About the job
About Us
At Trainline, we are passionate advocates for sustainable travel, striving to create a greener future. Our platform empowers millions of travelers to discover and book the most cost-effective tickets across various carriers, fares, and journey alternatives via our award-winning mobile app, website, and B2B partnerships.
Join Trainline for Unforgettable Journeys
As the top downloaded rail app in Europe, we boast over 125 million monthly visits and annual ticket sales totaling £5.9 billion. Partnering with over 270 rail and coach companies across more than 40 countries, our goal is to make travel simple, seamless, eco-friendly, and affordable.
Currently, we are a FTSE 250 company supported by a diverse team of over 1,000 Trainliners from over 50 nationalities, operating out of cities including London, Paris, Barcelona, Milan, Edinburgh, and Madrid. With a keen focus on growth in the UK and Europe, now is the prime opportunity to be part of our fast-paced journey.
About the Role
The Trainline Advertising team is pivotal in our monetization strategy, linking brands with eager rail and coach travelers at crucial points in their journey, from planning to the travel experience itself. We are in search of a meticulous and experienced Senior Advertising Operations Manager to take charge of and enhance Trainline's advertising operations and programmatic ecosystem. This role carries the responsibility for campaign execution, ad technology performance, yield optimization, and the continuous advancement of a scalable, privacy-centric advertising platform across both direct and programmatic demand.
You will serve as the operational backbone and subject matter expert for Trainline Advertising, collaborating closely with Client Success, Product, Engineering, and Data teams to guarantee that advertising is reliable, compliant, high-performing, and adaptable to shifts in the broader ad tech ecosystem, all while ensuring a superior customer experience.
Key Responsibilities
Advertising Operations & Delivery
Oversee the complete ad operations process for both direct and programmatic campaigns, managing setup, trafficking, pacing, optimization, and post-campaign reporting personally and through your team.
Ensure the highest quality of ad delivery across various formats, placements, and platforms, consistently meeting established operational standards and service level agreements (SLAs).
Act as the primary point of contact for operational issues, providing solutions and guidance to ensure smooth campaign execution.

