Risk Management Sr. Specialist

Job ID 10346 Location Miami, FL Date posted 03/27/2025

The Senior Risk Specialist is an individual contributor role with accountability for ensuring the effectiveness of the organization’s information security governance framework and works as part of a team to assess cybersecurity and technology risks against established frameworks, standards, policies and methodologies. This role involves analyzing, monitoring, and reporting on the company’s security policies, procedures, and standards to ensure compliance with regulatory and industry requirements. The Senior Risk Specialist collaborates closely with internal teams, stakeholders, and leadership to provide insights and recommendations for continuous improvement in security governance and risk management. The role also reviews and documents deficiencies, advocates for change and, when appropriate, escalates issues to senior risk leadership. The ideal candidate is business-minded, with five or more years’ experience in technology and security administration or security risk management. Practical hands-on technology experience, and a strong understanding of the principles of IT – particularly as they relate to Risk Drivers and Business Impact are key elements of this role.

Essential Functions:

• Perform risk analysis based on observations such as interviews, documentation review, and technical assessments. Collaborate with partners in Information and Cyber Security, Privacy, Compliance, Third Party Risk Management, IT and OT practitioners, and Internal Audit, across the enterprise to ensure understanding of potential business impact(s) resulting from identified risks. Identify Drivers, Preventive Controls, Risks themselves, Mitigating Controls, and Impacts from those Risks.
• Lead efforts with business owners to create treatment plans to address risk drivers, facilitate communication and education of policies and standards for key stakeholders and employees.
• Analyze current risk and governance models and identify gaps or areas for improvement.
• Serve as a liaison between the IT Security, Risk, and business departments to ensure cross-functional collaboration on security governance initiatives.
  
  
  

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, Information Systems/Technology
• Active certifications in one of the related areas of security and governance such as FAIR, CRISC, CISA, CISSP, etc. are preferred.
• 5 Years working experience, with a minimum of 5 years in IT Security and Governance or Risk Management is preferred.
• Experience with GRC tools such as OneTrust, Archer, etc. MS Office Suite.
• Experience in IT Risk Management, working in an IT organization.
  
  
  

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• High level of integrity and trust
• Keeps abreast of current and emerging technical information security developments
• Attend meetings and GRC related conferences
• Ability to plan, coordinate, and execute complex assignments, design and apply tools, techniques, and procedures to maintain the highest standards of Cyber Risk.
  
  
  

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

Travel: Less than 25% with 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 preschool program and wellness center at our Miami campus
  
  
  

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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