Sr. Manager, Art Programs

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Position Summary:

Join us at Royal Caribbean Group and take part in shaping the artistic legacy of the world’s most innovative cruise ships. 

Royal Caribbean Group is seeking a visionary Sr Manager, Art Program to lead and shape the future of art at sea. This role offers a unique opportunity to influence the artistic landscape of our ships, blending creativity, innovation, and strategic execution to enhance guest experiences through world-class art installations.  

As the Sr Manager, Art Program, you will be the primary leader and expert responsible for curating, developing, and implementing the Newbuild Art Program—overseeing projects from concept to completion. Working closely with Architectural Design leadership within our Newbuild & Innovation Department, you will ensure that art installations across newbuild, revitalization, and refurbishment projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to the highest standards of quality and innovation across all cruise brands.  

We seek a dynamic leader with proven experience in art program and collections management, curation, or large-scale art installations, ideally within the hospitality, luxury, or maritime industries. The ideal candidate will have strong project management skills, a deep appreciation for art and design, and the ability to drive complex projects to successful completion.  

 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:  

• Provide innovative Newbuild art direction and development; bringing fresh direction and insight while maintaining visual integrity, ethos of the brand and corporate standards  
• Independently plan, direct, and oversee the entire Newbuild art process for assigned projects, including curation, disposition planning, investment, and collections management. 
• Ensure Newbuild Art is seamlessly integrated into architectural and interior designs, aligning with project schedules, budgets, and to the highest quality standards. 
• Engage with senior leadership in developing long-range planning and objectives for the NB Art Program. 
• Uphold SQM and quality management guidelines throughout all design phases, proactively improving methods and processes for better execution. 
• Oversee a multidisciplinary team across multiple project phases, ensuring timely, highest-quality delivery within budget. 
• Collaborate with project teams to explore Newbuild Art value engineering opportunities, identifying innovative solutions to optimize costs while maintaining brand integrity. 
• Manage internal stakeholder and consultant relationships, effectively communicating challenges and proactively finding optimal solutions. 
• Conduct post-project reviews to evaluate performance, identify lessons learned, and recommend improvements for future projects. 
• Provide timely and accurate progress and financial reporting and analysis to company executives, brand representatives, and project teams to facilitate informed decision-making and ensure alignment with organizational goals and objectives 
• Implement robust cost control measures to monitor expenses, track project costs against budgets, and forecast future expenditures. 
• As primary liasion, drive and oversee collaboration with various stakeholders, both inte