Head of Commercial Finance, Trainline
6 Month Fixed Term Contract
£80-100k
Plus 2-for-1 share purchase plans
2+ days a week in office
Europe's leading rail ticketing platform
Job no longer available
Europe's leading rail ticketing platform
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
£80-100k
Plus 2-for-1 share purchase plans
2+ days a week in office
1001+ employees
Company mission
Trainline is proud to be Europe's leading rail and coach platform - a tech company with a mission to make train travel as smooth as possible to allow travellers to make greener travel choices.
Role
Who you are
- A strong background in commercial finance or business partnering, ideally within a high-growth, multi-stakeholder environment
- Hands-on experience with budgeting, forecasting, and building financial business cases in a commercial setting
- Comfortable navigating contract terms and deal structuring – or keen to build expertise fast
- Strategic mindset with proven experience partnering with senior stakeholders to shape growth plans and business models
- An analytical thinker with a passion for data, a love for commercial storytelling, and the ability to influence at all levels
- Comfortable moving at pace, spinning multiple plates, and thriving in a dynamic, collaborative culture
- A team-first leader – ready to mentor, coach, and help evolve the wider Finance team (no direct reports, but lots of influence)
What the job involves
- We’re now looking for a sharp, commercially savvy Head of Commercial Finance to partner directly with the leadership of our B2B arm – Trainline Partner Solutions (TPS)
- Strategic finance partnering: Act as the go-to finance partner for the TPS leadership team (VPs and Directors), challenging commercial thinking and helping shape the strategy from the ground up
- Deal analysis & optimisation: Appraise new partnerships and renegotiations, balancing commercial creativity with a sharp eye on sustainable margins and shareholder return
- Scenario planning & modelling: Build robust, flexible models that help leadership test outcomes and make confident investment decisions
- Budgeting & reforecasting: Own the sales budget and reforecasting process for TPS – from setting targets to understanding delivery vs. plan and driving accountability
- Performance insight: Develop and deliver clear, actionable insights into segment performance, translating trends into strategic action
- Executive influence: Be a compelling voice in senior forums – telling the story behind the numbers and helping shape the narrative for the Board
- Commercial governance: Collaborate with Finance Control, Legal, and Commercial teams to ensure deal structures are viable, executable, and aligned with long-term goals
- KPI ownership: Define and monitor operational KPIs that link day-to-day activity with strategic ambition
- Data-driven impact: Help steer the Data Science roadmap by championing high-impact, business-critical projects
- TPS is the fast-paced, entrepreneurial side of Trainline – building innovative rail tech for everyone from SMEs to major rail operators. Whether it’s through our Travel Managemet Company (TMCs) integrations, Trainline Business platform, or white-label solutions, TPS is making rail simpler, smarter, and more accessible for businesses across the UK and beyond
- This is a senior interim role with big influence. You’ll be embedded in the strategy and budgeting cycle from day one, shaping the future trajectory of the business and bringing data-led insight to every conversation. From deal structuring to growth forecasting, you'll be at the heart of commercial decision-making – and a critical voice in our Finance leadership team
Salary benchmarks
Our take
Trainline make it super easy to book transport tickets. Its app is intuitive and well designed and its even pioneering paperless travel, allowing users to store their tickets in the app.
Its hyper focused on customer experience and has a product culture of fast iteration to deliver great outcomes for customers.
Its customers make 170,000 journeys a day and it sell 200 tickets a minute.
Its continuing to innovate to stay ahead, using machine learning to predict price movements and integrating with Siri and Google Assistant so people can buy tickets just by speaking to their phone.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Company
Employee endorsements
Challenging work
"The complex nature of the market as we work with different suppliers is an amazing opportunity to create fluid solutions. A very well segmented..."
Company benefits
- Flexible working (40% min office attendance)
- Cycle to work scheme
- Discounted gym memberships through Wellhub
- Private Health and Dental Insurance
- Enhanced Pension (matched contributions)
- Income Protection
- Share Incentive Plan (buy one get one free)
- Learning budget
- Primary & Secondary Caregiver Leave
- Shared Parental Leave
- Enhanced sick pay
- Free Perkbox subscription
- Electric Vehicle Salary Sacrifice Scheme
- YellowNest - Subsidised Childcare Fees
- Work from Abroad
Company values
- Own It - We care about every customer, partner and journey
- Do Good - We make a positive impact
- Travel Together - We're one team
- Think Big - We are building the future of rail
Company HQ
Farringdon, London, UK
Articles
Leadership
Jody Ford
(CEO)Joined Trainline in 2020 as COO before becoming the CEO in 2021. Previously the Group CEO at Moonpig and Photobox and also spent over 10 years at eBay in various VP roles.
Lisa Hillier
(CPO)Previously the CPO at Gousto, The Restaurant Group, and Just Eat. They also spent over 6 years at Betfair as the Head of HR and Chief Human Resource Officer.
Mike Hyde
(Chief Data Officer)Previously a Director of Data Science at Facebook and as a Director of Business Insights at Skype and Microsoft.
Sakshi Anand
(CGO)Joined Trainline in 2023 as the VP of Growth and President of UK before becoming the CGO in 2025. They are also the Founder of NeuStar Consulting.
People progressing
Gary joined in 2022 from Comparethemarket as Director of Engineering and was recently promoted to VP Engineering, reporting directly to CTO.
Joe joined in 2022 from Meta as Director of Data Science and was recently promoted to VP Data, reporting directly to CTO.
Ali joined in 2023 from Meta and was recently promoted to VP Product, reporting directly to CPO.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Trainline
- 💚 Diversity drives us forward We know that having a diverse team is crucial to Trainline’s ongoing success. A team that is diverse in all forms – gender, ethnicity, sexuality, disability, nationality and diversity of thought are key to Trainline being an inclusive environment where every Trainliner can be their true self. We're committed to creating workplaces where everyone belongs, is celebrated and their differences are valued, creating an awesome employee and customer experience. 💚 Meet our Networks Our diversity networks are inclusive communities developed and led by Trainliners, with sponsorship and support from senior leaders. They're all about empowering and supporting underrepresented groups, by providing a safe space to talk, a place to come up with new ideas and a channel for voices to be heard. 🚀 Women in Leadership 💜 Gender Equality Network 🏳️🌈 Rainbow Train (LGBTQIA+) 🌻 Sunflower (accessibility) 🌍 Ethnic Diversity Network 🐣 Parent & Carers
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