Director, Private Market Indices Product Management

London Stock Exchange Group; City of Westminster; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A global financial markets leader is seeking a Director of Private Market Indices Product Management to lead innovative product offerings. This role involves overseeing the product lifecycle, executing go-to-market strategies, and collaborating with research and data teams. Candidates should bring extensive financial services experience, particularly in private markets, and possess outstanding communication skills. The role is based in London and offers a full-time contract with competitive benefits.

Benefits

Healthcare

Retirement planning

Paid volunteering days

Wellbeing initiatives

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in financial services with a strong background in product management.
• Success in leading financial products with benchmark or index applications.
• Deep understanding of private market asset classes and their metrics.

Responsibilities

• Lead product lifecycle from concept to scaling.
• Implement go-to-market strategies for private market indices.
• Collaborate with teams to develop innovative methodologies.

Skills

Product management

Financial services

Private markets

Performance benchmarking

Regulatory knowledge

Communication skills

Education

Advanced degrees in finance or economics

Job description

Overview

Director, Private Market Indices Product Management — London Stock Exchange Group, London, United Kingdom. Permanent, Full time. Competitive.

About Us

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.

This Role

This role sits within FTSE RUSSELL\'s Custom Solutions & Alternatives division, the firm\'s highest growth business unit, passionate about delivering pioneering solutions across Real Estate, Infrastructure, Private Equity, and Private Credit. As Director of Private Market Indices Product Management, you will lead the launch and scaling of FTSE RUSSELL\'s private market index offerings, with a focus on redefining traditional benchmarking paradigms. You will drive product innovation, challenge legacy approaches, and deliver solutions that meet the evolving needs of institutional investors.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the full product lifecycle for private market indices—from concept development and launch to ongoing improvement and scaling.
• Develop and implement a go-to-market strategy to drive adoption of FTSE RUSSELL\'s indices as benchmarks across private equity, private credit, infrastructure, and real assets.
• Collaborate with research, data science, and engineering teams to craft innovative methodologies that reflect the complexity and nuance of private markets.
• Lead efforts to redefine legacy benchmarking models by introducing clear, data-rich, and scalable index solutions.
• Engage with institutional clients, consultants, and industry bodies to promote index integration into investment workflows.
• Monitor market trends, driven dynamics, and regulatory developments to inform product strategy and differentiation.
• Serve as a leader with vision, representing FTSE RUSSELL at industry events and in client discussions to advocate for modern benchmarking standards.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in financial services, with a strong background in product management, private markets, fund administration, performance benchmarking or index development.
• Success in leading and scaling financial products, particularly those with benchmark or index applications.
• Deep understanding of private market asset classes, regulations, metrics and the limitations of traditional benchmarking approaches.
• Strategic approach with a bias toward innovation and execution.
• Outstanding communication and engagement skills.
• Advanced degrees in finance, economics, or a related field preferred, or equivalent experience.

Join us and be part of a team that values innovation, quality, and continuous improvement. If you\'re ready to take your career to the next level and make a significant impact, we\'d love to hear from you.

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 purpose is the foundation on which our culture is built. Our values of Integrity, Partnership, Excellence and Change underpin our purpose and set the standard for everything we do, every day. They go to the heart of who we are and guide our decision making and everyday actions.

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. 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. You will be part of a collaborative and creative culture where we encourage new ideas. We are committed to sustainability across our global business and we are proud to partner with our customers to help them meet their sustainability objectives.

Our charity, the LSEG Foundation provides charitable grants to community groups that help people access economic opportunities and build a secure future with financial independence. Colleagues can get involved through fundraising and volunteering. LSEG offers a range of tailored benefits and support, including healthcare, retirement planning, paid volunteering days and wellbeing initiatives.

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