Senior Business Risk Manager - London Stock Exchange Group

Jobs via eFinancialCareers; London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global financial markets provider seeks a Business Risk Controls Senior Manager to assess technical risks and ensure compliance with control frameworks. The role involves guiding control owners, enhancing their skills, and building partnerships across business units to deliver high-quality governance. Candidates should possess strong planning and communication skills, a degree, and a solid understanding of risk management.

Benefits

Healthcare

Retirement plans

Paid volunteering days

Wellbeing programs

Qualifications

• Strong understanding of the LSE plc control suite.
• Knowledge of the outcomes and commitments of the LSE plc s166.
• Proven ability to influence and manage stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Perform first-line check-and-challenge for releases within the scope of LSE plc controls.
• Identify gaps in existing standards and collaborate with control owners for remediation.
• Assess technology risks for the business and IT systems.

Skills

Planning

Organizational skills

Coaching

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Stakeholder management

Documentation

Education

Degree or equivalent qualification

Job description

Overview:

The Business Risk Controls Senior Manager will collaborate with the existing Technology 1LoD Operational Risk Management team, reporting to the Director, Operational Resilience - LSE plc and FX in Markets Engineering.

They are responsible for assessing technical risks and working with control owners to ensure that key and non-key controls are designed and operated according to LSEG Group Technology standards, including risk assessments, reporting, and governance within the business division.

The role will also ensure compliance with control frameworks such as COBIT 2019, NIST, and ITIL. Technical focus areas include vulnerability management and remediation across the control landscape, emphasizing tactical and strategic improvements. The role may also involve ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements like PS21/3 and DORA.

Key Responsibilities

1. Perform first-line check-and-challenge for releases within the scope of LSE plc controls, ensuring the SONAR tool accurately reflects the risk profile.
2. Guide control owners to enhance their skills, resulting in better controls over time.
3. Identify gaps in existing standards, processes, or procedures due to upgrades or enhancements, and collaborate with control owners to implement remediations.
4. Assess technology risks for the business and IT systems, tracking solutions and plans to address control gaps.
5. Build strong partnerships across business units, central COO Technology, and risk teams to ensure consistent and high-quality delivery.

Key Skills

Essential

• Strong understanding of the LSE plc control suite
• Knowledge of the outcomes and commitments of the LSE plc s166
• Excellent planning, organizational, and coaching skills
• Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively across all organizational levels
• Proven ability to influence and manage stakeholders, including senior management
• Willingness to challenge stakeholders to clarify needs
• Excellent documentation skills for high-quality governance materials
• Degree or equivalent qualification

Desirable

• Background in risk, audit, and control assessment
• Knowledge of risk management methodologies
• Familiarity with COBIT Controls Framework

LSEG is a leading global financial markets infrastructure and data provider, committed to driving financial stability, empowering economies, and enabling sustainable growth.

Our values of Integrity, Partnership, Excellence, and Change underpin our culture, guiding our decisions and actions daily.

Joining us means becoming part of a vibrant organization of 25,000 employees across 65 countries. We value individuality and foster a diverse, collaborative, and innovative environment committed to sustainability and supporting economic growth, including green economy initiatives and inclusive opportunities.

LSEG offers tailored benefits such as healthcare, retirement plans, paid volunteering days, and wellbeing programs.

We are an equal opportunities employer, committed to nondiscrimination and reasonable accommodations for religious practices, mental health, or physical disabilities.

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