Senior HR Manager, People Performance (Fleet) -12mth FTC

Carnival Corporation & plc; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Discounted Cruising

Private medical and dental insurance

25 days leave & holiday trading

Pension scheme

Learning & development opportunities

Employee Assistance & Wellbeing

Life Assurance

Employee Shares Plan

Discounted retail & leisure

Onsite restaurant

Staff events

Parental & adoption leave

Electric car & cycle to work

Job summary

Carnival UK is seeking a Senior Manager, Fleet People Performance to lead and develop a high-performing onboard HR team across our P&O Cruises and Cunard fleet. The role combines strategic People leadership with hands-on coaching on vessels, with ~25% travel.

You will oversee fleet-level HR performance, build capability, and act as the ship-to-shore interface, stepping into onboard leadership as needed. This is a 12-month fixed-term contract with hybrid work (up to two days from home).

Qualifications

• Broad generalist HR knowledge with pragmatic advice on People matters.
• Understanding of shipboard environments, operations, and culture.
• Experience of coaching methodologies to develop teams.
• Ability to translate workforce indicators into actions.

Responsibilities

• Provide fleet-level oversight and performance management to onboard HR Managers.
• Develop capability through coaching and structured development across the onboard HR community.
• Interface between ship and shore, coaching and leading onboard HR when required.
• Monitor onboard workforce compliance and performance indicators and resolve risks.

Skills

General HR leadership

Shipboard environment insight

Coaching methodologies

People metrics interpretation

Job description

Job Description

Carnival UK is in search of a Senior Manager, Fleet People Performance, who is crucial in supporting our People direction and nurturing a high-performing team across our vessels.

Role Overview

The Fleet People Performance team oversees the onboard HR service across the P&O Cruises and Cunard fleet, ensuring a consistent, high-quality and commercially focused People service across all vessels.

This role requires regular travel to our fleet, with approximately 25% of time spent onboard vessels to provide in-person coaching, support, stakeholder engagement and operational oversight.

Key accountabilities include:

• Provide fleet-level oversight, support and performance management to onboard HR Managers, setting annual goals and ensuring alignment with People and Brand strategy and standards.
• Build capability through coaching, feedback and structured development, driving consistency and continuous improvement across the onboard HR community.
• Act as a key interface between ship and shore, strengthening relationships through coaching, communication and trust, and stepping into onboard HR leadership roles when required.
• Monitor key onboard workforce compliance and performance indicators, Crew Office processes and onboard learning delivery, proactively identifying risks and ensuring timely resolution.

Requirements: Your Expertise and Leadership

To thrive as a Senior Manager, Fleet People Performance, we're looking for:

• Broad generalist HR knowledge and the ability to provide pragmatic, confident advice on complex People matters.
• A strong understanding of shipboard environments, including their operational pressures, cultural considerations and team dynamics.
• Experience of coaching methodologies and tools that support team development, cohesion and performance.
• The ability to interpret workforce indicators and broader business performance themes to inform decisions and workforce solutions.

Positioned within our internal structure from CUK15 (entry level) to CUK1 (Brand President), this role is classified as a CUK06, offered as a full-time position, on a 12month fixed term contract basis, we offer hybrid work including up to two days from home.

About You: A Catalyst for Performance

We believe that diversity enriches our team. We're interested in candidates who:

• Bring presence, credibility and the ability to influence senior stakeholders across both ship and shore environments.
• Adapt confidently to changing circumstances and operate with autonomy in complex and demanding situations.
• Build trust through clear communication, constructive challenge and an inclusive coaching style.
• Demonstrate resilience, sound judgement and the flexibility to travel regularly across the fleet, spending approximately 25% of your time onboard vessels, and responding to the needs of a 24/7 shipboard operation.

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.

Read our employee experience guide to learn more about life as a Carnival UK colleague here.

Our benefits package reflects our commitment to your wellbeing:

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

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