Trainline - Senior Advertising Operations Manager

• Own the day-to-day operation and optimisation of Trainline’s ad tech stack, including Google Ad Manager (GAM), SSPs, consent frameworks and QA processes. • Set, maintain and evolve operational standards for ad delivery, measurement, quality and reliability across Trainline Advertising. • Lead integrations with new ad tech partners, formats and demand sources in collaboration with Product and Engineering teams. • Drive improvements in automation, tooling, documentation and processes to support scale and operational efficiency. • Programmatic Yield & Marketplace Optimisation • Lead programmatic yield management, balancing short-term revenue performance with long-term marketplace health and customer experience. • Monitor performance across demand sources and formats, identifying opportunities to improve fill, CPMs, demand quality and overall yield. • Evaluate, test and onboard new programmatic partners, technologies and monetisation opportunities. • Cross-Functional Leadership & Influence • Work closely with Client Success to support campaign execution, forecasting, troubleshooting and client delivery. • Act as the advertising operations subject-matter expert and functional lead, influencing product and engineering roadmaps to ensure scalable, high-quality monetisation is embedded early. • Collaborate with Data and Strategy teams to improve reporting, measurement frameworks and actionable insight. • Team Leadership & Capability • Line-manage and develop an Ad Operations Manager, providing clear direction, coaching and performance feedback. • Set operational priorities, ways of working and quality standards across the ad operations function. • Build resilience and scalability by reducing single points of failure and improving documentation and process maturity. • 6+ years’ experience in ad operations, programmatic advertising or ad tech roles. • Deep hands-on experience with Google Ad Manager, SSPs, DSPs and programmatic delivery models. • Strong understanding of consent management frameworks (e.g. GDPR, TCF v2.0) and privacy-first advertising. • Proven ability to manage complex ad operations with a high bar for quality and reliability. • Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills, with comfort working across data, technology and commercial teams. • Excellent stakeholder management skills, able to translate between technical and commercial audiences. • More information: • 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! • We're operate a hybrid model to work and ask that Trainliners work from the office a minimum of 60% of their time over a 12-week period. We also have a 28-day Work from Abroad policy. • 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 • Think Big • ✔️ Own It - We focus on every customer, partner and journey • Own It • 🤝  Travel Together - We're one team • Travel Together • ♻️ Do Good - We make a positive impact • Do Good • 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!