Lead, Chef Development & Operations

Miami, FL

About the Role

At Royal Caribbean Group in the Hospitality & Leisure space, Delivering the best vacations responsibly, propelled by passionate people worldwide..

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 and benefits package and excellent career development opportunities, each offering unique ways to explore the world. We are proud to be the vacation-industry leader with global brands, including Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises and Silversea Cruises, an innovative fleet and private destinations, and talented people dedicated to turning the vacation of a lifetime into a lifetime of vacations for our guests. The Royal Caribbean Group Product Development team has an exciting full-time career opportunity for a Lead, Product Development reporting to the Senior Manager, Product Development. The position will work on site in the office, Monday through Thursday, in Miami, Florida with Fridays being remote. The Product Development Team at Royal Caribbean Group shapes and evolves the consumer products that define the guest experience across ships and destinations. Partnering with design, technology, operations, and business teams, the team translates ideas into scalable solutions, defining requirements, aligning feasibility and innovation, and guiding execution to ensure experiences meet brand standards, business goals, and guest expectations across the portfolio. In this position, you would collaborate with cross-functional teams and ideate concepts for our guests, by both fostering and demonstrating a culture of data-driven and vacation experience focused consumer product thinking and innovation. The Lead of Product Innovation will ideate experiences for Royal Caribbean International. This role will develop concepts that respond to consumer insights, needs and desires while understanding the white space to innovate and define what's next in terms of the vacation experience while strengthening the equity of the brand. The ideal person in this role will possess a combination of strategic and creative thinking as well as strong analytical, written and verbal communication, storytelling, and presentation skills. This role requires that a person have a proven track record of leading teams through ideation and design of guest experience products.

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Requirements

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field of study.
5+ years of business, product / brand marketing or strategy experience.
5+ years of experience in the travel/cruise industry.
Strong knowledge of the travel and hospitality sectors - ideally in a corporate setting.
Solid leadership skills.
Strong creative thinking with ability to develop innovative ideas and creative problem solutions.
Strong computer skills (Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
Strong Attention to detail and follow-through.
Possess strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to communicate effectively at the senior most executive levels of a company.
Strong storytelling and presentation skills, experience presenting to executive leadership.
Strong business acumen.
Willingness to take personal initiative.
Proven ability to collaborate with others, plus the ability to build strong and sustainable relationships, and the capability to interact with all levels of the organization.
Experience in working with internal and / or cross functional teams.
Able to manage and prioritize multiple projects simultaneously.
Ability to analyze data and research results to make recommendations.
Ability to grasp the complexities of the business to effectively translate that into a strategy.
Ability to apply strong analytical, conceptual and strategic thinking.

Benefits

Competitive compensation and benefits package
Excellent career development opportunities

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Royal Caribbean Group is an established organization in its industry. The company focuses on maintaining a supportive workplace culture for all employees.

Key benefit categories include: Cruise & Travel Benefits, Connectivity & Wellness, Career Development, Workplace Culture. For this role specifically, benefits include: Competitive compensation and benefits package, Excellent career development opportunities. You can view more details on their CertCheck profile.

The day-to-day environment is guided by core values such as Global Belonging and People-First Mindset and Purposeful Innovation.

The company has committed to inclusive practices including: Empower Every Voice and Invest in Your Tomorrow.

Royal Caribbean Group has a supportive and collaborative culture, recognized as a loved place to work by its team members.

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The interview process typically involves an initial recruiter screen followed by team interviews. Please contact Royal Caribbean Group's recruiting team for specific details on this role's process.