Programme Director, Infrastructure & Cloud

at  LSEG London Stock Exchange Group

About Us:
LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group) is more than a diversified global financial markets infrastructure and data business. We are dedicated, open-access partners with a dedication to excellence in delivering the services our customers expect from us. With extensive experience, deep knowledge and worldwide presence across financial markets, we enable businesses and economies around the world to fund innovation, manage risk and create jobs. It’s how we’ve contributed to supporting the financial stability and growth of communities and economies globally for more than 300 years. Through a comprehensive suite of trusted financial market infrastructure services – and our open-access model – we provide the flexibility, stability and trust that enable our customers to pursue their ambitions with confidence and clarity.
LSEG is headquartered in the United Kingdom, with significant operations in 70 countries across EMEA, North America, Latin America and Asia Pacific. We employ 25,000 people globally, more than half located in Asia Pacific.
Role Description:
Accountable for Delivery and Leadership of the User Services, Digital and Cloud Programmes of work as well as a large collection of deliverables across the Infrastructure and Cloud estate, all contributing to key Synergy Benefits realisation, large scale change and services improvements to the Integrated LSEG Business.
Strong alignment all parts of I&C Technology Services in particular the Business Aligned Directors as well as with the central PMO, Risk and COO offices to ensure adherence to LSEG Governance, Change and Standards governance. Ownership of Programme Financials, Risks and delivery metrics. Accountable for driving compliance to I&C and enterprise policies and standards.
Main Responsibilities:
Oversight of the Infrastructure workstreams of Major User Services including End User, Cloud, Digital and Property Programmes in excess of c £10-20m, to ensure timeline delivery and alongside the I&C Programme Directors full view of the I&C Book of work.
Actively Leads all phases of the large-scale technical transformation programmes within the designated area using both Agile and Waterfall methodologies
Full accountability for Governance and Reporting, Resourcing against scope and budget
Working alongside Finance to jointly own and be accountable for financial and budgetary planning and compliance as well as delivery against Integration Synergy targets.
Proactivity manages risk and change, both programme and operational
Extensive Business engagement with CIO and delegates across all areas of the business
Effectively communicates to senior partners including business leaders, technology CIOs and key partners across technology
Represent Head of Programme Management
Own Governance status and review
Engage with COO and Business Aligned Programme Delivery leadership as well as IMO Office
Delivery of Strategic Programme, SD-Net
Adherence of teams adoption of I&C Programme Governance and overall LSEG
Change Framework
Delivery of Critical I&C Strategic programme
Achievement of required synergy benefits
Conformance to standards/exception
Delivery against budget both financial and timeline
Time to market milestone of projects
Successful delivery of project with 0 Programme associated outages to service
Knowledge & Key Behaviours:
Extensive Experience managing a larger business aligned portfolio of Programmes and deliverables
Excellent c level communication skills and broad understanding of financial services critical
10+ Years Technology Programme Delivery within financial services industry
Working experience with both Agile and Waterfall
Delivery of c20m + Programme of work in similar field
Proven experience Establishing Programme Governance
Strong Finance and analytical background to manage large scale programme accounting
Leadership Behaviours:
Attract and develop
Attracts and engages diverse talent
Champions development and grows capability for the future
Encourage team to own and deliver the vision
Deliver outstanding execution
Aspires for excellence - demands the highest standards for self and teams
Agile and solution-oriented: takes ownership of outcomes
Motivates successful teams to deliver without compromising quality
Connect to achieve
Reaches across the organisation to bring the right expertise and diverse thinking together
Leads with trust, openness, inclusivity and humility
Influences with insight and respect to deliver the best way forward
Bring thought leadership
Shows a deep understanding of and continual curiosity about trends, customer needs and aspirations
Is courageous, continually learns and engages with different thinking
Inspires trust and communicates with clarity
Think strategically to create lasting opportunities
Creates the opportunity for the right talent and ideas to work together
Applies sound judgement and decision making to pursue ideas that deliver sustainable value
Ensures clarity of purpose, direction and priorities
Benefits:
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. We believe in remunerating our people with competitive salaries and a range of attractive benefits such as:

• 25 days’ holiday per year
• 1 additional day off for your Birthday
• Annual wellness allowance
• Share Purchase Plan
• Medical Health Insurance
• Medical Subscription (preventive medical services)
• Dental Coverage
• Life insurance
• Pillar 3 Private Pension
• Meal Vouchers
• Flexible Benefits
• Bookster
• Volunteering Events

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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