Director, Sustainability Reporting

LSEG Business Services RM; Greater London; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

LSEG seeks a Director of Sustainability Reporting to define and drive the group\'s regulatory reporting strategy, ensuring compliance with CSRD, IFRS Sustainability Reporting Standards, and UK SRS. You will lead complex programmes, manage Workiva implementation from FY27, coordinate multi-stakeholder workstreams, and govern external auditor relations.

This role demands deep technical expertise in sustainability disclosures, robust controls, and the ability to shape data models for external

Responsibilities

• Define and lead the execution of LSEG's sustainability reporting and accounting strategy. This involves being the recognised lead technical expert on sustainability reporting regulatory requirements, including CSRD, IFRS Sustainability Reporting Standards, UK SRS and other reporting requirements.
• Lead multi-year, multi-stakeholder programmes for CSRD and UK SRS workstreams to ensure compliance with incoming regulation from FY27.
• Manage the design and implementation of Workiva as a new sustainability reporting technology, embedding it from FY27 with staff training across the Group.
• Manage relationships with key vendors including corporate reporting agencies and technology partners.
• Ensure timely delivery of all in-year and annual reporting processes, and collaborate with external design agencies on annual reports and online content.
• Define all bases of preparation and reporting for LSEG's sustainability disclosures, including methodologies, models, assumptions and uncertainties.
• Lead LSEG's programme to gain limited assurance of sustainability disclosures, and represent LSEG to the external auditor (Deloitte).
• Lead annual reassessment of sustainability reporting boundaries and integration across reporting streams.

Job description

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 dedication 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. LSEG's ticker symbol is LSEG.

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.

We know that real personal growth cannot be achieved by simply climbing a career ladder - which is why we encourage and enable a wealth of avenues and interesting opportunities for everyone to broaden and deepen their skills and expertise. As a global organisation spanning 70 countries and one rooted in a culture of growth, opportunity, diversity and innovation, LSEG is a place where everyone can grow, develop and fulfil your potential with meaningful careers!!

ROLE SUMMARY:

This is a highly technical and critical role which is accountable for defining, directing and execution of LSEG's Sustainability Reporting and Accounting Strategy, to ensure compliance with all existing and future regulatory requirements and investor expectations. As the Director or Sustainability Reporting you will be LSEG's most senior technical expert on this topic, as well as designing and leading the execution of LSEG's Sustainability Reporting and Accounting Strategy.

You will be accountable for the design and delivery of complex, enterprise-wide regulatory change programmes related to new corporate reporting requirements that have a direct bearing on LSEG's regulatory compliance, reputation with regulators, shareholders and the market more widely.

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING;

• Define and lead the execution of LSEG's sustainability reporting and accounting strategy. This involves being the recognised lead technical expert on sustainability reporting regulatory requirements, including emerging regulation including the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), country-specific adoption of the IFRS Sustainability Reporting Standards , UK Sustainability Reporting Standards (SRS) and all other existing applicable reporting requirements. Lead technical impact assessment and implementation programmes to meet all new sustainability reporting requirements. (see end notes)
• Lead the multi-year, multi-stakeholder programme for delivery of key CSRD and UK SRS workstreams to ensure compliance with incoming regulation from FY27. This requires the introduction of substantial new capabilities, processes, controls and systems across the business.
• Manage the design and implementation of new sustainability reporting technology solution (Workiva) and embed as new way of working from FY27, ensuring users across the Group have the appropriate skills, experience and training to use the system effectively.
• Manage relationship with key vendors including the corporate reporting agency and technology partners.
• Ensure effective and timely delivery of all in-year (half year to quarterly) and annual reporting processes, effective controls, document production with external design agency across annual report and accounts, and stand-alone reports and online content.
• Define all basis of preparation and reporting for all LSEG sustainability disclosures, including the definition of appropriate calculation methodologies, model/estimate approaches, assumptions, judgements, uncertainties
• Lead LSEG's programme of work to gain limited assurance of LSEG's sustainability disclosures, representing LSEG to the external auditor (Deloitte)
• Lead the annual reassessment of LSEG's sustainability reporting boundary and the integrati