Product Owner - Events & Venue Management.

Carnival Corporation and plc; Southampton; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading cruise company in Southampton is seeking a Product Owner for Events & Venue Management systems. The ideal candidate will own product delivery within events, oversee scheduling systems, and drive digital system implementations. Proven experience in Agile processes and excellent communication skills are essential. This is a full-time, hybrid role requiring some travel across the fleet. The company provides an extensive benefits package, including discounted cruising and a strong emphasis on team collaboration and well-being.

Benefits

Employee Discounted Cruising

Annual bonus

Health insurance

Extensive learning opportunities

Minimum 25 days leave

Life Assurance

Employee Shares Plan

Onsite restaurant

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Product Owner or Delivery Manager.
• In-depth knowledge of Agile process and principles.
• Experience working with physical assets as well as digital systems.
• Outstanding communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Ownership of products within events and venue management.
• Overseeing scheduling systems for venues.
• Driving development and implementation of products.

Skills

Agile process knowledge

Stakeholder management

Problem-solving

Communication skills

Job description

Job Description

Carnival UK is in search of a Product Owner (Events & Venue Management systems), who is crucial in supporting our technological direction and nurturing a high‑performing team. Your responsibilities will include :

• 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.

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.

Please note 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.

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?

Working with us is about more than a job. It's about creating unforgettable holiday happiness for our guests and a fulfilling career for you. Our benefits package reflects our commitment to your wellbeing :

• 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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Job Functions

Product Management; Project Management; Information Technology

About Us

Holidays are one of life’s greatest pleasures. Having the chance to relax, escape and explore is a magical thing. And there is no better holiday than a cruise.

No one knows cruising like Carnival UK, where talented people from across the globe come together to create unforgettable holiday happiness. As part of the world’s largest holiday travel and leisure company, we take enormous pride in bringing to life two of the most iconic brands from Britain’s rich seafaring heritage, P&O Cruises and Cunard. Collectively they have been delivering unbridled joy, boundless adventure and lifelong memories to millions of people for over 350 years. And in a multi‑million pound global holiday market, where cruising has barely scratched the surface, we have the opportunity to do that for many, many more people.

Our diverse yet tight knit teams share high standards, heartfelt values and passion for our purpose. Our Culture Essentials describe the expectations we have for ourselves and of each other, in building a culture that supports safe, sustainable, compliant operations and celebrates diversity, equity and inclusion.

It’s through the successful delivery of these extraordinary travel experiences for our target markets and our distinctive culture, that we hope to become Traveller’s Employer of Choice.