Director - Engineering Strategy

Overview

We are excited to be on the look out for an analytically and intellectually curious individual, self-starter and leader with a broad engineering background, and excellent written, visual and verbal communication skills to join the CTO Technology Strategy team.

The role will report into the Head of Technology Strategy. This is a high visibility role, requiring interaction with the LSEG Technology Leadership Team and close collaboration with technology leaders across the Group to drive a broad agenda of technology strategy in pursuit of achieving the transformational technology goals for the London Stock Exchange Group.

The Technology Strategy team is responsible for managing the medium- to long-term technology vision and strategic actions across a diverse set of technology topics - including Group-wide use of Technologies and Tooling, Technology Operating Model, Solution Architecture and Design - through close engagement with divisional technology functions.

Main Responsibilities:

• Manage and produce Group strategy deliverables
  • Chips in to, and leads on elements of key strategy initiatives including creation and review of strategy materials, communications artefacts and planning.
  • Technology strategy initiatives are diverse and will include Tools and Technologies; Operating Model; Architecture and Design;
  • Able to effectively diagnose a situation, develop an overall approach and produce a set of coherent actions
  • Builds high quality, engaging and impactful output, including detailing strategy (presentations, whitepapers and blogs), data models, and other outputs to communicate findings and course of action.
  • Manages and continually improves strategy processes to support the organization in developing, understanding and implementing strategy.

• Develop and run initiatives and projects across the divisions:
  • Plays a leading role in complex analytical and problem-solving, including scenario modelling, data manipulation, application of logic and testing of hypotheses when data is incomplete, using one's own judgement to make recommendations.
  • Engages with partners across the broader Group technology function to develop insights, gather opinions and reach consensus.
  • Handles multiple concurrent projects keeping partners updated and timelines on track, including the management of projects from concept through to delivery.
  • Delivers unique ideas and insight that help advise, shape and progress the strategic direction and priorities of the Group.
  • Gets hands-on with engineering, to understand the capabilities and constraints of new and emerging solutions

• Develop relationships with key partners and represent the Technology Strategy function across LSEG
  • Develops and maintains co-operative partnerships with key internal and external partners across Technology Divisions, Procurement, Finance, FP&A and with the Corporate Strategy function.
  • Represents LSEG Strategy on relevant forums and committees, and in communities where strategic advice or support is required.
  • Cultivate and nurture communities around specific strategic topics.
  • Represents LSEG as required through relevant external engagements including strategic customer discussions, advisory board meetings and events.

Required Skills:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or similar technical field
• Minimum 10 years confirmed experience working across multiple technology fields - including technology strategy, architecture, software engineering, operations, cloud or on-premise infrastructure related work experience
• Modelling in MS Excel, PowerBI, or similar tools
• Advanced MS PowerPoint skills, incorporating visual representation of complex topics that "pop".
• Advanced skills in writing compelling strategic narrative
• Financial services background a plus

Core Skills:

• Hands-on Engineering:
  • Able to get solutions up-and-running for evaluation, often with immature documentation
  • Engineering experience across the DevOps lifecycle - design, development and operations
  • Strong understanding of how and where automation can be used
• Thought leadership and problem-solving:
  • Critical thinking and ability to tackle complex problems in a structured manner
  • Credibility as an inspiring leader and partner based on a track record of successfully advising and constructively challenging senior technology and business leaders
• Strategy management:
  • Experience of conducting market landscape assessments and developing Group and/or business unit strategies
  • Ability to develop clear and pragmatic recommendations and plans
  • Ability to solve complex problems which often are multi-disciplinary, requiring in-depth evaluation of multiple variables and options where this is no "right answer" and achieve consensus on a pragmatic path forwards.
  • Ability to link vision to action, measuring strategic impact to LSEG
• Communication:
  • Excellent verbal and written communications skills
  • Experience of preparing executive briefings and reports
• Collaborators engagement and influencing:
  • Ability to reach across an organization to bring the right expertise and diversity of perspectives together, adopting a range of operating models with different partners based on context and business need.
  • Ability to influence executives with insight and respect.
• Leadership:
  • Drive for excellence while leading with trust, willingness, inclusivity and modesty
  • Ability to attract, develop and inspire diverse talent
  • Experience of leading virtual, multi-disciplinary teams

We are looking for intellectually curious people, passionate about the bigger picture of how technology industry is evolving, ready to ask difficult questions and deal with complicated scenarios! If you are creative and a problem solver, this is the place to be as will be supporting you to fast-forward your career!

We maximise each employee's potential through personal development through a wide range of learning tools both formal and informal.

LSEG is a leading global financial markets infrastructure and data provider. Our purpose is driving financial stability, empowering economies and enabling customers to create sustainable growth.

Our purpose is the foundation on which our culture is built. Our values of Integrity, Partnership, Excellence and Change underpin our purpose and set the standard for everything we do, every day. They go to the heart of who we are and guide our decision making and everyday actions.

Working with us means that you will be part of a dynamic organisation of 25,000 people across 65 countries. However, we will value your individuality and enable you to bring your true self to work so you can help enrich our diverse workforce. You will be part of a collaborative and creative culture where we encourage new ideas and are committed to sustainability across our global business. You will experience the critical role we have in helping to re-engineer the financial ecosystem to support and drive sustainable economic growth. Together, we are aiming to achieve this growth by accelerating the just transition to net zero, enabling growth of the green economy and creating inclusive economic opportunity.

LSEG offers a range of tailored benefits and support, including healthcare, retirement planning, paid volunteering days and wellbeing initiatives.

We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. This means that we do not discriminate on the basis of anyone's race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. Conforming with applicable law, we can reasonably accommodate applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs.

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