💡 Why Join Us?

• Deliver real business impact by building and scaling great products

• Lead the product evolution of a global, mission-driven travel tech platform

• Own the full product journey: design, core & ancillary services and impact on monetization

• Shape the experience of millions of travelers and thousands of travel partners

• Build and empower a talented cross-functional team (~10 people)

• Report directly to the CEO

🛠️ What You’ll Do

• Drive product delivery at pace: prioritize initiatives, remove blockers, and ship solutions with real business and customer impact

• Lead, coach, and scale the Product & Design team while fostering a high-performance mindset and a culture of clear ownership and accountability

• Own product strategy and execution across platforms – including web, mobile, app, APIs, UX and booking flows as well as inventory systems

• Work hand-in-hand with teams as Engineering, Data, Commercial and Customer Operations to deliver seamless end-to-end experiences based on company-wide OKR

• Benefit from your strong commercial mindset and data-savviness for tackling the ongoing challenge of creating true customer value while driving monetization – especially in a growing portfolio of ancillaries

• (Co)-own KPI — including CVR, CLV and other metrics that reflect product impact and business contribution

• Build strong relationships across the business and beyond to align vision and execution — you are a connector and integrator

• Represent product leadership confidently at both executive and external levels, combining structured insights with clear, high-impact communication

🔍 What You Bring

• Proven experience as a VP or Head of Product (e.g. rail, mobility, travel, e-commerce, SaaS) with a strong track record of building product culture in growing, dynamic settings

• Demonstrated ability to deliver product outcomes fast and at scale

• A sharp commercial mindset – you are an expert in balancing product excellence with business needs

• Strong track record in platform and API-based product ecosystems

• Excellent leadership and people skills – you build teams that deliver and grow

• Outstanding communicator and stakeholder manager – you inspire confidence and alignment

• Ambition, curiosity and passion

• Qualification Call - Conducted by Adréa, our Talent Acquisition Manager to assess candidate fit and experience.

• Meeting with Caroline Allain - A detailed interview with our Chief People Officer, focusing on cultural alignment and leadership potential.

• Meeting with Björn Bender - A detailed discussion with Björn, CEO, to evaluate vision alignment and executive collaboration.

• External Assessment - A final evaluation phase including relevant tests or case studies to validate skills and competencies.

🎥 How to Apply

Send us a maximum 3-minute video to recruitment@raileurope.com, here are two questions we’d love you to answer:

• What excites you about stepping into this role?

• How have you empowered your team to take bold initiatives and drive meaningful product outcomes?