Sr. Manager, Design Planning & Analytics

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Position Summary:

Provide senior leadership for portfolio-wide Design Planning & Analytics across Newbuild and Fleetmod programs. Own the strategy, standards, and governance for project planning methodologies, tools, and data. Lead a team of managers and specialists to institutionalize common templates, deliverables, and best practices; integrate advanced analytics to inform investment decisions; and embed continuous improvement with measurable outcomes. Partner with Mission Control, Business Excellence, program leadership, and functional stakeholders to align near-term execution with the 10-year portfolio outlook, ensuring high-quality, data-driven decisions and adherence to stage-gate and compliance requirements.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Lead, coach, and develop a multi-disciplinary team (including managers and senior planners/analysts); build succession pipelines, establish operating rhythms, and drive a culture of accountability and continuous improvement.
• Set the Planning & Analytics strategy and governance for the portfolio; define standards, methods, and quality controls for schedules, baselines, and reporting across programs and projects.
• Own integrated master schedules and portfolio roadmaps; orchestrate cross-program critical-path, dependency, and scenario analyses to optimize schedule, scope, and resource trade-offs.
• Establish enterprise KPIs and performance frameworks; build executive-ready dashboards and narratives (e.g., Power BI) that translate data into insights, forecasts, and decisions.
• Drive cross-functional process improvement using Lean/Six Sigma/Agile toolkits; facilitate workshops, author standards, and lead change management to land new ways of working.
• Standardize scheduling software configurations and data structures across internal teams, yards, suppliers, and external design firms to enable portfolio consolidation and benchmarking.
• Conduct portfolio and project audits/reviews; institute corrective-action plans and coach teams on schedule discipline, risk handling, and readiness for key stage gates.
• Lead schedule and operational risk management, including identification, quantification, mitigation planning, and escalation management; ensure alignment with quality and compliance expectations.
• Own the Design Planning & Analytics data strategy (definitions, lineage, and governance); improve data quality and accessibility to support predictive and prescriptive analytics.
• Translate long-term Design demand (10-year outlook) into capacity and resource plans; recommend investments, sequencing options, and phasing to balance cost, risk, and value.
• Partner closely with shipyards, Business Excellence, Mission Control (PMO), Corporate stakeholders, Finance, and Operations to align plans, remove impediments, and deliver outcomes.
• Champion capability building—develop training, playbooks, and communities of practice; mentor design leaders and teams to self-sufficiently apply methods and tools.

Knowledge & Skills:

• 10+ years leading complex capital project/portfolio planning and analytics, including large multi-party programs; 5+ years directly managing managers and senior individual contributors.
• Expertise with portfolio planning and scheduling tools and practices; proficiency building enterprise dashboards and analytics (e.g., Power BI) to drive executive decisions.
• Proven record applying Lean/Six Sigma/Agile methods for process improvement, with measurable business outcomes; strong change management and facilitation skills.
• Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills; able to influence senior leadership and external partners with clear, data-backed narratives.
• Advanced analytical capability (scenario modeling, forecasting, resource optimization) with strong attention to detail and quality.
• Shipbuilding, maritime, or large-scale construction experience preferred; ability to integrate supplier and yard schedules into a cohesive portfolio view.

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Mathematics, Naval Architecture, Business/Operations Management, Project Management, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• Master’s degree in Engineering, Business, Analytics, or related field preferred.
• Professional certifications such as PMP and/or Lean Six Sigma (Black Belt preferred) considered strong pluses.

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!

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