River Cruise Experience Architect

The Travel Corporation; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70.000 - 110.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

The Travel Corporation seeks a dynamic Product Development Manager to design, launch, and continuously refine Trafalgar’s River Cruise portfolio, focusing on shore experiences and optional additions. You will own the product vision and drive end-to-end development with regional teams, operations, marketing, and contracting to deliver exceptional guest experiences and strong financial performance.

You’ll collaborate with Hospitality, Nautical, and Commercial teams to ensure cohesive on-board and

Qualifikationen

• Deep knowledge of European destinations and waterways, routing and excursion feasibility.
• Significant experience in product development or contracting within cruising industry.
• Ability to translate brand identity into guest-centred product design.
• Excellent collaboration across functions and stakeholders.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills to inspire alignment.
• Strategic thinker with attention to operational detail.
• Proficient in Excel for costing, itinerary management and product tracking.
• Entrepreneurial mindset for building a new product category.

Aufgaben

• Develop strategic framework and roadmap for Trafalgar River itineraries, including guest experience philosophy.
• Design and develop river itineraries across Rhine, Main Danube and Seine, with future additions.
• Lead end-to-end development from concept to launch and ongoing optimization.
• Collaborate with marketing and content teams to ensure market-ready products.
• Partner with Hospitality and Nautical teams to deliver cohesive guest experiences.
• Conduct competitive analysis and market research for differentiation.
• Identify river cruise partners and shore experience suppliers with contracting teams.
• Define itinerary structure, inclusions and cost targets to support negotiations.
• Inform pricing, deployment and load-factor strategies with Revenue/Commercial teams.
• Ensure onshore delivery meets Trafalgar’s quality and storytelling standards.

Kenntnisse

Product development

Contracting

Brand translation

Collaboration

Communication

Strategic thinking

Excel costing

Entrepreneurial mindset

Cultural curiosity

Guest experience design

Tools

Excel

Jobbeschreibung

The Travel Corporation seeks a dynamic Product Development Manager to design, launch, and continuously refine Trafalgar’s River Cruise portfolio, focusing on shore experiences and optional additions. You will own the product vision and drive end-to-end development with regional teams, operations, marketing, and contracting to deliver exceptional guest experiences and strong financial performance.

You’ll collaborate with Hospitality, Nautical, and Commercial teams to ensure cohesive on-board and