Purpose of the Role
This role supports London Stock Exchange's engagement with leading institutional investors, asset owners, sovereign wealth funds, pension funds, private equity firms and other strategic capital allocators globally. Working alongside the Head of Sponsor & Asset Owner Engagement, the successful candidate will help identify emerging market trends, generate commercial opportunities, coordinate strategic client engagement activities and develop market intelligence that informs business and product strategy across Primary Markets. The role sits at the intersection of client engagement, market intelligence, business development and strategic coordination, providing a unique opportunity to gain exposure across public markets, private markets and emerging digital market infrastructure initiatives.
ROLE SUMMARY
- Support the development and execution of London Stock Exchange's engagement strategy across sponsors, asset owners and institutional investors.
- Deliver market intelligence and strategic insights across public markets, private markets and digital market developments.
- Help identify and progress commercial opportunities across Equities, Fixed Income, Funds and Private Markets.
- Coordinate cross-functional activity between business, product, sales, marketing and strategy teams.
- Support senior stakeholder engagement through high-quality research, briefing materials and relationship planning.
- Help capture, prioritise and disseminate market feedback to inform product development and strategic decision-making.
WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING
Market Intelligence & Strategic Insights
- Monitor developments across capital markets, institutional investing, private markets and digital assets.
- Identify emerging trends, themes and commercial opportunities relevant to Primary Markets businesses.
- Conduct research into investor behaviour, capital flows, fundraising trends, regulatory developments and competitive activity.
- Produce briefing notes, market analysis and executive-level insights for senior leadership.
- Maintain a structured view of key market developments and strategic themes affecting clients.
Business Development Support
- Support the development of strategic opportunities across key institutional investor and sponsor segments.
- Assist with client pitches, proposals, commercial presentations and business development initiatives.
- Help identify potential client opportunities and maintain strategic opportunity pipelines.
- Conduct client and stakeholder mapping across target organisations and investor ecosystems.
- Coordinate follow-up actions arising from client meetings and market engagement activities.
Client Engagement Coordination
- Support relationship management activity across strategic accounts and stakeholder groups.
- Prepare meeting materials, relationship plans and executive briefings.
- Help coordinate engagement across multiple LSEG businesses to ensure a joined-up approach to strategic clients.
- Track key client interactions, themes and opportunities emerging from engagements.
Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Work closely with Equity, Fixed Income, Funds, Private Markets and Product teams.
- Act as a central point of coordination for initiatives involving multiple stakeholders.
- Support the translation of market feedback into actionable recommendations for product, commercial and strategy teams.
- Contribute to strategic projects and initiatives across Primary Markets.
Industry Engagement & Events
- Support the planning and execution of industry roundtables, investor forums and executive engagement programmes.
- Help identify relevant market participants and themes for strategic events.
- Capture insights and opportunities arising from industry engagement activity.
WHAT YOU'LL BRING
Experience
- Experience in capital markets, investment management, investor relations, consulting, financial market infrastructure, strategy or business development.
- Strong research and analytical skills, with the ability to synthesise complex information into clear insights.
- Experience preparing presentations, briefing materials and strategic recommendations for senior stakeholders.
- Experience coordinating projects across multiple stakeholders and teams.
Skills & Capabilities
- Commercially minded and intellectually curious.
- Strong written communication and presentation skills.
- Excellent stakeholder management and organisational skills.
- Ability to connect disparate market developments and identify strategic implications.
- Comfortable working with ambiguity and evolving priorities.
- Highly collaborative and proactive approach.
Desirable
- Understanding of institutional investors, private equity, venture capital, pension funds or sovereign wealth funds.
- Knowledge of public markets, private markets or capital formation.
- Interest in financial market innovation, digital assets and market infrastructure.
Career Stage:
Senior Associate
London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) Information:
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