Trainline

Technical Programme Manager – 12 Month Fixed Term Contract

Trainline

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: London • 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

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Salary

💰 £80,000 - £90,000 per year

Job Level

Junior

About the role

  • Own end to end delivery: Lead the full lifecycle of critical technical transformation programmes from early discovery and planning through to execution and evaluation.
  • Drive collaboration: Work across departments to align product, engineering, data, finance and business stakeholders on priorities and outcomes.
  • Deliver transformation: Execute initiatives in systems consolidation, tooling optimisation and data pipeline improvements to enhance efficiency and reduce operational complexity.
  • Communicate with impact: Package complex technical information clearly for both technical and non-technical audiences, including the CFO, CTO and VPs.
  • Think critically and act decisively: Evaluate tools, assess trade-offs and make evidence-based recommendations that balance innovation with stability.
  • Lead with structure, stay flexible: Set clear goals, anticipate risks and adapt plans in a fast paced, evolving environment.

Requirements

  • Proven experience as a Technical Programme or Project Manager in a tech led or digital environment.
  • Strong track record delivering cross-functional transformation projects, ideally involving systems consolidation or technology optimisation.
  • Excellent communication skills — a natural storyteller able to bridge technical and non-technical worlds with clarity and confidence.
  • Demonstrated ability to influence and engage senior stakeholders, driving consensus across teams.
  • Experience with Agile delivery and modern programme management practices.
  • Understanding of software development workflows, data platforms and performance monitoring tools.
  • Curiosity about AI and emerging technologies — excited by their potential to reshape workflows and drive efficiency.
  • Analytical mindset with a focus on evidence-based decision making, efficiency and continuous improvement.
  • Comfortable working independently and managing multiple priorities.
Benefits
  • Private healthcare & dental insurance
  • Generous work from abroad policy
  • 2-for-1 share purchase plans
  • EV Scheme to further reduce carbon emissions
  • Extra festive time off
  • Excellent family-friendly benefits
  • Career growth with clear career paths
  • Transparent pay bands
  • Personal learning budgets
  • Regular learning days

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard skills
Technical Programme ManagementProject ManagementSystems ConsolidationTechnology OptimisationAgile DeliverySoftware Development WorkflowsData PlatformsPerformance Monitoring ToolsEvidence-based Decision MakingContinuous Improvement
Soft skills
Communication SkillsStorytellingInfluencingEngaging StakeholdersClarityConfidenceAnalytical MindsetCuriosityFlexibilityGoal Setting