The Senior Director, Human Resources Business Partner & Organizational Effectiveness is a senior enterprise HR leader responsible for leading the Corporate HR Business Partner team and shaping organizational strategy, workforce effectiveness, and talent outcomes within a large, complex, and evolving business environment.

This role serves as a trusted advisor to senior executives and operates as a strategic architect and integrator across the HR ecosystem, connecting business priorities to organizational design, operating model evolution, talent strategy, and leadership outcomes. The leader will play a critical role in advancing the transformation and consolidation of the HR function and helping build a more modern, scalable, and high-performing HR organization.

This is a forward-looking role focused on organizational effectiveness, enterprise capability building, and HR modernization. The leader will leverage data, technology, and AI-enabled solutions to simplify, optimize, and enhance how HR delivers value to the business.

Responsibilities

Strategic Business Partnership

Serve as a trusted advisor to senior executives, translating business strategy into integrated organizational and talent strategies
Influence and challenge leadership to drive clarity in priorities, operating models, and performance outcomes
Connect business needs to enterprise HR capabilities, ensuring alignment across HR Business Partners and Centers of Excellence
Drive alignment between business goals and talent decisions to enable sustainable performance

Organizational Effectiveness & Design

Lead the design and evolution of organizational structures aligned to strategic priorities and future-state business needs
Drive operating model design, including clarity on roles, decision rights, governance, and ways of working
Optimize spans and layers, organizational efficiency, and team effectiveness
Guide leaders in defining role clarity, accountabilities, and organizational interfaces
Translate business strategy into forward-looking workforce and capability plans
Partner with leadership to continuously evolve the organization, not just solve for current-state needs

Enterprise HR Integration & Operating Model Transformation

Act as a connector across the HR ecosystem, ensuring alignment and integration across HR Business Partners and Centers of Excellence
Support the transformation and consolidation of HR functions, driving consistency, scale, and effectiveness across the enterprise
Identify opportunities to simplify, streamline, and modernize HR processes and operating models
Ensure HR solutions are aligned, scalable, and deliver measurable business value

Innovation, AI & HR Modernization

Champion innovation and continuous improvement across the HR function
Identify and implement opportunities to leverage AI, technology, and digital tools to enhance HR delivery, decision-making, and employee experience
Drive efficiency and effectiveness improvements that reduce complexity and enable scale
Partner with HR and business leaders to introduce forward-thinking, digital-first solutions

Transformation & Change Leadership

Lead large-scale transformation initiatives, including organizational redesign, operating model shifts, and business integrations
Partner with leadership to define and execute change strategies that drive adoption and long-term sustainability
Ensure consistent, clear communication and alignment during periods of change
Build leadership capability to lead effectively through ambiguity, transformation, and evolving business needs

Talent & Leadership Strategy

Drive enterprise talent strategies, including succession planning, leadership development, and high-potential identification
Build leadership pipelines and future-ready capabilities across the organization
Ensure robust talent reviews that inform strategic workforce decisions
Strengthen leadership effectiveness through coaching, feedback, and development planning

Organizational Health, Culture & Inclusion

Assess and monitor organizational health using engagement data, performance indicators, and qualitative insights
Partner with leaders to strengthen culture, employee experience, and inclusion
Identify and address systemic organizational challenges that impact performance or engagement
Drive accountability for leadership behaviors aligned to company values

Data-Driven Insights & Workforce Analytics

Leverage data and insights to inform organizational design and talent decisions
Utilize workforce analytics to identify trends, risks, and opportunities
Guide leaders in making evidence-based decisions related to structure, talent, and performance
Partner across HR to align insights with enterprise strategies

HR Leadership & Capability Building

Lead and develop a high-performing Corporate HRBP team, building strong strategic, consultative, and enterprise capability
Elevate the overall effectiveness of the HR function through integration, alignment, and continuous improvement
Partner across HR to deliver seamless, enterprise-wide solutions
Contribute to building a world-class, forward-thinking HR organization

Requirements

15+ years of progressive HR leadership experience, including significant senior HR Business Partner and organizational effectiveness leadership
Experience operating within large, complex, highly matrixed organizations, ideally across multiple brands, business units, and geographies
Demonstrated expertise in organizational design, operating model development, and workforce strategy
Proven ability to act as a strategic advisor to senior executives, influencing decisions at the highest levels
Track record of leading enterprise transformation, organizational change, and operating model evolution
Experience working across HR functions, including HR Business Partners and Centers of Excellence, to deliver integrated solutions
Demonstrated ability to drive organizational effectiveness, efficiency, simplification, and measurable business impact at scale
Experience leveraging data, technology, and AI-enabled solutions to enhance HR outcomes
Strong business acumen with the ability to connect talent strategy to business performance
Experience leading and developing high-performing teams in fast-paced, evolving environments
This position is classified as “in-office.” As an in-office role, it requires employees to work from a designated Carnival office in South Florida Monday through Thursday each week. Employees may work from their home on Fridays. Candidates must be located in (or willing to relocate to) the Miami/Ft. Lauderdale area.

At Carnival, your total rewards package is much more than your base salary. All non-sales roles participate in an annual cash bonus program, while sales roles have an incentive plan. Director and above roles may also be eligible to participate in Carnival’s discretionary equity incentive plan. Plus, Carnival provides comprehensive and innovative benefits to meet your needs, including:

Health Benefits:
- Cost-effective medical, dental and vision plans
- Employee Assistance Program and other mental health resources
- Additional programs include company paid term life insurance and disability coverage
Financial Benefits:
- 401(k) plan that includes a company match
- Employee Stock Purchase plan
Paid Time Off:
- Holidays – All full-time and part-time with benefits employees receive days off for 8 company-wide holidays, plus 2 additional floating holidays to be taken at the employee’s discretion.
- Vacation Time – All full-time employees at the manager and below level start with 14 days/year; director and above level start with 19 days/year. Part-time with benefits employees receive time off based on the number of hours they work, with a minimum of 84 hours/year. All employees gain additional vacation time with further tenure.
- Sick Time – All full-time employees receive 80 hours of sick time each year. Part-time with benefits employees receive time off based on the number of hours they work, with a minimum of 60 hours each year.
Other Benefits:
- Complementary stand-by cruises, employee discounts on confirmed cruises, plus special rates for family and friends
- Personal and professional learning and development resources including tuition reimbursement

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About Us

Carnival Corporation & plc is the world’s largest leisure travel company, our mission to deliver unforgettable happiness to our guest through our diverse portfolio of leading cruise brands and island destinations, including Carnival Cruise Line, Holland America Line, Princess Cruises, and Seabourn in North America and Australia; P&O Cruises and Cunard Line in the United Kingdom; AIDA in Germany; Costa Cruises in Southern Europe.

Join us and embark on a career that offers not only the chance to grow professionally but also the opportunity to be part of a global community that makes a difference.

In addition to other duties/functions, this position requires full commitment and support for promoting ethical and compliant culture. More specifically, this position requires integrity, honesty, and respectful treatment of others, as well as a willingness to speak up when they see misconduct or have concerns.

Carnival Corporation & plc and Carnival Cruise Line is an equal employment opportunity/affirmative action employer. In this regard, it does not discriminate against any qualified individual on the basis of sex, race, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status, mental, physical or sensory disability, or any other classification protected by applicable local, state, federal, and/or international law.

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