Senior Manager Decarbonization and Energy Strategy
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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
This position is not eligible for work authorization sponsorship
Position Summary:
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
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
1) Workstream ownership: strategy-to-execution translation
- Own end-to-end delivery of assigned decarbonization workstreams (eg 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
2) Program governance & delivery cadence (PM discipline)
- 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 (eg 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
3) Structured problem solving analytics & decision support
- 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
4) Stakeholder orchestration & workshop facilitation
- 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
5) Decarbonization content leadership
- 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
6) Knowledge building & capability uplift
- Create reusable playbooks templates and lessons learned (eg 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
7) People leadership
- 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
Qualifications Knowledge and Skills:
Bachelor’s degree in engineering Business Environmental Science Sustainability or related field
- Master’s degree preferred
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
Success Profile:
Entrepreneurial energizer who creates momentum: proactively identifies opportunities turns ideas into practical pilots
- and drives progress through ambiguity with pace and optimism
Disciplined program leader: runs a strict delivery cadence (charters milestones risks decisions and benefits tracking) and reliably lands outcomes- not just activity
Innovative creative problem-solver: challenges the status quo uses out-of-the-box thinking- and translates emerging technology/regulatory signals into actionable execution plans
Trusted cross-functional integrator: influences without authority aligns stakeholders quickly resolves conflict constructively and unblocks delivery across Marine Ops Newbuild Supply Chain Finance- and partners
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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