Product Director, International

Company Description

We are champions of rail, inspired to build a greener, more sustainable future of travel. Our purpose is our momentum. It makes us feel good because we know we’re doing good. As we lead the way to a greener future, we do it together. We’re all about connections - with each other, with our customers and with the world. Just as our platform brings the world together, it’s our ambition that connects us. We motivate each other to go beyond our limits, to experiment, to fail and to always grow. 

With over 110 million visits every month to our platform and £4.3 billion in net ticket sales, we're always innovating and making moves towards our final destination — a world where travel is as simple, seamless, and affordable as it should be. 

And we couldn't do any of it without our incredible people driving us forward. Today, we're a FTSE 250 company that's proudly home to more than 1000 Trainliners from over 60 nationalities across offices in London, Paris, Barcelona, Milan, Edinburgh, Berlin, Madrid and Brussels. It's this diversity that energises us and makes us stronger, helping us to achieve amazing things. 

With our sights firmly set on further European growth, there is no better time to jump on board this high-speed train and be part of our continued success. 

Job Description

To support our ambitious commercial goals, we’re expanding our world-class Product division led by Dave Price (an international Product expert in Technology & Travel) to drive the next stage of our development. In this critical leadership role within our award winning Product Management community, you’ll be part of a cross-functional team including Product Design, Research, Engineering, Data, Commercial and Marketing to help us revolutionise the travel experience. The goals are ambitious and the mandate is clear – to inspire travellers to choose greener journeys.

We’re proud to be Europe’s #1 travel app, and currently operate across 22 international markets led by Spain, Italy and France with revenue in excess of €1bn in 2023…and this is just the beginning - you will be a driving force in shaping our future international success. Our passion for our customers sits at the heart of everything we do, and we believe in providing an outstanding, friction-free experience. And it’s our Product team who understand the importance of innovation, creating and evolving a suite of market-leading products that continue to ‘wow’ our customers and help them simplify the increasing complexities of travel whether for leisure or commuting, travelling locally, long distance or cross-border.

As Product Director - International, you’ll define and execute Trainline’s bold and far-reaching international product strategy and vision.  Leading a team with responsibilities across 7+ full stack squads, your impact will extend beyond Product, and you will inform our strategy, improve process and ultimately embody our culture, forming close partnerships with CPO, CTO, CCO and Country GMs as well as influencing at Board and Exec level.

Other key responsibilities include:

• Setting a clear vision and strategy, but understanding the critical importance of being able to dive in and connect that strategy to the detail of tactics
• Forging successful external relationships with suppliers and partners whilst ensuring Product is amplified through your tight collaboration with Commercial, Brand and Growth teams 
• Drive delivery and performance, developing a team who crave data in pursuit of forming insights and beliefs, in turn translating into clear hypotheses to achieve the best customer and business impact
• Hiring, coaching and leading diverse and high-performing teams of Product Managers, creating an inclusive space where people can learn and do the best work of their careers
• Working beyond Product, as both a key member of the Barcelona and Paris leadership teams and Trainline’s Extended Leadership team, you’ll also work closely with Exec and Board to inform strategy, influence ways of working and evolve our culture

This is a career defining role for someone passionate about shaping and inspiring a world class product development team and nurturing the next generation of Product talent at Trainline. You will play a key part in helping tell the story of a product that is changing the way we travel by inspiring millions of people to make more environmentally sustainable travel choices every day.

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