Lead, Project Management

 

This position is on – site in our Royal Caribbean Headquarters 1050–Miami

 

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Position Summary:

 

The lead, project management office in Product Development is responsible for working together with the Manager, PMO to set and maintain project execution standards, driving program management components and deadlines forward and ensuring continuous improvement. 

 

The PMO Lead, partners with the PMO Manager to keep a birds-eye view of all product development and operational excellence programs. Consults with project stakeholders (internal teams, consultants, leadership, new build, product strategy etc.) to gather, analyze, and report data for recommended courses of action. 

Proactively strategize, lead, plan, and drive activities necessary for the projects to ensure project completion within prescribed time frame and budget. Function as an in-house process driver and enabler of a highly dynamic environment.   Projects assigned are typically high priority, high profile, and multi-departmental initiatives for the organization and thus require continuous communication, presentations, and interaction with the project team and department executives.  Helps manage all aspects of project planning, tracking, budget adherence and status reporting.    

Holds the Product Development and Operational Excellence teams accountable for project deliverables, deadlines, and budget compliance. Conducts oversight in the teams project progression and success to avoid delays, missed deadlines or over budget occurrences. 

 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

 

• Responsible for the day-to-day PMO functions on certain high impact and strategic projects
• Prepares project communications and presentations and provides effective oversight and accountability to a portfolio of projects.   
• Utilizes program management tools to support and oversee success track of various programs projects.
• Responsible for researching and recommending tools and reporting platforms best suited for keeping our projects on track and high-level reporting.
• Ensures project deliverables are met on time and on budget.
• Standardize record keeping, Playbooks, SOPs, document governance methods and locations.
• Develop metrics and benchmarks to ensure projects track versus target.
• Create early indicators to mitigate project deliverables risk.
• Develop and implement strategies for enhancing project quality and efficiency.