Project Manager, GFIT

The Project Manager plays a critical role in leading and delivering initiatives that impact Carnival’s Global Financial Systems (CGFS). From project initiation through implementation and transition to support, this role ensures successful execution by managing scope, timelines, and budgets for assigned projects. As part of the GFiT Project Management Office (PMO), the Project Manager ensures all projects align with the broader program framework and comply with established development, application, and governance standards. This role also supports the PMO intake process, helping evaluate and prioritize initiatives across Carnival’s Brands and Corporate teams to maintain strategic alignment.
Additionally, the Project Manager assists in managing statements of work tied to negotiated agreements within the GFiT environment, supporting both GFiT-specific and broader global financial system projects across the Corporation.  This role will also be instrumental in the implementation and roll out of a new GFiT project management system to enhance the GFiT PMO project portfolio and reporting capabilities. 

Essential Functions:

• Project Management:

  • Must be able to manage and own multiple projects in a fast-paced environment and be accountable for their implementations.

  • Must be able to manage multiple high dollar, high-risk projects simultaneously.

  • Develop, implement, and maintain the Project schedule and Plan.

  • Manage scope, timeline, and budget for projects and be able to hold others accountable. Creates and communicates the project schedule.

• Risk and Issue Management:

  • Identify key issues, risks, mitigation plans and be able to drive to resolution and/or execute mitigation steps.

  • Can escalate issues as required to Senior Management to remove obstacles impeding successful project implementations.                                       

• Leadership and Team Management:

  • Provide leadership and direction to the project team and manage cross-team dependencies.

  • Day-to-day liaison with project stakeholders and technical teams.

  • Responsible for conducting effective meetings where the objectives are met and the project is moving forward. Encourages collaboration between project team members and across Brands.                                                   

• Reporting and Communication:

  • Reports on project status to increase visibility and proactive monitoring.

  • Communicates timely on risks and concerns that could impact successful project delivery.

• Vendor and Contract Management:

  • Coordinates the preparation of requests for proposals, participates in vendor selection, and contract negotiation where appropriate. Ensure that the end product fulfills the contract and meets the sponsor's expectations.

• Performs other duties as assigned                                                                 

Qualifications:

• A bachelor’s degree with a Finance / IT discipline from an accredited college/university 

• Formal training and certification in the system development life cycle and project management is preferred. PMP certification is required. 

• Minimum 5 years’ experience as an Application Development project manager within IT / Finance organizations and experience in project planning, project management and team leadership

• Comfortable working in a complex environment and with professionals with diverse cultural backgrounds is a significant plus.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Experience with MS Office Suite (including PowerPoint), Visio and Microsoft Project. 

• Experience with PM systems including Clarity, Daptiv or ServiceNow is preferred.

• Experience in ap