Senior Commercial Manager - Complex Transactions - P&C Technology

Job title: Senior Commercial Manager – Complex Transactions – P&C Technology

Salary: Competitive
Grade: Band 4
Contract type: TfL
Reference: 4141
Team: P&C Technology
Contract details: Permanent
Location: Pier Walk/ Hybrid

Application closing date: 2nd June 2026 at 23.59

All offers of employment are subject to satisfactory right‑to‑work checks. Candidates must be able to demonstrate their right to work in the UK. At the present time TfL is unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.

Hybrid working within this role enables a balance of 50 per cent of time split between the office and home over a 4-week period.Hybrid working arrangements can evolve subject to business requirements.

Overview of the Role

Transport for London is recruiting a Senior Commercial Manager – P&C Technology to lead the delivery of high-value, complex technology procurements within the Procurement & Commercial (P&C) function.

This is a key role within a major programme of work, where you will take ownership of significant commercial workstreams across large-scale sourcing, contracting and supplier management activity. You will be accountable for driving commercial outcomes, managing risk, and ensuring strong value-for-money delivery across critical technology programmes.

Working alongside senior commercial leadership, you will operate with a high level of autonomy in delivery, influencing key stakeholders and supporting strategic decision-making across complex, high-risk environments.

In your initial deployment, you will play a central role in delivering a substantial workstream within a £1.2bn Networks & Telecommunications procurement, supporting infrastructure that underpins both corporate and operational services across TfL’s network, including:

• Data centre network services critical to all TfL operations
• Data network services supporting surface transport
• Radio and data network services essential to London Underground

At this level, you will lead delivery across complex transactions, manage senior stakeholder relationships and ensure commercial strategies are effectively implemented, with the scope to further develop into broader strategic leadership over time.

Key Accountabilities

• Lead delivery of complex, high-value technology procurements from sourcing through to contract award and ongoing commercial management
• Drive commercial activity including market engagement, tender evaluation and negotiation to achieve strong commercial outcomes
• Manage contracts to ensure performance, cost control and risk mitigation across the supplier lifecycle
• Build and manage relationships with stakeholders, including programme teams, Legal, Finance and suppliers
• Ensure governance, approvals and assurance processes are met in line with TfL policies and standards
• Identify, manage and mitigate commercial risks, issues and opportunities across major programmes
• Contribute to continuous improvement and best practice across the P&C function

Skills, Knowledge & Experience

Essential:

• Strong commercial experience delivering complex procurement or contract management activity within large-scale or high-value programmes
• Experience leading workstreams across the end-to-end commercial lifecycle (sourcing, evaluation, contract award and management)
• Experience managing or supporting high-value contracts within regulated or highly governed environments
• Experience working with complex technology or infrastructure contracts
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence across senior and cross-functional teams
• Strong commercial judgement, attention to detail and risk management capability

Desirable:

• Experience within public sector, transport, infrastructure or technology-led organisations
• Professional qualification (e.g. RICS) or working towards

Application Process

• Please apply using your CV only

• Think carefully about the skills, knowledge and experience in the advert and cover this in your CV

• PDF format preferred and do not include any photographs or images

Equality, diversity and inclusion

We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion. We want to represent the city we serve, which will help us become a more innovative and efficient organisation. Our goal is to make our recruitment as inclusive as possible. We are a disability confident employer who guarantee an interview to any disabled candidate who meets all of the essential criteria. We also use anonymising software that removes identifying information from CVs to make the process fair.

Benefits

In return for your commitment and expertise, you will enjoy excellent benefits and scope to grow. Rewards vary according to the level of role but mostly include the below:

• Final salary pension scheme
• Free travel for you on the TfL network
• Reimbursement of 75% of the cost of a standard class Ticket for National Rail travel from home
• 29/30 days annual leave plus public and bank holidays
• TfL is committed to work-life balance, operating a hybrid working approach where business and role requirements allow
• Private healthcare discounted scheme Tax-efficient cycle-to-work programme
  Retail, health, leisure and travel offers
• Discounted Eurostar travel

We will make every effort to give you as much notice as possible, however some interviews/assessments could be organised at short notice.

Vetting Process

At Transport for London, safety, trust and fairness sit at the heart of how we recruit. Our Vetting Charter (https://tfl.gov.uk/corporate/careers/our-vetting-process) explains the checks we carry out before you join us, helping ensure we create a safe, inclusive and reliable network for everyone who depends on our services. We simply ask that the information you provide is honest and accurate so we can progress your application smoothly. If something doesn’t match or can’t be verified, we may not be able to move forward with your application, but we’ll always treat you with transparency, respect, and clear communication throughout.