations.  

• Ability to read and write English to understand and interpret written procedures. This includes the ability to give and receive instructions in written and verbal forms and to effectively present information and respond to questions from management and co-workers.   

• Experience using Applicant Tracking Systems.   

• Working knowledge of computers, Internet access, and the ability to navigate within a variety of Microsoft software packages such as Excel, Word, Outlook, and Teams.