Director, Architecture and Design

Journey with us!  Combine your career goals and sense of adventure by joining our exciting team of employees. Royal Caribbean Group is pleased to offer a competitive compensation & benefits package, and excellent career development opportunities, each offering unique ways to explore the world.   Position Summary: Based in Miami, Florida, the Director, Entertainment Technology OR Sound, Light, Video & Rigging (SLVR) provides enterprise level leadership for entertainment technology strategy, governance, and organizational alignment across Royal Caribbean Group’s newbuild and revitalization programs. This role serves as the single point of accountability and subject matter expert for SLVR direction, design, standards, contract alignment, and long-term investment planning.   The Director is responsible for aligning Newbuild, Brand, Product Development, and Operations stakeholders; advocating for technology‑driven guest experience ambitions; and ensuring SLVR systems are scalable, compliant, operationally stable, and aligned with marine and regulatory requirements. This role operates above individual project execution, delegating delivery to managers and teams while retaining ownership of strategy, governance, and portfolio outcomes.   Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Define and maintain the long‑term strategic direction for Newbuild and Revitalization entertainment technology, including sound, architectural and theatrical lighting, video, rigging, entertainment networks, broadcast, and other integrated systems, establishing roadmaps that balance guest experience ambition, innovation, environmental responsibility, operational stability, and lifecycle sustainability while ensuring compliance with marine regulations and standards such as IMO, SOLAS, and applicable classification societies. Coordinate, develop, and advocate for SLVR initiatives in close collaboration with Product Development, Brand, and Newbuild organizations, acting as the senior SLVR liaison to Brand Operations, Entertainment, Technical, Marine, IT, and executive stakeholders to ensure alignment with brand standards, design intent, operational expectations, policies, and long‑term maintainability, and  cross‑organizational alignment. Own enterprise‑level oversight of the SLVR portfolio across multiple ship classes, brands, and delivery timelines, including governance of early‑stage feasibility, concept, and white‑paper initiatives; forecast future SLVR program and technology investments including staying up to date with latest technological trends in the industry.   Serve as the subject matter expert for shipyard contract development, review, and interpretation as it relates to SLVR and architectural lighting, ensuring requirements are clearly defined, contractually enforceable, and consistently applied across ship classes and shipyards Provide strategic direction for consultant and integrator sourcing, engagement models, scopes of work, proposal requests, and technical evaluation criteria, in partnership with Legal, Finance, and Procurement, to mitigate contractual risk and protect technical and operational intent. Build, lead, and mature the SLVR organization by managing and guiding teams responsible for delivery across multiple ship classes, brands, and revitalization programs; establishing clear accountability across strategy, governance, design leadership, and delivery; overseeing workforce planning and capability development. Act as a visible brand ambassador for Royal Caribbean Group’s SLVR vision, establishing industry presence, credibility, and influence, representing the organization at industry trade shows, technical forums, and strategic partner engagements, and advocating for specific entertainment technology needs with manufacturers, integrators, and key vendors. Own SLVR standards, specifications, and governance frameworks across the full ship lifecycle, ensuring quality, safety, reliability,