Carnival is seeking a Project Manager to join its Global Financial Systems (GFiT) Project Management Office (PMO). This role is responsible for the successful end-to-end execution of initiatives impacting Carnival’s financial systems globally, ensuring adherence to PMO standards, managing scope, budget, and risk for multiple high-dollar projects simultaneously.

• Location: Miami, FL (Remote hubs in FL, GA, TX, NC)
• Job Type: Full Time
• Experience: Minimum 5 years as an Application Development Project Manager within IT/Finance organizations.
• Certification: PMP certification is required.
• Focus: Managing financial application projects, implementation of a new PM system, vendor/contract management, and driving risk resolution.

Essential Functions: Accountability and High-Stakes Delivery

The Project Manager is expected to be fully accountable for the implementation of complex, high-risk projects, driving both technical teams and stakeholders.

• Project Ownership & Accountability: Must be able to manage and own multiple high-dollar, high-risk projects simultaneously and be accountable for their successful implementations.
• Core PM Functions: Develop, implement, and maintain the Project schedule and Plan. Manage scope, timeline, and budget for projects and hold others accountable.
• Risk and Issue Management: Identify key issues, risks, and mitigation plans and be able to drive resolution. Escalate issues as required to Senior Management to remove obstacles.
• Leadership and Team Management: Provide leadership and direction to the project team, manage cross-team dependencies, and encourage collaboration between project team members and across Brands.
• Vendor & PMO Systems: Assists in managing Statements of Work (SOWs). Instrumental in the implementation and roll out of a new GFiT project management system to enhance portfolio reporting capabilities.
• Financial Applications Focus: Experience in application development or package implementation projects and release management, with familiarity in Oracle eBusiness Suite, MarkView, and Hyperion being a plus.

Required Qualifications: PMP and IT/Finance Domain

Success requires a blend of formal project management certification, deep experience in IT/Finance projects, and comfort operating in a large, complex, and culturally diverse environment.

• Education: Bachelor’s degree with a Finance / IT discipline from an accredited college/university.
• Certification: PMP certification is required. Formal training in the system development life cycle is preferred.
• Experience: Minimum 5 years’ experience as an Application Development project manager within IT / Finance organizations.
• PM Tools Proficiency: Experience with MS Office Suite (including PowerPoint), Visio, and Microsoft Project. Experience with PM systems like Clarity, Daptiv, or ServiceNow is preferred.
• Global Aptitude: Comfortable working in a complex environment and with professionals with diverse cultural backgrounds is a significant plus.
• Teamwork: Experience in working with development teams, onsite and offshore.