Early Careers Recruitment Lead

Company Overview

LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group) is a diversified global financial markets infrastructure and data business dedicated to open‑access partners with a commitment to excellence in delivering the services our customers expect. With over 300 years of experience, we enable businesses worldwide to fund innovation, manage risk, and create jobs.

Role Overview

As Global Early Careers Lead, you will be accountable for the strategic direction and delivery of LSEG’s global early careers recruitment programmes, covering graduates, interns and apprentices across multiple regions. This high‑impact leadership role ensures early careers hiring delivers against business demand, workforce planning priorities, and long‑term critical skills needs, especially within technical and specialist talent areas. You will lead a global team of early careers recruiters and employer brand specialists, partner closely with senior stakeholders across the business, and use data and insight to continuously improve recruitment outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Strategy & stakeholder partnership
  • Lead global early careers demand planning with People Partners, business leaders, and Finance.
  • Develop and deliver a global early careers recruitment strategy aligned to broader talent objectives and workforce plans.
  • Review and approve campaign changes such as cohort size or intake adjustments.
  • Provide clear advice and solutions to senior stakeholders.
• Delivery & continuous improvement
  • Lead end‑to‑end recruitment campaigns from attraction to onboarding.
  • Use best practice and market insight to shape inclusive hiring approaches.
  • Improve processes for high‑volume hiring, including requisition and onboarding stages.
  • Provide support during peak hiring periods.
  • Act as a subject‑matter expert on early careers hiring trends, assessment approaches and global best practice.
• Data, budget & governance
  • Use data to track performance, including diversity, quality and campaign outcomes.
  • Manage recruitment budgets across attraction, assessment and delivery.
  • Work with Finance on cost management and allocation.
  • Partner with suppliers, including performance and commercial terms.
• People leadership & brand
  • Lead and develop a global team, creating a collaborative and high‑performing inclusive culture.
  • Represent LSEG at events and key programme moments.
  • Support major programme activities such as inductions and talent events.

Essential Qualifications

• Senior recruitment, early careers or talent acquisition experience.
• Leadership experience hiring talent globally, with the ability to apply this to early careers hiring if no prior experience in early careers.
• Strong understanding of attraction, selection and assessment approaches for early careers or entry‑level talent.
• Ability to translate business demand into clear recruitment plans and strategies.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and influencing skills, including experience working with senior leaders.
• Experience in demand planning, recruitment analytics and budget management.
• Demonstrated team leadership experience in a global or matrix environment.
• Aware of emerging trends such as AI in early careers recruitment.

Desirable Qualifications

• Experience hiring early careers talent into engineering & technology.
• Familiarity with structured assessment frameworks and providers (e.g. Cappfinity).

Benefits & Why Join Us

At LSEG, we’re committed to building a workplace where everyone feels they belong. We value diverse perspectives and believe that inclusive communication is key to our success. You’ll be part of a team that shapes how we connect, engage, and grow together.

EEO 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. We conform with applicable law and can reasonably accommodate applicants’ and employees’ religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs.