Senior Manager, Decarbonization and Energy Strategy

Senior Manager, Decarbonization and Energy Strategy

Journey with us! Combine your career goals and sense of adventure by joining our incredible team of employees at Royal Caribbean Group
. We are proud to offer a competitive compensation and benefits package, and excellent career development opportunities, each offering unique ways to explore the world.

We are proud to be the vacation-industry leader with global brands — including Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruises and Silversea Cruises — the most innovative fleet and private destinations, and the best people. Together, we are dedicated to turning the vacation of a lifetime into a lifetime of vacations for our guests.

Royal Caribbean Group’s Decarbonization Team has an exciting career opportunity for a full-time Senior Manager, Decarbonization and Energy Strategy reporting to the AVP, Marine Transformation and Performance.

This position will work onsite in Miami, Florida.

This position is not eligible for work authorization sponsorship.

In this position, you would play a pivotal role in advancing Royal Caribbean Group’s Destination Net Zero roadmap through strategic planning and cross-functional execution. You would drive both decarbonization strategy development and the adoption of low-carbon fuels to support the Group’s emissions-reduction and compliance targets across brands and geographies.

• Lead the development and continuous refinement of the Group’s decarbonization and energy strategy, ensuring alignment with regulatory, financial, and corporate objectives and targets.
• Partner with senior leadership to translate decarbonization ambitions into measurable pathways, incorporating technology, fuel, and operational levers.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to internal stakeholders by synthesizing regulatory trends, market intelligence, and scenario modeling into actionable strategic insights.

• Drive the adoption of low-carbon fuels (e.g., HVO, FAME, RNG, bio-LNG, green methanol, e-LNG) across the fleet, evaluating feasibility, supply availability, lifecycle emissions, and commercial competitiveness.
• Work collaboratively with Fuel Procurement and Corporate Development to strategically source and secure low-carbon fuel volumes through partnerships, offtake agreements, and investment structures (equity stakes, tolling, or JV frameworks).
• Support fuel procurement evaluations by providing decarbonization value assessments, abatement cost modeling ($/tCO₂ e), and regulatory compliance implications (FuelEU Maritime, EU ETS, IMO GFI).
• Identify and evaluate new fuel partnerships to expand RCG’s access to renewable and synthetic fuel pathways globally.

• Lead and coordinate enterprise-wide planning and execution of decarbonization initiatives, ensuring performance tracking against KPIs and milestones.
• Oversee forecasting, data analytics, and business case development to quantify emissions reduction, energy intensity, and financial outcomes.
• Serve as the single point of reference for decarbonization and energy strategy communications, preparing executive-level presentations, dashboards, and board updates.
• Manage cross-functional working groups bridging Fleet Operations, Supply Chain, Corporate Development, and Finance to ensure alignment between strategic intent and tactical execution.

• Represent the Decarbonization and Energy Transformation function in internal and external forums, including regulatory consultations, industry consortiums, and supplier discussions.
• Facilitate structured engagement with strategic fuel suppliers, technology partners, and government bodies to shape and influence future low-carbon fuel ecosystems.
• Provide clear and consistent communication to executives, shipboard teams, and brand leadership regarding progress, risks, and opportunities in decarbonization strategy execution.
• Strategic Leadership in Fleet Optimization:
  Develop and implement long-term financial strategies that align with corporate objectives for fleet modernization, capital expenditures, and lifecycle management.…