Description
At Trainline, our purpose is to empower greener travel choices, connecting people and places.
As General Manager, Trainline Media, you will work closely with colleagues across the business, taking the time to understand how Trainline operates and aligning change with its wider priorities.
Responsibilities
- Set the direction for Trainline Media, shaping its proposition, target market and growth priorities so it becomes a trusted travel media offering.
- Take ownership of Trainline Media's revenue targets, working with senior stakeholders to align its goals with wider business priorities.
- Partner with colleagues across Product, Data, PR and Marketing to develop the proposition and bring it to market.
- Represent Trainline Media externally, building awareness and credibility with the media and advertising buying community through an active industry presence.
- Lead and grow a team of more than ten people across sales, advertising operations, client success and strategy, creating a culture where people want to join and develop.
- Design the operating model, processes and measures needed to scale the business, including client delivery and billing, using data and AI tools to help the team work smarter.
- Balance commercial growth with operational effectiveness, so the function delivers sustainably as it grows.
Requirements
- Experience building and scaling a media or advertising function, ideally within a larger, operationally focused consumer technology business.
- A solid understanding of brand media, with the ability to position and grow an emerging proposition.
- Experience leading and growing large teams, and creating an environment where people can do their best work.
- Experience owning revenue targets and designing the processes, operating rhythms and measures that support sustainable, scalable growth.
- Sound judgement in balancing competing priorities, working constructively in a business where advertising is one of several revenue streams, and turning ambiguity into clear priorities and practical action.
- A collaborative, diplomatic leadership style, with the ability to build trust and influence senior stakeholders.
- Curiosity about how data and AI tools can improve the way a team works, and ideally some experience putting them to use.
- An active presence in the media industry, or a keen interest in building one, and the confidence to represent the business externally.
Benefits
- 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.
- Prioritise career growth with clear career paths, transparent pay bands, personal learning budgets, and regular learning days.