Manager, Integrated Planning Product Development

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Royal Caribbean Group’s Celebrity Cruises Team has an exciting career opportunity for a full-time Manager, Integrated Planning reporting to the Director, Integrated Planning, Product Development.

 

This position will be working onsite from Miami.

 

Position Summary:

The Manager, Integrated Planning Team is a hands-on project coordinator and facilitator within Celebrity Cruises’ Product Development organization. In this role, the Manager is responsible for implementing and managing integrated planning processes on the ground level for specific projects or workstreams. They handle the day-to-day coordination of tasks, timelines, and deliverables across departments to ensure that new products and experiences are delivered on schedule and according to scope.

The Manager serves as a central point of contact for project team members, maintaining project documentation, tracking progress, and flagging issues. By focusing on execution details – from organizing design review sessions to updating action logs – the Integrated Planning Manager helps maintain order, accountability, and momentum in complex projects. This role is critical for translating the planning frameworks into reality, and it supports senior leadership by providing accurate project status information and ensuring best practices are followed throughout the project lifecycle.

The Manager, Integrated Planning Team, reports directly to the Director or Senior Manager of the Integrated Planning Team. The Manager may have direct supervisory responsibility for other team members, such as the Integrated Planning Lead, Senior Analyst and Specialist, assigning them tasks and overseeing their performance.

 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Project Planning & Coordination: Coordinate day-to-day project planning and execution activities for assigned product development initiatives. Develop and maintain detailed project schedules, work plans, and task lists for your projects, ensuring all tasks have owners and due dates.
• Progress Monitoring: Monitor progress against the plan daily, send reminders for upcoming deliverables, and adjust timelines as needed in coordination with team leads. Serve as the go-to person for knowing “what happens next” on a project, keeping everyone on the same page with regards to milestones and deadlines (Integrated Planning workstream).
• Cross-Functional Team Facilitation: Facilitate collaboration among cross-functional team members (e.g., concept designers, operations, marketing, newbuild, IT, etc.) to drive project tasks to completion.
• Project Meetings: Schedule and lead regular project team meetings or stand-ups to review status, address roadblocks, and synchronize efforts. Prepare agendas to cover all pertinent updates (Operational Excellence) and ensure meetings stay focused.
• Action Management: Document key decisions and action items in each meeting, distribute meeting notes to participants, and follow up with individuals on their action items to keep momentum.
• Operational Readiness & Launch Support: Drive the implementation of operational readiness processes for new product launches or experience rollouts. Ensure that pre-launch requirements such as run-of-show operations plans, crew training sessions, onboard marketing materials, and go-to-market integration tasks are completed in a timely manner.
• Start Up Processes: Assist in developing and tracking startup checklists for new concepts on ships (or at destinations) to confirm that all departments (Food & Beverage, Entertainment, Housekeeping, etc.) are prepared for the