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Job ID 11129 Location Miami Date posted 08/04/2025 Work Style Hybrid
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Company Overview

As the parent company overseeing our eight distinctive brands worldwide, Carnival Corporation plays a vital role in providing integral support and strategic direction to each brand across various departments. We strive to deliver unforgettable happiness to our guests by providing extraordinary cruise vacations, while honoring the integrity of every ocean we sail, place we visit and life we touch. As a member of our team, you will help lead the way in innovative and sustainable cruising, delivering memorable vacations and building borderless connections.

Our Culture Essentials

Joining the Carnival team means embracing our six Culture Essentials, which are the cornerstone values shaping our identity, principles, and actions. These beliefs and behaviors not only define who we are but also unite us as a team, guiding us in decision-making, fostering relationships, tackling challenges, and reaching milestones. These culture essentials propel us toward a shared vision of success, ensuring a collective effort in shaping our future.

  • Speak Up
  • Respect & Protect
  • Empower
  • Improve
  • Listen & Learn
  • Communicate

Responsibilities

Job ID 11129 Location Miami, FL Date posted 08/04/2025

The Senior Human Resources Business Partner (Sr. HRBP) will act as a trusted strategic advisor to business leaders, offering expert guidance on HR-related matters to align with organizational objectives. This pivotal role will drive talent management, employee engagement, and organizational development efforts across all brands and regions. The ideal candidate will bring extensive HR expertise, a passion for cultivating a high-performance culture, and strong leadership skills to effectively manage a team of HR professionals.  

Job Functions:

  • Strategic Partnership: Collaborate with business leaders to develop and implement HR strategies that align with the company's objectives and drive business success.
  • Talent Management: Supports leadership in workforce management through forecasting and planning talent pipelines, developing talent development programs, and facilitating succession planning. Lead organizational development efforts, including change management, succession planning, and leadership development
  • Employee Relations: Manages and resolves complex employee relations issues, conducting effective investigations and providing guidance to employees and management.
  • Performance Management: Oversee performance management, talent reviews & calibration process with client groups to ensure alignment with organizational goals and continuous improvement.
  • Demonstrates a strong understanding of the business, its challenges, and opportunities, using this knowledge to inform HR practices
  • Compliance: Ensure compliance with global labor laws and regulations, and manage risk related to HR practices.
  • Supports organizational change initiatives, ensuring they are managed effectively and in a legally defensible manner.

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field. Minimum of 8 years of progressive HR experience, with at least 5 years in a strategic HRBP role.
  • Excellent computer skills. Proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, Word, SharePoint. Experience in Oracle, or similar software preferred.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

  • A broad range of activities focused on aligning HR practices with business objectives, providing strategic guidance, and supporting the organization's people-related needs. They work closely with leadership and employees to improve work relationships, build morale, and drive business results.
  • Collaborate with Senior business leaders to develop strategies that drive productivity and growth, ensuring HR initiatives align with overall business objectives 
  • Research and implement HR policies that support employee initiatives and organizational goals 
  • Identify talent needs for different business units and create strategies to meet these requirements 
  • Focus on HR performance management processes to enhance an employees performance 
  • Provide consulting and coaching to departmental leaders to support the business's vision, mission, and objectives 
  • Design strategies to create a work environment where employees can thrive and pursue growth opportunities 
  • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and adapt to changing business needs.
  • Analytical Thinking: Ability to leverage data and analytics to drive decision-making and improve HR processes.
  • Ability to mediate and resolve conflicts effectively.
  • Understanding and appreciation of diverse cultures and perspectives.
  • Ability to handle sensitive information with discretion and integrity.          

Physical Demands:  Must be able to remain in a stationary position at a desk and/or computer for extended periods of time.

Travel:  Less than 25% non-shipboard travel likely

Work Conditions:  Work primarily in a climate-controlled environment with minimal safety/health hazard potential.


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 Tuesday through Thursday each week. Employees may work from their homes on Mondays and Fridays.  Candidates must be located in (or willing to relocate to) the Miami/Ft. Lauderdale area. 

Offers to selected candidates will be made on a fair and equitable basis, taking into account specific job-related skills and experience.   

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  
    • On-site Fitness center at our Miami campus 

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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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Employee Benefits

  • Hybrid Work Environment

    Empowering work-life integration and flexible opportunities for your personal and career success

  • Wellness Programs

    Comprehensive employer wellness programs featuring mental health support and fitness options, including an on-site gym

  • Cruise Benefits

    An array of qualified complimentary and heavily discounted cruise options for the ultimate dream getaway

  • Parental Programs

    Generous parental leave time and adoption assistance programs

  • Retirement Plan

    Secure your future with our exceptional Traditional and Roth 401(k) options complemented by valuable company contributions

  • Employee Stock Purchase

    Invest in tomorrow with the opportunity to purchase Carnival shares at a discounted rate from their fair market value

In addition to the above, we offer PTO and company holidays as well as a variety of medical, dental, and voluntary plans

Culture

We celebrate our diverse team of over 160,000 team members representing 150 countries and are committed to providing a welcoming and inclusive environment where people from different backgrounds, experiences, and walks of life can succeed. We know our team members are at the heart of inspiring unforgettable happiness, so we strive to be the world’s number-one choice for hospitality, travel and leisure careers.

I think one of the great things about Carnival is that you have a leadership team that is down to earth and truly cares about its employees. Balancing their respect for the company’s workforce (ship and shore) with their steep industry and business operations knowledge, and you’ve got a team that can take the company to new heights.

Victoria Director of Global Financial Planning and Analysis Coffee Connoisseur

Carnival Corporation invests in its people. I started my career here nearly 20 years ago as a deck cadet. Carnival has supported my professional development and provided many career growth opportunities.

Andrew Vice President of Global Maritime Technology Systems History Buff

I love working at Carnival because its ethos perfectly aligns with my own. The company’s personable leadership, cultural integrity, and sustainability initiatives creates a vibrant environment where you constantly feel motivated and find opportunities to improve.

Kaleigh HESS and Sustainability Quality Assurance Manager Paddle Board Pro

I am valued as my whole self and not just as my title.

Sandra Executive Assistant Sand and Surf Enthusiast

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