Technical Programme Manager, Core Tech & Security

Trainline; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 81,000 - 99,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private healthcare

Dental insurance

Work from abroad

Share purchase plan

EV scheme

Festive time off

Family-friendly benefits

Job summary

Trainline is seeking a Technical Programme Manager to coordinate delivery across Core Tech, aligning Workplace IT, Cyber Security, Production Operations, and Developer Experience. You’ll lead through people, manage roadmaps, dependencies, and risks while unblocking work with engineers and stakeholders in a fast-moving agile environment.

This hands-on role requires strong collaboration, clear communication, and a bias toward action in a hybrid-working setting.

Qualifications

• Experience in technical programme or project management delivering complex software programmes.
• Strong technical background enabling discussions across engineering, infra and security.
• Hands-on programme management across multiple teams and stakeholders.
• Excellent written and verbal communication with engineers and senior leaders.
• Ability to build networks and drive outcomes without formal authority.
• Comfort with agile ways of working and bias toward action.
• Experience across Workplace IT, Cyber Security, Production Operations, or Developer Experience is a plus.
• Familiarity with Jira and Confluence; relevant certifications valued.

Responsibilities

• Lead as the primary programme lead for cyber security and coordinate delivery across the Core Tech cross-department programme.
• Act as the connective tissue between departments, aligning backlogs into a coordinated programme.
• Plan and coordinate complex cross-functional technical programmes with clear milestones and timelines.
• Run the operating rhythm: stand-ups, planning sessions, reviews, and retrospectives.
• Delve into technical details with teams to understand trade-offs and unblocked decisions.
• Communicate status, risks and decisions clearly to engineers and senior stakeholders.
• Contribute to continuous improvements with lightweight artefacts like roadmaps and RAID logs.

Skills

Technical programme management

Cross-team coordination

Agile / Scrum

Stakeholder management

Technical background

Education

PMP

Scrum

SAFe

Tools

Jira

Confluence

Job description

Trainline is seeking a Technical Programme Manager to coordinate delivery across Core Tech, aligning Workplace IT, Cyber Security, Production Operations, and Developer Experience. You’ll lead through people, manage roadmaps, dependencies, and risks while unblocking work with engineers and stakeholders in a fast-moving agile environment.

This hands-on role requires strong collaboration, clear communication, and a bias toward action in a hybrid-working setting.