Data Science Manager

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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 aim to create a world where travel is as simple, seamless, and affordable as it should be.

As a FTSE 250 company with over 1,000 employees from 50+ nationalities, based across London, Paris, Barcelona, Milan, Edinburgh, and Madrid, we focus on growth in the UK and Europe. Now is the perfect time to join us on this high-speed journey.

Introducing Data Science & Analytics at Trainline
Data Science & Analytics is central to building products, delighting customers, and growing our business. Our Data Scientists & Analysts are embedded in cross-functional teams across product and marketing, with high autonomy to drive success using all data and techniques at their disposal.

We are looking for aData Science Managerto lead a team of embedded data scientists who partner closely with product, engineering, and machine learning teams to influence decision-making and shape the product roadmap. This is a strategic leadership role focused on enabling impact through others—not a hands-on technical position.

You’ll set direction, support prioritization, and foster a strong test-and-learn culture. You’ll ensure data scientists and analysts are effectively embedded within product squads, influencing roadmap decisions, and building frameworks to define success, measure progress, and evaluate performance—including for ML/AI features.

As a key member of the leadership group within your pillar, you’ll collaborate with peers in Product, Engineering, and Commercial to define the long-term vision and ensure data science contributes to both short-term outcomes and long-term strategy. You’ll also work with Data Engineering, BI, and ML teams to align priorities and advocate for tools, infrastructure, and data quality to support scalable decision-making.

If you’re passionate about developing people, influencing product direction, and embedding data into team workflows, this role is for you.

As a Data Science Manager at Trainline, you will...

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Be responsible for influencing product, marketing, and business outcomes, with autonomy to make things happen and a focus on business impact. Specifically, you will:

  • Lead a team of Data Scientists / Analysts
  • Drive high standards and impact within your organization
  • Develop data-driven growth strategies within your team
  • Lead, with cross-functional teams, the strategy and delivery of products
  • Set clear strategies and ensure data-driven execution

Our tech stack

  • SQL, Python, R, Tableau, Power BI, AWS Athena + more

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Enjoy perks like private healthcare & dental insurance, flexible remote work, share purchase plans, extra festive time off, and family benefits. We prioritize career growth with clear paths, transparent pay, personal learning budgets, and regular learning days. Join us and accelerate your career from day one!

Our Values:

  • Think Big - Building the future of rail
  • Own It - Focusing on every customer, partner, and journey
  • Travel Together - Being one team
  • Do Good - Making a positive impact

We are committed to diversity and inclusion, creating a workplace where everyone belongs and differences are valued.

Interested in learning more about working at Trainline? Check us out on LinkedIn, Instagram, and Glassdoor!

Seniority level

  • Mid-Senior level

Employment type

  • Full-time

Job function

  • Engineering and Information Technology

Industries

  • Technology, Information and Internet

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