Head of Privacy

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 135 million monthly visits and £6.3 billion in annual ticket sales, we collaborate with 270+ rail and coach companies in over 40 countries. We want to create a world where travel is as simple, seamless, eco-friendly and affordable as it should be. 

Today, we're a FTSE 250 company driven by our incredible team of over 1,000 Trainliners from 50+ nationalities, based across London, Paris, Barcelona, Milan, Edinburgh and Madrid. With our focus on growth in the UK and Europe, now is the perfect time to join us on this high-speed journey. 

Introducing Head of Privacy / Data Protection Officer (DPO) at Trainline

This role sits within the Security organisation, reporting into the Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) and acting as Trainline’s appointed Data Protection Officer (DPO).

As Head of Privacy, you will lead Trainline’s global privacy strategy and programme, ensuring privacy is embedded into everything we build - while enabling teams to move quickly in a fast-paced, product-led environment. Operating at the intersection of Product, Engineering, Data, Security, and a rapidly changing regulatory environment, you will play a key role in supporting innovation, including AI-driven products.

You will lead a small, high-impact team and act as both a strategic advisor and hands-on leader, helping the business navigate evolving regulatory requirements while balancing risk with commercial outcomes.

The ideal candidate will bring strong privacy leadership experience, with the ability to translate complex regulation into pract...