Head of Engineering, LSEG Regulatory Reporting Solutions - London Stock Exchange Group

We are looking to recruit a Head of Engineering into our market leading LSEG Regulatory Reporting Solutions (RRS) brand. We want an individual who brings strong technology skills with an AI first mentality to help shape, continuously improve and future proof the team. This role will allow a technology leader the ability to bring different business and technology together, drive synergies to ensure the business is even more successful and will join the LSEG Markets Management Team and LSEG Regulatory Reporting Solutions business Committees.

Key responsibilities

• Develop and retain a world class technology team with strong engineering talent, diversity, and strong delivery culture.
• Work in partnership with our business partners to define and execute an engineering strategy to deliver best in class services to our clients through resilient, cost effective, controlled, and innovative technology as well as helping drive the overall Markets strategy.
• Work closely with business partners to drive the adoption of Product-led ways of working combining Agile best practices with a client focus/outcome driven delivery across value streams and implement tangible improvements.
• Continued enhancement to our front to back change prioritisation and delivery model.
• Drive the enhancement of SDLC, CI/CD and delivery metrics, with a particular focus on AI adoption.
• Create, implement, and maintain a continuous improvement plan for development.
• Ensure that engineering values, standards and best practices are maintained across the team.
• Shape and support commercial strategy to develop and support the platforms whilst ensuring robust costs management.
• Further exploit the opportunities provided by the adoption of Public Cloud services.
• Accountable and responsible for effective financial management, planning and monitoring of the team.
• Provide monthly information to enable the creation of financial results and forecasts for the team.
• Ensure that the skills and experience of all team members are consistent with the business and technology needs for providing quality in present and future services.
• Ensure production stability is maintained across the platform, making recommendations to maintain and enhance stability - e.g. improvements to operational support processes.
• Partnership and Relationship Management: work closely with the leadership within the Engineering and LSEG Post Trade Regulatory Reporting Solutions functions as well as the wider Post Trade Markets business and London Stock Exchange Group to establish key drivers and ensure that the technology is aligned closely to the goals of both the LSEG Post Trade Regulatory Reporting Solutions business and the broader Group.
• Continually invest in the ongoing performance and development of a highly engaged and performing team. Ensuring that the team are able and willing to work collaboratively with all stakeholders and proactively addressing the needs of the wider business.
• Build strong development plans for key talent and ensure an appropriate succession planning across the team.
• Work with other Engineering leaders and business stakeholders to continue to develop and build a culture within the Post Trade Markets Engineering team focused on collaboration, communication and future focus.

Qualifications, Experience, Skills and Attributes

• Leadership and Stakeholder Management: Be an inspiring leader with strong communication, networking, relationship building skills with the experience and credentials to gain instant credibility and work with boards, regulators, customers and business / technology staff in multiple geographies (Europe, US and Asia Pacific) across front and back office.
• A great presenter as the role will require the individual to update and guide both internal business stakeholders, regulators, and external industry boards.
• Bring proven ability to lead and partner complex, senior relationships across a global business.
• Data Analytics / Science expertise to support the creation of our commercial data products.
• Execute with gravitas - personal authority, confidence and integrity to make a positive impact and provide counsel and advice at the various stakeholder levels across the organisation.
• Demonstrate strong intellect, coupled with strategic thinking and analytical skills.
• Be a strong team builder with demonstrable record of developing and nurturing talent.
• Ability to draw career journeys for our talented teams.
• Experience of leading process and procedural re-engineering and business enablement. High degree of focus on quality in addition to cost.
• Ideally to show the ability to foster innovation and rapid application development to enable the business to move quicker on new ideas and initiatives whilst also ensuring the core operation runs safely, soundly and more efficiently.
• Key leadership role for the business transposing own and wider divisional technology strategy into concrete local business impact & forcing prioritisation.
• Proven expertise and successful execution of simplifying technology and processes in dialogue with the business (incl. ideally re-platforming).
• Ability to engage with very senior stakeholders including C-suite and external board.
• Strong networking to stay abreast of industry trends/adoption incl. external vendor management, AI, CDM, DLT & cloud.

Technical Requirements

• A proven technologist with a hands-on IT background now leading teams, ideally in a regulatory reporting area, in Investment Banking or with equivalent Financial Services company (Hedge Fund, Asset Manager or FinTech).
• Track record in leading and managing business critical technical platforms via both in house functions and third party vendors.
• Good knowledge of MS Azure would be advantageous though an ability to learn quickly and from experience of other Cloud platforms would be acceptable for the right candidate.
• Extensive experience running data-intensive mission critical applications (preferably using MS SQL Server, Java and related technologies).
• Proven experience of Agile SDLC methods and using this in large scale organisations with highly resilient technology platforms.
• Strong experience of improving technology delivery and quality, driving standard tooling and automation.
• Strong technical innovation experience but within the model of working for a critical financial institution.
• Good knowledge of Cyber Security methods and tooling.
• A driver of quality delivery.

Business Requirements

• A background within the financial markets is preferred, ideally with an in-depth understanding of Regulatory Reporting.
• Understanding of MIFIR/EMIR regulations a distinct advantage.
• Entrepreneurial, core to the commercial success, not just a service provider to the business.
• Ideally will have led a technology team within Regulatory Reporting or a closely related area.
• Have an in-depth understanding of the broader regulatory landscape.

Join us and be part of a team that values innovation, quality, and continuous improvement. If you're ready to take your career to the next level and make a significant impact, we'd love to hear from you.

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.

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.

You will be part of a collaborative and creative culture where we encourage new ideas. We are committed to sustainability across our global business and we are proud to partner with our customers to help them meet their sustainability objectives. Our charity, the LSEG Foundation provides charitable grants to community groups that help people access economic opportunities and build a secure future with financial independence. Colleagues can get involved through fundraising and volunteering.

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