
Head of product marketing
- Recruiter:
- MSC Cruises / Explora Journeys
- Category:
- Land Based Jobs
- Position:
- Marketing
- Published:
- August 13, 2025
Where passion meets opportunity
The best of your adventures is the one you have yet to sail!
Your Purpose
The Head of Product Marketing plays a pivotal role in shaping how our cruise products are perceived in the market. This leader will serve as the strategic bridge between product development and corporate marketing, connecting customer insights with compelling product storytelling to drive awareness, demand, and alignment across teams.
This role is responsible for understanding customer needs, identifying unique product differentiators, reason to buy, and crafting clear, compelling messaging in collaboration with the Brand Team. The Head of Product Marketing will ensure consistency across all touchpoints by overseeing the narrative that spans the entire cruise experience—from itineraries and onboard experiences to shore excursions.
Your Impact
- Shaping the Product Offering
- Provide marketing perspective and customer insights during product development phases to ensure offerings align with real customer needs and expectations.
- Product Positioning & Messaging
- Develop and refine product positioning, messaging, and value propositions rooted in customer insights, competitive analysis, and market trends.
- Collaborate with the Brand Team to bring product stories to life through integrated campaigns and marketing touchpoints.
- Collaborate cross-functionally to support integrated campaigns and go-to-market plans that drive consumer interest and conversion.
- Customer & Market Insights
- Gather, synthesize, and share customer insights, feedback, and behaviors to influence product development and marketing strategies.
- Lead competitive analysis to identify market gaps and opportunities for differentiation.
- Product Integrity & Audit
- Audit products as needed to ensure accuracy and consistency in all consumer-facing communications and platforms.
- Ensure all touchpoints—from digital to social media to CRM to trade—accurately represent the cruise experience.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Work closely with product development, operations, revenue, and deployment teams to gather information and align on offerings.
- Build and manage a team of product managers ensuring growth and evolution of the function
Your Journey so far
- 10+ years in marketing, branding or project management roles. With proven track of record of experience in product marketing, ideally in travel, hospitality, or consumer experience sectors
- Proven experience crafting go-to-market strategies and launching products successfully
- Experience working cross-functionally with creative, product, operations, and commercial teams
Your Essentials
- Ability to lead through influence and drive alignment across diverse stakeholders
- Analytical and insights-driven with a strategic mindset
- Strong analytical skills, time management, problem-solving abilities and team-working skills
- Fluent in English; proficiency in any other EU language is considered an advantage
- Proficiency in MS Office tools (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook) good knowledge of the main AI generative tools
- EU Passport or the right to work in Switzerland.
Our commitment
We are committed to building a future that values diverse perspectives, embraces the world beyond borders, and fosters an inclusive environment where every individual feels valued, respected and empowered to be their authentic selves. Our commitment extends to taking meaningful, measurable actions that have a long-term positive impact on our guests, our employees and our planet.
Ready to turn your passion into something extraordinary? Join us at MSC Cruises, where new opportunities await. Apply today to be part of a global team that is pushing boundaries and achieving something remarkable. Your journey starts here!

MSC Cruises
Explora Journeys
WHERE PASSION MEETS OPPORTUNITY
The Cruise Division of MSC Group, the privately-owned world leader in transportation, is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, with two distinct brands - MSC Cruises, covering the contemporary and premium segments and Explora Journeys, dedicated to the luxury segment.
MSC Cruises is the world’s third largest cruise line and the market leader in Europe with a strong and growing presence in North America. A global cruise brand with 23 modern ships offering cruises across five continents, guests can visit more than 100 countries worldwide with more than 300 destinations, making unforgettable memories and enjoying the finest hospitality.
Explora Journeys, launched in 2023, is the luxury ocean travel brand redefining the experience for a new generation of discerning travellers. The fleet, currently comprising two ships and expanding to six by 2028, offers effortless yet refined luxury. Guests embark on transformative journeys, connecting with the sea through exceptional itineraries that inspire discovery in all its forms.
Join us and be part of a global family where together we achieve the extraordinary!
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