Group Director, Business Marketing

This role will lead Business Marketing in support of the D&A, FTSE Russell, and Risk Intelligence divisions.

Key Responsibilities

• Acts as a strategic partner to senior leadership in the D&A, FTSE Russell and Risk Intelligence divisions, representing the full Marketing function and ensuring a fully integrated approach to driving end-to-end Marketing outcomes and balancing long-term and short-term goals and investments.
• Lead and build a high-performance team culture that demonstrates LSEG values and delivers against all goals and objectives.
• Establish credibility and build strong relationships to embed effective partnerships with key partners within the divisions; to help drive the positioning of Marketing as a key partner to the business.
• Build strong partnership with Sales & Account Management (SAM) leadership, with focus on Heads of Sales for the relevant divisions.
• Supervise and coordinate the effective planning and prioritisation process for D&A, FTSE Russell, and Risk Intelligence.
• Working in collaboration with the relevant specialist areas e.g., Brand & Design, Digital Marketing & Automation, Field Marketing, and Strategy, Insights and Performance teams – build a single strategic plan and take accountability for delivery with the divisional partners.
• Establish critical connection points to drive a collaborative environment and consistent approach across marketing to ensure team quality, resource capability, and capacity is in place to deliver the agreed plan.
• Work with the Group Director, Business Marketing, Markets to improve and evolve a consistent Business Marketing model and approach and lead the Business Marketing team to develop new ways of thinking and acting to support the one LSEG approach.

Qualifications and Skills

• 10 years’+ validated senior-level experience leading large Marketing teams within complex, global organisations, and have excellent knowledge across end-to-end B2B Marketing functions, including strategy, content and execution.
• Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Outstanding communication and influencing skills with ability to speak up and challenge as needed.
• Excellent relationship-building and partner management skills across a complex, matrix organisation.
• Proven track record to lead and inspire a large, high-performance team located around the world, especially within an environment of significant change.
• Experience in leading complex marketing projects and initiatives to successful delivery.
• Strong understanding of digital marketing, brand management, and marketing automation.
• Ability to balance long-term strategic goals with short-term tactical needs.
• Be a strong leader that is able to prioritise when given many priorities to oversee.

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 values of Integrity, Partnership, Excellence and Change underpin our purpose and set the standard for everything we do, every day. 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.