Product Manager - Monetization & Retention
Trivago•4h ago
DüsseldorfOnsiteFull-timeSenior Level5+ yrs exp
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Product ManagerVp Product
- When travelers are searching for a hotel, we want the obvious choice to be trivago! By comparing prices from major booking sites, we're making it easy for people to find hotels they want at a price they'll love. In the lively city of Düsseldorf, we seize opportunities to learn everyday, innovate
- make an enduring mark on the travel industry. A career at trivago is a journey designed for people who crave continuous development and want to thrive in a high-performing team. Here you will find those who aren't afraid of change but rather embrace it, turning every challenge into a pathway for growth. Join trivago, work with a great team
- Join us in making a difference
- At trivago, our product organization is focused on outcomes that drive real user value and meaningful business impact. We're looking for a Senior Product Manager to own strategy and execution for key monetization levers — spanning loyalty mechanics, pricing optimization, deal value
- retention across core user journeys . This is a role with genuine commercial ownership and the autonomy to shape direction across a multi-quarter roadmap.
- You thrive when strategy and execution are firmly in your hands — building rigorous business cases, designing clear experimentation agendas
- leading cross-functional teams from insight to shipped product. You'll partner closely with Analytics, Data Science, UX, Research
- Engineering, influencing decisions at the intersection of user experience and commercial performance . trivago is a place where high standards and genuine support go hand in hand — we invest in each other's growth while pursuing ambitious goals. Ready to turn great user value into sustainable growth? Apply now.
- How you'll make an impact:
- Own the product vision, strategy
- roadmap for retention & monetization areas driving direction with a high level of autonomy and influencing priorities across multiple teams, backed by quantified opportunities (LTV, contribution margin, conversion, repeat behavior).
- Build and defend business cases for new initiatives - model trade-offs, pressure-test assumptions with real data, and influence stakeholders on investment priorities and expected returns.
- Lead structured discovery end-to-end — identify and validate high-impact opportunities, quantify expected impact (uplift ranges, confidence levels, cost of delay), and connect them to a clear KPI framework.
- Own the full experimentation agenda - hypothesis framing, test design, sequencing, and guardrails - driving fast learning while protecting user trust and making decisions from results.
- Lead Analytics, Data Science, UX, Research
- Engineering from insight to shipped product — maintaining clarity on commercial and user outcomes throughout. Act as integrator across Finance, Marketing/CRM, Supply
- Legal where relevant.
- Mentor less experienced product managers and actively contribute to product management processes and practices across the company.
- What you'll need to thrive:
- 6-12+ years of product management experience with a proven track record of shipping and scaling complex, data-driven initiatives - ideally spanning monetization, growth, pricing, or retention in a consumer product.
- Strong commercial and analytical rigor - you're comfortable with experimentation results, cohort analysis, and opportunity sizing, and you make principled decisions when metrics trade off against each other.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management . You influence across functions and levels, articulate trade-offs crisply, and drive alignment - including with senior leadership.
- Technical fluency. You don’t need to code, but you can partner effectively with engineering and data teams and understand system constraints and trade-offs.
- High bar for UX. You know monetization works best when value is clear and the experience feels seamless.
- A genuine learning mindset - you approach challenges with curiosity, seek out feedback, and continuously look for ways to develop and grow.
- A performance mindset - you set ambitious goals for yourself and have the determination and resilience to follow through and achieve them.
- An open and curious mindset toward AI tools and automation — you actively explore how AI can enhance your work and are excited to grow alongside evolving technologies.
- Not ticking every box? We still want to hear from you. Apply, tell us what motivates you
- you could be a great match—now or in the future. Your application does not need to include a photo. This is the recruitment process that you can expect for this role (subject to modifications):
- Hireflix: One-way video interview
- First call with recruiter
- Technical interview with team + case study voice over
- Interview with stakeholders
- Want to know more about life at trivago? Check out what our colleagues say on kununu and Glassdoor .
- What you can look forward to:
- Life happens. We offer self-determined vacation (with a minimum of 25 vacation days), flexible working hours, up to 2 work from home days weekly. Additionally you can work remotely from a different location, within Germany or selected countries abroad for up to 20 days per year. You also get free access to the Heycare platform for personalized nanny assistance
- an on-campus kids room.
- As you grow, so do we. This is why at trivago, we prioritize your development, offer personalized coaching through Nilo
- provide workshops, educational meetups, conferences, free online learning courses
- access to a fully-equipped campus library.
- Moving to join us? No problem. You can count on the visa support from our talent support team, a relocation package, interest-free newcomer loan, free language classes, regular team and many company-wide events to build experiences together.
- Enjoy your office days. Use your daily canteen budget to share lunch with colleagues in our canteen, help yourself to complimentary snacks and drinks in our kitchens, choose from a variety of fitness options with our on-site gym, sports classes
- Urban Sports Club membership
- enjoy the comfort of ergonomic desks and focused work areas.
- Thank you for considering a career at trivago! Our commitment to fostering an inclusive and enriching environment for all talents is at the heart of what we do. We understand that embarking on a new job opportunity is a blend of excitement and curiosity. Should any questions arise before you apply, feel free to reach out to us at joinus@trivago.com . Join us in our mission to make a positive impact on global travel, w e look forward to your application!
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Required skills
AnalyticsData ScienceUXResearchEngineering