Strategic Projects Lead - Global Initiatives

Princess Cruises; Miami (FL); Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Cruise and travel privileges for you &

Health benefits

401(k)

Employee stock purchase plan

Training & Professional Development

Tuition & Professional CertificationRe

Rewards & incentives

Job summary

Princess Cruises in Miami is seeking a Sr. Specialist, Strategic Projects to support the execution of strategic initiatives within Strategic Analytics and Special Projects.

You will maintain documentation, project plans, and governance, coordinating with shipboard teams and shoreside departments to keep programs on track. The role requires 4+ years in BI or project execution, a Bachelor's degree, and the ability to travel to ships as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 4+ years of experience in business intelligence, project execution, or an analytical field, preferably in hospitality, cruise, or travel industries.
• Experience developing process documentation, playbooks, or operating procedures.
• Ability to travel periodically to ships as needed to support execution.
• Proven track record of delivering large-scale, cross-functional initiatives with significant financial impact.
• Exceptional leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, matrixed environment, exercising sound judgment with minimal oversight.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with a track record of turning data and insights into actionable plans.
• Experience translating ad hoc or undocumented processes into structured, repeatable documentation.
• Advanced project management skills, including building and maintaining project plans, timelines, and trackers across multiple initiatives.
• Comfort building relationships and credibility with senior stakeholders, including in settings without a manager present.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with experience preparing presentations and reports for senior audiences.
• Ability to synthesize complex information and present it in a clear, compelling manner.
• Adaptability and resourcefulness in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Experience in the travel, hospitality, or consumer experience industries is preferred.
• This position is considered Hybrid and follows the Company’s schedule of four days in the office per week (Monday – Thursday).
• Beginning in 2028, this position will remain on the same Monday – Thursday in-office schedule but will transition to our new headquarters in the Miami, FL area.

Responsibilities

• Draft and maintain process documentation and playbooks.
• Build and maintain project plans, timelines, milestones, and trackers across active initiatives.
• Monitor progress and proactively flag risks, dependencies, and timeline changes; Maintain shared documentation and project repositories.
• Support execution of strategic initiatives, including periodic travel to ships as needed.
• Coordinate with shipboard personnel and shoreside departments during active execution windows.
• Manage day-to-day execution decisions within guardrails, escalating where needed.
• Feed lessons learned from the field into SOPs, governance documents, and process design.
• Support scaling of documentation and tools as the team's portfolio grows.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Stakeholder management

Analytical thinking

Project management

Problem solving

Travel readiness

Cross-functional collaboration

Documentation

Presentation skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Princess Cruises in Miami is seeking a Sr. Specialist, Strategic Projects to support the execution of strategic initiatives within Strategic Analytics and Special Projects.

You will maintain documentation, project plans, and governance, coordinating with shipboard teams and shoreside departments to keep programs on track. The role requires 4+ years in BI or project execution, a Bachelor's degree, and the ability to travel to ships as needed.