Director, Program Management

Lseg; New York (NY); On-site; USD 163,000 - 271,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual Wellness Allowance

Paid time-off

Medical

Dental

Vision

Flex Spending & Health Savings Options

Prescription Drug plan

401(K) Savings Plan and Company match

basic life insurance

disability benefits

emergency backup dependent care

adoption assistance commuter assistane

Job summary

London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) seeks a Director to lead strategic programmes across the firm, partnering with Product, Engineering, and Operations to drive value and organizational change. You will act as an integrator, connecting teams to align roadmaps with business priorities and deliver measurable outcomes.

You will orchestrate multi‑team delivery, manage governance forums, and translate strategy into actionable roadmaps while ensuring rigorous financial planning, risk management, and

Qualifications

• Experience in programme management within Trading, Banking, Asset Management, or Financial Index products.
• Hands-on experience driving large enterprise-wide transformation programmes.
• Demonstrated strength in financial planning, resource allocation, cost governance, and risk management.
• Excellent senior stakeholder engagement, with the ability to influence decision‑making across matrixed organizations.
• Superior organizational skills with strong problem-solving and analytical capability.
• Proficiency working with financial data, Jira, Excel, and expert‑level PowerPoint skills.
• Delivery‑focused self‑starter able to handle multiple initiatives across diverse workstreams simultaneously.
• Experience of driving complex initiatives with geographically dispersed cross‑functional teams, in both Waterfall and Agile environments.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Planning & Investment Governance: Lead development of investment cases for growth and operational resilience within the annual Investment Planning Process.
• Growth Opportunity Evaluation & Execution: Scope, validate, and implement new commercial opportunities to accelerate growth; translate ideas into delivery plans with metrics and milestones.
• Operational Execution & Delivery Oversight: Embed within Scrum teams, manage cross-team dependencies, risks, and rollout strategies across Product, Engineering, and Operations.
• Governance, Reporting & Performance Management: Build a streamlined reporting framework for governance forums; use automation and visualization to enhance progress transparency.

Skills

Programme management

Stakeholder engagement

Analytical skills

Jira

Excel

PowerPoint

Cross-functional collaboration

Waterfall & Agile

Tools

Jira

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Job Overview

Leads the delivery of strategic programmes and projects across FTSE Russell, ensuring effective prioritization, resource allocation, and governance to maximize business value. You will partner closely with Product, Engineering, and Operations leaders and act as an integrator across functions, connecting teams and initiatives to drive organizational change and strategic outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

• Strategic Planning & Investment Governance
• Lead the development of investment cases for growth, innovation, and operational resilience initiatives, forming a critical part of the annual FTSE Russell Investment Planning Process.
• Contribute to the creation of the global product roadmap, ensuring strategic alignment and cross-functional input.
• Conduct ongoing assessments of the global indexing landscape to inform prioritization, competitive positioning, and forward strategy.

Growth Opportunity Evaluation & Execution

• Partner with Product Owners, Regional Heads, and Global Product Leaders to scope, validate, and implement new commercial opportunities that accelerate the growth agenda.
• Translate strategic ideas into actionable delivery plans with clear metrics, milestones, and economic impact assessments.

Operational Execution & Delivery Oversight

• Embed within Scrum teams to support delivery (stand-ups, demos, retrospectives, backlog refinement), ensuring teams have clarity on Sprint goals and remain aligned to broader roadmap objectives.
• Manage cross-team dependencies, risks, and delivery constraints; shape rollout and deployment strategies across Product, Engineering, and Operations.
• Identify process gaps and operational inefficiencies, driving root-cause analysis and implementing corrective actions.

Governance, Reporting & Performance Management

• Build and maintain a streamlined reporting framework to support multiple governance forums (Scrum rituals, Steering Committees, Investment Committees, Board reporting).
• Leverage automation and data visualization to enhance transparency of progress, risk, and impact.

Skills & Experience

• Experience in programme management within Trading, Banking, Asset Management, or Financial Index products.
• hands-on experience in driving large enterprise-wide transformation programmes
• Demonstrated strength in financial planning, resource allocation, cost governance, and risk management.
• Excellent senior stakeholder engagement, with the ability to influence decision‑making across matrixed organizations.
• Superior organizational skills with strong problem-solving and analytical capability.
• Proficiency working with financial data, Jira, Excel, and expert‑level PowerPoint skills.
• Delivery‑focused self‑starter able to handle multiple initiatives across diverse workstreams simultaneously.
• Experience of driving complex initiatives with geographically dispersed cross‑functional teams, in both Waterfall and Agile environments.

Career Stage

Director

Compensation/Benefits Information

LSEG is committed to offering competitive Compensation and Benefits. The anticipated base salary for this position is $162,600 - $271,000.

Please be aware base salary ranges may vary by geographic location, city and state. In addition to our offered base salary, this role is eligible for our Annual Incentive Plan (AIP/”bonus plan”). Target AIP rates will be commensurate with role level and posted career stage. Individual salary will be reflective of job related knowledge, skills and equivalent experience.

LSEG roles (excluding internships and part‑time roles of less than 20 hours per week) are typically eligible for inclusion in our LSEG Benefits program, which includes offerings of:

• Annual Wellness Allowance
• Paid time-off
• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Flex Spending & Health Savings Options
• Prescription Drug plan
• 401(K) Savings Plan and Company match
• basic life insurance
• disability benefits
• emergency backup dependent care
• adoption assistance commuter assistance etc.

London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) Information

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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