Senior Manager Sustainability Governance in London

LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group) is more than a diversified global financial markets infrastructure and data business. We are dedicated, open-access partners with a commitment to excellence in delivering the services our customers expect from us. With extensive experience, deep knowledge and worldwide presence across financial markets, we enable businesses and economies around the world to fund innovation, manage risk and create jobs. It’s how we’ve contributed to supporting the financial stability and growth of communities and economies globally for more than 300 years. Through a comprehensive suite of trusted financial market infrastructure services - and our open-access model - we provide the flexibility, stability and trust that enable our customers to pursue their ambitions with confidence and clarity. LSEG is headquartered in the United Kingdom, with significant operations in 70 countries across EMEA, North America, Latin America and Asia Pacific. We employ 25,000 people globally, more than half located in Asia Pacific.

Our People: People are at the heart of what we do and drive the success of our business. Our culture of connecting, creating opportunity and delivering excellence shape how we think, how we do things and how we help our people fulfil their potential. We embrace diversity and actively seek to attract individuals with unique backgrounds and perspectives. We break down barriers and encourage teamwork, enabling innovation and rapid development of solutions that make a difference. Our workplace generates an enriching and rewarding experience for our people and customers alike. Our vision is to build an inclusive culture in which everyone feels encouraged to fulfil their potential.

Purpose of the role: This is a new role within the Group Sustainability Team. It will be a critical role that plays a central role in delivering LSEG’s sustainability governance objectives, with specific responsibility for sustainability regulation, due diligence, third-party risk management and related compliance activities. The role will work with autonomy developing robust stakeholder relationships with Legal & Compliance, Procurement, Sales, Investor Relations and Operations to ensure sustainability related obligations are understood, embedded and effectively managed.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Sustainability Regulation: Lead Sustainability Regulation Workflow, working with external adviser on horizon scanning, and key role in applicability and impact assessment, maintaining legal register and monitoring compliance with applicable regulation.
• Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD): Lead (multi-year) regulatory transformation programme to ensure LSEG compliance with CSDDD; lead on implementation and ongoing execution of required due diligence activities once embedded.
• M&A: Lead on sustainability due diligence on prospective acquisitions and coordinate the integration of acquired firms within LSEG’s sustainability management framework, escalating to Director of Sustainability Governance where appropriate.
• Third party risk management (TPRM): Sustainability team lead for LSEG’s TPRM process, responsible for ensuring process is effective and for assessing and managing third party sustainability risks flagged by the process associated with customers, suppliers or partners.
• Customer due diligence: Respond to incoming customer due diligence enquiries as part of RFPs, routine inquiries and Scope 3 apportionment.
• Contractual requirements: Work with relevant internal teams to identify sustainability related requirements in customer contracts and ensure compliance.
• Suppliers: Key contact with Procurement on supplier due diligence, supplier engagement and Supplier Code of Conduct compliance.
• Investor: Support with investor engagement including responding to shareholder inquiries, preparation for investor meetings.

What You'll Bring:

• Robust understanding of sustainability regulation applicable to a FTSE100 UK headquartered firm operating internationally.
• Practical experience of managing sustainability due diligence programmes for a large, listed company.
• Experience of working in a large publicly listed organisation, financial sector experience an advantage.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills to form effective relationships with Legal & Compliance, Finance, Sales & Account Management, Procurement, Investor Relations, and Operations.
• Attention to detail, commitment to excellence.

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. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer.