About this role
Where passion meets opportunity
Discover your journey into the extraordinary.
Your Purpose
Explora Journeys is a vibrant, cosmopolitan, European luxury brand, imagined in the heart of Swiss hospitality in Geneva. Leveraging our parent company MSC Group’s hundreds of years of maritime expertise, our fleet of six luxury ships (four currently in the pipeline) are being built and designed in a totally different and unique way that will transform and redefine the cruise experience, creating a category of its own, appealing to the next generation of luxury travellers.
An exciting opportunity exists for a talented Business Integration Professional to join our newly created luxury travel brand Explora Journeys. We are seeking a detail-oriented and proactive Business Integration Associate Manager to join our team. This role plays a key part in ensuring seamless coordination between internal teams and business processes. The ideal candidate will support pre- and post-journey operations, oversee payment collections, assist with incident management, and help ensure a smooth experience for both customers and internal stakeholders.
Your Impact
- Collaborate with executive leadership, business unit leaders, and functional teams (IT, Marketing, Commercial, Sales, Finance, Legal, Operations) to align and execute integration plans.
- Develop and manage detailed integration roadmaps, timelines, and success metrics.
- Identify and mitigate integration risks, resolve issues, and ensure effective stakeholder communication.
- Monitor synergy realization (cost savings, revenue enhancements) and report performance against company goals.
- Drive process harmonization and technology system integration between business teams/organizations.
- Act as a liaison between acquiring and acquired teams to foster a collaborative and culturally aligned.
- Provide post-integration support and lessons learned analysis to continuously improve integration playbooks.
Your Journey so far
You have minimum of 5 years’ experience in a similar Business Integration Role preferably in the Luxury or Luxury Hospitality/Travel Industry
Your Essentials
- You set yourself apart through your personal accountability to deliver with excellence
- Proven track record of managing complex, cross-functional projects or programs.
- Strong knowledge of business functions and enterprise systems (e.g., ERP, CRM).
- Excellent leadership, interpersonal, and communication skills.
- Ability to influence senior stakeholders and manage change in dynamic environments.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
At Explora Journeys, we are redefining luxury ocean travel — where discovery, well-being, and a deep respect for the seas come together in harmony.
We seek passionate professionals who share our vision of a more immersive, transformative way to discover the world’s most inspiring destinations by sea.
Are you ready to turn your passion into something extraordinary? Join us at Explora Journeys, where an ocean of opportunities awaits. Your journey to the Ocean State of Mind starts here.
Other facts
About MSC Cruises
Headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, MSC Cruises is the world’s third largest cruise lines and the market leader in Europe, South America, the Middle East and Southern Africa, with a strong and growing presence in North America and the Far East.
The MSC Cruises fleet consists of 23 modern ships with four new vessels due to be launched in 2026, 2027, 2029 and 2030.
The Company operates in more than 100 countries around the world, offering cruises across five continents, calling at more than 240 destinations and welcoming more than 180 different nationalities on board.
MSC Cruises is firmly committed to achieving net zero greenhouse gas emissions for its marine operations by 2050.
What you'll do
- The Business Integration Manager will ensure seamless coordination between internal teams and business processes, supporting pre- and post-journey operations. This role involves collaborating with various departments to align and execute integration plans while monitoring performance against company goals.
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