Technology Asset Manager

We recognise the value in having people with a variety of backgrounds, experience and skills in our business. That means the role requirements here should be seen as a guide, not a checklist. If you have more, less or different experiences, but really relevant skills, we’d love to hear from you.

We work flexibly and will help you to find a healthy balance of remote working and time in our fantastic Southampton office, collaborating, taking part in events and getting to know people that makes working with us so rewarding. We welcome the opportunity to discuss reduced hours and job share arrangements.

The Role

The Asset Manager is responsible for all Technology assets ship and shore, including hardware, software, licenses, and contracts. Ensuring assets are look after end to end - from procurement through to disposal.

This newly created position will ensure compliance with IT policies and standards, optimise IT costs and performance, and support IT asset audits and reporting. Collaboration with various stakeholders across Carnival UK will be crucial, in order to align IT asset management with business objectives and needs.

The Asset Manager will be a key member of the Technology Services Team providing leadership and promoting an inclusive, high performing, continuous improvement and service focused culture across the Technology function - working together to deliver an excellent standard of service to both our shoreside and ship teams.

You will:

• Develop and maintain IT asset management policies, procedures, and best practices. Ensuring compliance with IT asset management standards, regulations and contractual obligations.
• Implement and oversee IT asset management tools/ processes, incl. inventory, track, monitoring & reporting.
• Analyse IT asset data and trends to identify opportunities for improvement, cost reduction and risk mitigation. Preparing and presenting IT asset management reports and dashboards to senior management.
• Manage IT asset lifecycle activities such as procurement, deployment, maintenance, disposal and renewal. (Using tools such as ServiceNow, Dell’s TechDirect & Airwatch to support them in their accountabilities).
• Coordinating with IT business partners and suppliers to negotiate contracts, licenses and warranties.
• Provide IT asset management support and guidance to IT staff and business users.
• Occasional travel will also be required for ship visits.

Our role categories range from CUK15 (entry level) to CUK1 (Brand President) so you can clearly see internal development opportunities. This role is a CUK08 and is offered on a full time permanent basis with hybrid working in our Southampton office (a minimum of 3 days per week office based).

About You

Fresh ideas and different perspectives are what excite us most and help us to succeed. Alongside bringing these to the role, you’ll also need:

• To be comfortable writing and owning process documentation
• Excellent communication skills and with the confidence to present to stakeholders across the business
• Attention to detail and process-driven in your approach
• Previous experience of an asset management role, as well as any experience with ServiceNow, TechDirect & Airwatch would also be advantageous but not essential.

Being part of our team has its advantages…

We’re a holiday company so we know there’s more to life than work. Our comprehensive range of benefits are designed to help your personal and financial health and wellbeing.

• Home and office-based hybrid working, working with 3 days per week in the office
• Annual bonus
• Recognition scheme with prizes and awards
• Employee Discounted Cruising plus Friends and Family offers
• Regular office events including live entertainment, lifestyle events and charity partner fundraisers
• Extensive learning and development opportunities
• Employee-led networks
• Employee Assistance and Wellbeing programmes
• Company paid Health Cash Plan 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
• Minimum 25 days leave, bank holiday allowance and holiday trading scheme
• Contributory Defined Contribution Pension scheme
• A friendly welcome with help settling in

Please note: Being able to create unforgettable holiday happiness is a brilliant opportunity so we often receive high volumes of applications for our roles. In these cases we may close our job adverts early and aren’t able to consider applications once this happens.