Maritime Compliance Analyst — Data & Safety Systems Miami

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd; Miami (FL); On-site; USD 85,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Royal Caribbean Group in Miami, FL, is seeking an Analyst, Maritime Compliance to provide administrative, analytical, and operational support to the Maritime Safety & Compliance department. You will manage the Safety Management System, handle audit findings, and deliver training across shipboard and shoreside operations.

The role requires coordinating with IT and vendors, generating dashboards, and ensuring governance and inspection readiness.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Management Information Systems, Management Science, Industrial Engineering, Maritime Studies, Data Analytics, or a related discipline; equivalent relevant experience may be considered in accordance with company practice.
• Experience supporting enterprise business systems, safety management systems, compliance platforms, or similar operational applications preferred.
• Experience with data analysis and visualization tools; working knowledge of Power BI, Tableau, or comparable business intelligence software preferred.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, and SharePoint
• Ability to aggregate, validate, analyze, and clearly present information from multiple data sources using appropriate analytical methods.
• Understanding of user access administration, issue triage, UAT, business requirements, process documentation, and change management concepts preferred.
• Knowledge of maritime safety, audit, compliance, or shipboard and shoreside operations preferred.
• Strong analytical, problem‑solving, organizational, attention‑to‑detail, and written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision, manage multiple priorities, and collaborate effectively in a fast‑paced, multicultural environment.

Responsibilities

• Process and maintain crew cabin requests for internal and external auditors.
• Analyze and upload external audit findings from recognized organizations into the Safety Management System, ensuring appropriate assignment, follow-up, implementation, and closure tracking.
• Monitor data quality and workflow effectiveness within the Safety Management System, identify improvement opportunities, and coordinate corrective actions with stakeholders.
• Fulfill legal and business requests for archived SQM records accurately and within required timeframes.
• Maintain Management Systems, Maritime Safety Homeport, and SharePoint sites in accordance with current requirements and approved content updates.
• Manage the Safety Management System support inbox and provide administrative support, including credential setup, access and permission administration, issue triage, and troubleshooting for shipboard and shoreside users.
• Monitor and trend Safety Management System incidents, faults, and support tickets; identify recurring issues, recommend solutions, and serve as a primary business point of contact for system enhancements.
• Coordinate and lead user acceptance testing for Safety Management System enhancements and other maritime safety applications, including test planning, documentation of results, defect follow-up, and stakeholder sign-off support.
• Serve as a business subject matter expert in meetings with IT and vendors related to the maintenance and improvement of maritime safety systems; track issues and actions through resolution.
• Assess training needs, develop or maintain user guidance, and deliver ongoing Safety Management System training and support to shipboard and shoreside stakeholders.
• Generate operational statistics, dashboards, and reports to identify trends, measure engagement and service performance, and support data-driven departmental decisions.
• Source, validate, and document system data used in strategic dashboards and departmental initiatives, applying appropriate quality controls and consistent definitions.
• Prepare meeting minutes, decisions, and action logs for departmental and stakeholder meetings, and follow up on assigned actions.
• Partner with IT, system owners, vendors, and business stakeholders to resolve technical issues, define business requirements, and improve Maritime Safety & Compliance databases and workflows.
• Collaborate with inter-SSE peers on initiatives involving new system implementations and continuous improvement opportunities across shared processes and workflows.
• Coordinate small projects from initiation through completion, including scope, milestones, risks, dependencies, stakeholder communications, and status reporting, supporting delivery within approved timelines and budgets.
• Maintain system documentation, standard operating procedures, access records, and audit evidence to support governance, continuity, and inspection readiness.
• Handle sensitive safety, audit, and user information in accordance with applicable company requirements and role-based access controls.
• Perform other job‑related duties as assigned by the supervisor or management.

Skills

Analytical ability

Attention to detail

Independent working style

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration or related

Tools

Power BI

Tableau

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

PowerPoint

Outlook

Teams

SharePoint

Job description

Royal Caribbean Group in Miami, FL, is seeking an Analyst, Maritime Compliance to provide administrative, analytical, and operational support to the Maritime Safety & Compliance department. You will manage the Safety Management System, handle audit findings, and deliver training across shipboard and shoreside operations.

The role requires coordinating with IT and vendors, generating dashboards, and ensuring governance and inspection readiness.