Senior Manager - Risk – Workspace, Data & Analytics

Group Risk role sits within the Second Line of Defence, overseeing non‑financial and strategic risks across the Workflows and Communities businesses within the Data & Analytics division. Based in London, the role works alongside the Head of Risk for D&A Workflows and Communities.

Responsibilities

• End‑to‑end risk oversight: Maintain oversight of product, platform, and supporting infrastructure risks, including BAU risk monitoring, incident trend analysis, and key risk indicators.
• Risk integration in change & strategy: Provide independent Second Line input on emerging, strategic, and change risks (e.g., new platforms, products, migrations), ensuring risk considerations are embedded in design, development, and client transition.
• Technology, data & AI risk assessment: Identify and challenge risks across technology architecture, including cloud, data architecture, data rights, entitlements, and AI‑related considerations.
• Risk framework ownership & maturity: Drive the evolution and consistent application of the Enterprise Risk Framework across the Workspace business, ensuring alignment with organisational standards.
• First Line partnership & challenge: Support and challenge the First Line in maintaining robust Risk and Control Assessments (RCA), control inventories, and effective remediation of control weaknesses.
• Governance, remediation & assurance: Ensure risks outside appetite are clearly defined, remediated, and tracked through governance forums, with strong engagement across all three lines of defence.
• Insight generation & investigation: Lead topical risk investigations and provide forward‑looking insights to improve risk visibility and decision‑making.

Qualifications

• Deep experience in enterprise risk management within financial services, fintech or data services, with a solid grasp of financial markets, products, and client ecosystems.
• Proven expertise in large‑scale technology transformation, including agile delivery, with the ability to embed risk thinking into strategic change initiatives.
• Solid grounding in modern technology stacks, data architectures, and AI development/integration, with the ability to assess associated risks and trade‑offs.
• Sound judgement in balancing complex, competing factors to drive pragmatic, risk‑informed outcomes.
• Ability to translate complex risk, technology, and data topics into clear, concise, committee‑ready insights and recommendations.
• Efficiency at operating within dynamic environments, building relationships across various internal functions, and adapting to evolving business priorities.

Career Stage

Manager

Benefits

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

Equal Employment Opportunity

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.