Senior Ticketing Operations Manager

London, Greater London (On-site)
£50,306 per year
Full-time
Permanent
Job description

This role focuses on the visitor facing side of ticketing operations. Ticketing set up and revenue management is not part of the remit, and is led by a separate senior manager, who this person will work closely with.

Please download the attached Job Description for a full overview of this role's responsibilities.
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The annual salary stated is based on the Full-Time Equivalent (40 hours per week). If the job is part-time, the weekly hours will be stated within the advert.

The deadline for applications is 23:59 on the closing date for the job posting.

Please note, applications sent via Email or 3rd party agencies will not be considered.


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We welcome applications from all backgrounds. By attracting people with diverse attitudes, opinions and beliefs we can continue to look at the world with fresh eyes and find new ways of doing things. The Southbank Centre is a warm and welcoming place to work, with great aspirations and ambitions to create great and accessible work for all. We pride ourselves in building a supportive environment to enable the development of our colleagues.

Key Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with the Head of Visitor Experience and Ticketing to inspire, motivate and manage the Ticketing Operations team to deliver a responsive, dynamic and vibrant visitor experience. 
  • Support the overall Visitor Experience and Ticketing Strategy by monitoring, managing and improving performance of the whole Visitor Experience and Ticketing team. 
  • Lead on the analysis and response to visitor feedback. 
  • Lead on projects prioritised by the Head of Visitor Experience and Ticketing. 
  • Work with all Southbank Centre departments and partners to improve the quality and consistency of the Southbank Centre Visitor Experience and Ticketing operation.

Skills & Experience

  • Passion for providing and promoting an excellent experience for visitors.
  • Extensive experience of venue ticketing operations and related systems.
  • Experience managing and developing a large dynamic team in a visitor focused operation. 
  • Strong leader and problem solver, always leading by example Excellent communications skills.

Benefits

As well as working at one of London's most popular and exciting  sites the successful candidate will also benefit from the following:​​​​​​​
 

  • A min 5%  pension contribution (going up to 9% depending on employee contribution), from day 1 of employment
  • 28 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
  • Enhanced sick pay
  • Enhanced family leave benefits
  • Up to 30% discounts at onsite retail, food and beverage vendors
  • Staff ticket offers for SC events
  • Free entry to Hayward Gallery
  • Free/discounted entry with other reciprocal organisations
  • Free staff yoga 
Application resources
Organisation
Southbank Centre View profile Organisation type Registered Charity Company size 501 - 1000
Posted on: 08 April 2026
Closing date: 26 April 2026 at 17:31
Job ref: SBC-0223
Tags: Customer Service, Operations