- Senior
- Bureau à London
About us
We are champions of rail, inspired to build a greener, more sustainable future of travel. Trainline enables millions of travellers to find and book the best value tickets across carriers, fares, and journey options through our highly rated mobile app, website, and B2B partner channels.
Great journeys start with Trainline 🚄
Now Europe’s number 1 downloaded rail app, with over 125 million monthly visits and £5.9 billion in annual ticket sales, we collaborate with 270+ rail and coach companies in over 40 countries. We want to create a world where travel is as simple, seamless, eco-friendly and affordable as it should be.
Today, we're a FTSE 250 company driven by our incredible team of over 1,000 Trainliners from 50+ nationalities, based across London, Paris, Barcelona, Milan, Edinburgh and Madrid. With our focus on growth in the UK and Europe, now is the perfect time to join us on this high-speed journey.
Shaping the Future of Monetisation at Trainline 👋
We’re hiring a visionary Product Director to lead our New Verticals & Ads business – one of our top strategic bets for the next three years. This is a unique opportunity to define and scale products that go beyond rail, creating new revenue streams and integrated experiences that deliver real value for our customers. You’ll own the roadmap for value-added services such as hotels, car hire, insurance and attractions, while also shaping our rapidly growing advertising proposition – all in a true greenfield leadership role with full executive sponsorship.
You’ll work at the intersection of product strategy, platform thinking, and commercial growth, leading a high-performing team of 5x Product Managers as well as cross-functional organisation of 60+. If you thrive on building from zero-to-one, scaling ideas with impact, and redefining the travel ecosystem, this role gives you the platform to make your mark at European scale.
As a Product Director, you will be… 🚀
Setting the vision & strategy for New Verticals & Ads for Product & Tech, aligning with Trainline’s long-term growth and monetisation goals.
Building and scaling a portfolio of travel-adjacent products (such as mobility, insurance, attractions) that integrate seamlessly into our customers’ journeys.
Helping craft our ads platform proposition – from placements and targeting to measurement and monetisation – leveraging our unique first-party data and high-intent audience.
Driving experimentation and learning, using research, market signals and rapid iteration to test, validate and scale.
Partnering cross-functionally with Commercial, Engineering, Design, Marketing, Legal and Data Science to deliver customer-centric, compliant experiences.
Leading and inspiring a growing product team, setting high standards for accountability, creativity and delivery across a 65+ person organisation.
Being the voice of New Verticals & Ads at senior levels, influencing decision-making, securing investment and shaping our monetisation strategy.
This is a fantastic opportunity for an entrepreneurial product leader who excels at building new ventures, uniting diverse teams, and bringing bold ideas to life. If you’re energised by the challenge of unlocking fresh revenue streams, shaping propositions from the ground up, and steering complex initiatives through to impact, this role gives you the platform to truly stand out. You’ll play a key role in scaling a business that’s transforming the way people travel – inspiring millions of people across the UK and Europe to choose smarter, more sustainable journeys every day.
The Skills & Spark to Drive the Journey Ahead ✨
We’re looking for creative big thinkers with small egos to achieve our ambitious plans. You’ll bring a proven track record of building and scaling monetisation products from zero-to-one and have the influence to align complex stakeholders behind bold ideas.
We’d love to hear from you if you have… 🔍
10+ years in product leadership, including senior roles with revenue or monetisation responsibility.
Strong commercial acumen, with experience in ads, marketplaces, travel, or digital commerce.
Track record of scaling new products – from MVP to maturity – balancing customer value with revenue impact.
Deep understanding of ads ecosystems - contextual advertising, data privacy, build vs. buy decisions.
Proven cross-functional leadership, comfortable partnering with commercial teams, engineers, and senior stakeholders.
Strategic thinker with a bias for action, adept at cutting through ambiguity and driving outcomes at pace.
Outstanding communication and influence skills, capable of winning hearts and minds at all levels, from teams to the Board.
More information:
Enjoy fantastic perks like private healthcare & dental insurance, a generous work from abroad policy, 2-for-1 share purchase plans, an EV Scheme to further reduce carbon emissions, extra festive time off, and excellent family-friendly benefits.
We prioritise career growth with clear career paths, transparent pay bands, personal learning budgets, and regular learning days. Jump on board and supercharge your career from day one!
Our values represent the things that matter most to us and what we live and breathe everyday, in everything we do:
💭 Think Big - We're building the future of rail
✔️ Own It - We focus on every customer, partner and journey
🤝 Travel Together - We're one team
♻️ Do Good - We make a positive impact
We know that having a diverse team makes us better and helps us succeed. And we mean all forms of diversity - gender, ethnicity, sexuality, disability, nationality and diversity of thought. That's why we're committed to creating inclusive places to work, where everyone belongs and differences are valued and celebrated.
Interested in finding out more about what it's like to work at Trainline? Why not check us out on LinkedIn, Instagram and Glassdoor!
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