RCI - Front Desk Manager - ARG

Royal Caribbean Group; Buenos Aires; Presencial; ARS 106.678.000 - 152.397.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Celebrity Cruises is seeking an experienced Front Desk Manager to own guest interactions and ensure premium, memorable service aboard the ship. You will lead the Front Desk team, coordinating with all hotel and marine departments to anticipate guest needs and uphold standards of excellence.

The role requires strong hospitality, communication, and organizational skills, with accountability for financials, training, and guest sentiment. A calm, proactive leader is essential for success on board.

Formación

• 4+ years in Front Desk Managerial or General Manager role in a cruise line (shipboard).
• Experience handling 100+ guests in a 4-5 star hotel.
• Experience supervising 30+ team members in Guest Services.
• Willingness to work under pressure.
• Adhere to Celebrity Cruises WAYS standards, Safety policies and KPIs.
• Maintains professionalism and emergency preparedness across Front Desk Operations.
• Strong administrative skills with data metrics and analysis.
• Communicates inventory, program access and maintenance requirements.
• Attention to detail in financial transactions and cash handling.
• Responds to escalated guest concerns with empathy and professionalism.

Responsabilidades

• Owns guest interaction quality and follow-up to ensure premium service.
• Acts as liaison between Front Desk team and other shipboard departments.
• Oversees Front Desk operations, including financial, training, and analytics aspects.
• Ensures emergency preparedness and orderliness of front/back of house.
• Addresses escalated guest concerns with empathy and professionalism.

Conocimientos

Leadership

Communication

Organizational skills

Decision making

Guest experience

Staff supervision

Descripción del empleo

The Front Desk Manager owns each guest with whom they interact, follow up on experience and offering a seamless execution of premium service that is both exceptional and memorable. As a Manager in the Guest Relations Department, The Front Desk Manager is the liaison between the Front Desk Team and all Hotel and Marine Departments to support proactive anticipation to every guest's needs and expectations. The Front Desk Manager must possess outstanding hospitality, communication, leadership and organizational skills in addition to effective decision-making abilities. Paying keen attention to detail, the Front Desk Manager is held fully accountable for the leadership required to foster a quality and personalized guest experience within the team. This individual will take full ownership of Front Desk Team regarding all results, financial, development, training and analytical aspects including the accountability of escalated guest interaction, the guest sentiment following the interaction and the orderliness, emergency preparedness and efficacy of the Front Desk Operations, back and front of house.

Qualifications:

• Must at least have more than 4 yrs of experience in a Front Desk Managerial position or a General Manager position in a cruise line (shipboard)
• Experience in handling 100+ guests in a 4-5-star hotel.
• Experience in handling and supervising 30+ Team Members in Guest Services Department.
• Must be willing to work under pressure
• All duties and responsibilities are to be performed in accordance with Celebrity Cruises WAYS standards, Standards of Excellence, Public Health guidelines, Key Performance Indicators, environmental, and safety policies in any area of the ship required.
• Maintains a constant presence of professionalism and emergency preparedness within the Front Desk Operations both back and front of house, being the brand voice and physical representative of the ship and Guest Relations for all interactions and calls providing impeccable, personalized quality of service to internal and external guests and crew alike
• Executes the Ability to Resolve Issues vision in accordance with the current Standards of Excellence, holds accountability over all team development and performance opportunity, fosters healthy financial figures and guest satisfaction results.
• Championing strong administrative skills, taking periodic metrics of data such as guest counts, desk volume, concern content and guest and crew interaction behavioral analysis
• Readily communicates inventory, program access and maintenance requirements by taking full stewardship of work areas and tools
• Due diligence, care and attention to detail in all interactions and operations with an elevated focus on precision during financial transactions and cash float operations
• Responds to escalated guest concerns in an up-scale, considerate, professional and positive manner, showing empathy and actively listening