Group Director, Foundational Data Technologies

Job Description

Role SummaryAt LSEG, we are reimagining the way in which our customers consume our data and services. The Head of Foundational Data Technology is key to the success of this vision. Reporting to the Group Head of Data Intelligence Technology. You will have a core team whoare accountable for owning, operating, and transforming our crown jewels underpinning the majority of our product offerings across LSEG. The role will work closely across the established businesses along with a strategic transformation focus working with theMicrosoft Partnership. Key responsibilities

• Technical delivery of large data estates balancing feature development with operational excellence.
• Tranformation strategy and execution.
• Optimise delivery performance across the teams and businesses.
• Work across a number of internal and external stakeholders and senior executives to ensure transparency and communication against agreed plans.
• Risk Management - identify, coordinate and plan resolution of programme and portfolio risks.
• Problem solving and decision making - sound judgment at a senior management level using assertiveness and influencing skills to demonstrate business benefits and to ensure the decision is fully understood and accepted.

Essential Skills

• Deep technical level data experience across various technology stacks, passionate about transformation.
• Experience of supporting large-scale transformation at a Financial Markets firm, both in influencing, technical strategy and successful implementation in a hands-on capacity.
• Experience working in the Data and Analytics business.
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal. Ability to tailor communication for facilitating discussion and decision making.
• A real self-starter with the ability to make clear decisions and solve problems, generating solutions and ultimately getting the job done.
• Proactively assess trend and risks to identify problem areas.
• Creativity and innovation: Continuously maintain an innovative approach whist operating with a set of defined internal and external communication processes

Business and sector expertise

• Experience working with large data estates and data distribution methods.
• Experience of working in highly regulated environments (e.g. banking).
• Broad understanding of the Data Intelligence domain within Financial Markets.
• Strong financial and commercial competence with a customer driven approach.
• Knowledge of current technological trends and concepts (e.g. data mesh and fabric).
• Expertise in understanding and leading internal and supplier teams to drive efficiency in the technology organisation.
• Strong public cloud experience
• Strong lakehouse technologies experience.

Leadership and management experience

• Experience in transformation of a global technology team.
• Strong team building skills
• Encourage trust, handle expectations, and gain sponsorship with business, technology and senior leadership teams.
• Works with vendors to understand technical and business opportunities performing overall due diligence on third parties as needed.

Personal skills and capabilities

• Provide leadership and driving pro-active and re-active mobilization of resources in a matrix environment.
• Able to communicate confidently and concisely with people at all levels. Technologists and non technologists, senior managers and team members.
• Proven track record to translate the vision/strategy into clear priorities and direction.
• Strong collaborator with the ability to develop effective partnerships with diverse stakeholders.
• Astute at dealing with ambiguity and resilient to changing business priorities and organisational goals.
• Ability to develop talent through coaching and mentoring, with a passion for developing talent within wider team and beyond.

At LSEG, we believe that creating a diverse and inclusive organisation is fundamental to the way we deliver on our promise of creating essential partnerships and open opportunities. Our open culture is central to how we deliver our purpose - driving financialstability, empowering economies and enabling customers to create sustainable growth - in everything we do.

• Working with us means that you will be part of a dynamic organisation of 25,000 people across 70 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 bepart 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 sustainableeconomic 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 anyones 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 any mental health or physical disability needs.
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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 acr