Product Owner - Events & Venue Management in Southampton

Product Owner – Events & Venue Management

Join to apply for the Product Owner – Events & Venue Management role at Carnival UK (P&O Cruises & Cunard).

Seniority level: Mid- Senior level. Employment type: Full-time. Job function: Product Management and Marketing. Industries: Travel Arrangements.

Positioned within our internal structure from CUK15 (entry level) to CUK1 (Brand President), this role is classified as a CUK07, offered as a full-time position on a permanent basis. We offer hybrid work including up to two days from home.

Travel across our fleet will be required for an estimated total of 10 weeks annually, scheduled intermittently.

Additionally, due to the festive period, we will be reviewing applications in January 2026.

Responsibilities

• Ownership and delivery of products within the events and venue management space, inclusive of dining, entertainment and reservation systems.
• Overseeing scheduling systems for venues and supporting youth management and entertainment contract systems.
• Contributing to configuration and delivery of guest-facing digital systems and ensuring integration/support for physical assets.
• Driving development and implementation of products/services through their full life cycle, collaborating with agile teams and business stakeholders.

Requirements: Your Expertise and Leadership

• Proven experience as a Product Owner or Delivery Manager.
• In-depth knowledge of Agile process and principles.
• Familiarity with hospitality technology and/or reservation platforms (beneficial but not essential).
• Experience working with physical assets as well as digital systems.
• Outstanding communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
• The ability to work with complex problems and find creative solutions.

About You: A Catalyst for Change

• Demonstrate strong communication and stakeholder and team management skills.
• Are customer-focused with a hands-on approach.
• Show adaptability to work in hybrid environments (digital + physical assets).
• Promote collaboration, continuous improvement, and empowerment.

Why Join Us?

• Employee Discounted Cruising plus Friends and Family offers
• Annual bonus
• A friendly welcome with help settling in
• Regular office events including live entertainment, lifestyle events and charity partner fundraisers
• Extensive learning and development opportunities
• Minimum 25 days leave, bank holiday allowance and holiday trading scheme
• Employee-led networks
• Employee Assistance and Wellbeing programmes
• Recognition scheme with prizes and awards
• Contributory Defined Contribution Pension scheme
• Company paid private medical and dental insurance and health assessment
• In-house Occupational Health help and access to digital GP
• Life Assurance
• Parental and adoption leave
• Employee Shares Plan
• Electric Car and Cycle to Work schemes
• Onsite restaurant offering range of healthy cooked and grab and go meals
• Discounted retail and leisure via discounts portal

Ready to Lead?

If guiding a technology team to new heights excites you, we’re eager to hear from you. Apply now to start your journey with us, where your performance‑led leadership will make a difference in our shared success.

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