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About the Role

The Royal Caribbean Group’s Information Technology Team has an exciting career opportunity for a full time IT Product Owner reporting to the Senior Manager, Product Owner. This role is responsible for owning one or more critical products and/or product components from inception through delivery, driving product strategy, requirements, design, and innovation for solutions serving business stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead product definition activities in partnership with business stakeholders and internal teams.
• Leverage industry expertise and domain knowledge to identify innovative and differentiating product features.
• Define and contribute to the Minimum Viable Product (MVP) aligned with business objectives and strategic goals.
• Champion the product vision and roadmap throughout the product lifecycle.
• Advocate for customer and business needs in all product decisions.
• Create, manage, prioritize, and maintain the product backlog.
• Develop and oversee product requirements documentation, user stories, and acceptance criteria.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to clarify requirements and address technical trade-offs.
• Ensure features are prioritized based on business value, customer impact, and organizational goals.
• Partner with business stakeholders, architects, engineers, designers, and other Product Owners to define and deliver solutions.
• Facilitate discussions on medium to complex business challenges and drive alignment among stakeholders.
• Communicate planned functionality, product enhancements, and delivery progress effectively.
• Stay current with industry, market, and operational trends.
• Identify opportunities for product enhancements and process improvements.
• Gather feedback from users, stakeholders, and competitive market analysis to inform product decisions.
• Drive continuous improvement of product management, testing, and delivery processes.
• Manage multiple concurrent initiatives while meeting deadlines and maintaining quality standards.
• Adapt effectively to changing priorities within a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
• Perform additional duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business, or related field; equivalent experience considered.
• 5+ years of experience in Product Ownership, Product Management, Product Definition, or related discipline.
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.
• Strong understanding of software development lifecycle (SDLC).
• Proven experience collaborating with cross-functional technical and business teams.
• Experience with backlog management tools such as Jira, or similar platforms.
• Maintains a customer-first mindset in product strategy and decision-making.
• Connects customer needs to measurable business outcomes.
• Champions customer-focused innovation and continuous improvement.
• Establishes and promotes best practices for product development and governance.
• Ensures successful implementation and ongoing improvement of product processes.
• Drives quality, testing, and operational excellence initiatives.
• Leads product visioning, planning, prioritization, and execution.
• Serves as a trusted expert and advocate for assigned products.
• Drives development of new capabilities and product enhancements.
• Demonstrates deep understanding of product functionality, implementation, and business processes.
• Anticipates evolving business needs and opportunities.
• Translate complex business requirements into practical solutions.
• Provides thought leadership on product capabilities and future direction.
• Exceptional organizational and prioritization skills.
• Ability to manage multiple responsibilities simultaneously.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities.
• Effective communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Capable of operating independently with minimal supervision.

Skills

• Product backlog management and prioritization
• Requirements gathering and documentation
• Agile methodologies and Scrum practices
• Cross-functional stakeholder management
• Technical acumen and engineering collaboration
• Data-driven decision making
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Attention to detail and execution excellence

Location

• Miramar, FL

Work Type

• Onsite
• Full-time

Experience Level

• 5+ years of experience in Product Ownership, Product Management, Product Definition, or related discipline.

Education Level

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business, or related field; equivalent experience considered.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation and benefits package
• Excellent career development opportunities

About the Company

• Royal Caribbean Group is 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.

Equal Opportunity

• It is the policy of the Company to ensure equal employment and promotion opportunity to qualified candidates without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, sexuality, gender identity or expression, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Royal Caribbean Group and each of its subsidiaries prohibit and will not tolerate discrimination or harassment.