Director of Product, Advertising at Rome2Rio (Remote - Europe, UK, or US) in London

About Rome2Rio

At Rome2Rio, our mission is simple: help travellers get from A to any B. We make it easy to compare flights, trains, buses, ferries, and driving routes - providing everything users need to discover, plan, and book their journey. Behind the scenes, we tackle complex routing challenges, process massive datasets, and optimise search performance to deliver fast, reliable results to millions of users each month.

Rome2Rio is part of the Omio Group, a global multi-brand travel platform headquartered in Berlin. Together with Omio, we’re building the leading ecosystem for transport discovery and booking—serving a combined audience of over 900 million users globally.

At Rome2Rio and Omio, we’re now at the beginning of a bold new chapter: launching a premium advertising business that connects our global audience with the world’s top travel and tourism brands. We’re hiring our Director of Advertising Product to play a critical role in building the next chapter of monetisation. Reporting directly to the CEO, you’ll be a key member of the leadership team—shaping strategy, scaling our ad product portfolio, and unlocking new commercial opportunities that connect travellers with the right partners.

If you’re the kind of product leader who’s motivated by building from the ground up—who thrives on turning complexity into clarity, and strategy into outcomes—this is that kind of role. You’ll collaborate closely with peers across product, engineering, sales, data, marketing, and design to deliver advertising solutions that create long-term value for both users and industry partners. This is a pivotal opportunity to help evolve our business model while staying true to what makes Rome2Rio trusted by millions of travellers worldwide.

What You’ll Do

• Drive the vision, roadmap, and performance of Rome2Rio's advertising and monetisation products.
• Build scalable ad solutions that serve both travellers and advertisers—from sponsored listings to display, targeting, and beyond.
• Collaborate with Consumer Product and Engineering to ensure seamless, user-centric integration of advertising across the journey.
• Partner with Sales and Commercial teams to align product initiatives with market demand and revenue growth.
• Define success metrics, monitor performance, and use data to inform decision-making and continuous optimisation.
• Lead product development from strategy through execution, balancing short-term impact with long-term value.
• Ensure high standards of quality, usability, privacy, and compliance across all ad products.
• Contribute to a high-performing, collaborative team culture and help grow product craft within the organisation.

What You’ll Bring

• 8+ years in product leadership roles with strong focus on advertising or monetisation products.
• Experience in transactional consumer environments—travel, e-commerce, or marketplace backgrounds preferred.
• Deep understanding of e-commerce user journeys where monetisation ties to discovery, intent, and conversion rather than just engagement.
• Experience owning monetisation within transactional product environments where revenue is tied to user conversion, not just engagement.
• Expertise in ad tech, monetisation models, and programmatic ecosystem fundamentals.
• Strategic thinking combined with bias for action and measurable results.
• Proven experience managing cross-functional teams and partnering with Sales or Commercial functions.
• Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Passion for solving complex problems through user-centric approaches.

What’s in it for you?

• Build & Shape: This isn’t a hand-me-down sales playbook—you’ll help create it from the ground up.
• Culture-First: We’re a small team with big ambition, and we genuinely care about how we work together.
• Career Growth: Work closely with leadership, influence strategy, and take on high-impact responsibilities from day one.
• Flexibility & Trust: We’re remote-first, results-focused, and offer real autonomy in how and where you work.
• Explore Fund: Travel perks to help you experience the journeys you help others plan!

Rome2Rio is part of the Omio Group, a global travel platform uniting teams across Berlin, Melbourne, London, and beyond. This role sits with the Rome2Rio brand but is also listed on Omio’s careers site, as we work together to build the future of travel.

At Rome2Rio, we don’t expect candidates to tick every single box. If you’re excited about what we’re building and believe you can make a difference, we’d love to hear from you. We value and celebrate diversity across the Omio Group. We welcome applicants of any background, ethnicity, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, or ability. Join us and help shape a more connected, inclusive travel experience—for our team and for millions of users around the world.