Business Compliance & Regulatory Change Manager

Role Responsibilities & Key Accountabilities

• 1LoD Regulatory Advisory & Business Partnership: Act as a trusted embedded regulatory advisor to Product, Engineering and Operations teams across the full benchmark lifecycle, from product innovation through to BAU operation. Provide pragmatic, real‑time regulatory guidance to support new benchmarks, methodology changes, custom indices, new product lines and new asset classes. Support regulator and client‑facing activity, including regulatory queries, due diligence requests, and data submissions.
• Horizon Scanning & Regulatory Change Risk Management: Identify, assess and manage regulatory developments impacting FTSE Russell across jurisdictions (UK, EU and globally). Perform regulatory impact assessments and gap analysis, translating regulatory change into clear business actions, remediation plans and control enhancements (including ESG/anti‑greenwashing risk, operational resilience and third‑party risk). Maintain oversight of regulatory change risks, dependencies and delivery status across the business.
• Regulatory Remediation, Audit & Assurance: Lead first‑line coordination of internal and external audits and assurance engagements (e.g. UK BMR, EU BMR, IOSCO, etc.). Own and track regulatory remediation plans, actions and evidence through to closure, ensuring outcomes are sustainable and embedded into BAU. Maintain clear audit trails and regulatory artefacts to support ongoing supervisory engagement.
• Governance, Controls & Policy: Maintain and enhance policies, standards and controls, ensuring traceability from regulation to control objectives and evidence. Support the effective operation of regulatory governance forums, including clarity of accountability, escalation and decision‑making. Contribute to the development of regulatory MI, obligation mapping and regulatory tooling.
• Resilience & Risk Culture: Provide regulatory input into operational resilience, outsourcing, third‑party and related risk activities. Support incident management and resilience activities to ensure regulatory expectations are met and evidenced. Promote a strong risk culture through early issue identification, appropriate escalation and risk‑based decision‑making.

Qualifications & Experience

• Relevant professional qualification or equivalent experience in regulation, compliance, risk within financial services.
• Strong experience in a first or second line advisory regulatory role within a complex, regulated organisation.
• Good understanding of financial services regulation and governance; experience with benchmark regulation and regulatory change strongly desirable.
• Proven ability to translate regulatory requirements into practical business actions and controls.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with confidence engaging senior stakeholders across the business and externally.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with experience producing high‑quality regulatory and governance materials.

Benefits

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

Equal Opportunity Statement

We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of 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.