AMERS Engineering Delivery Director - FX Markets Technology

LSEG is a diversified international exchange Group that sits at the heart of the world's financial community. The Group operates through two key business divisions: Markets (broad range of international equity, bond, derivatives markets, post trade and risk management services); Data & Analytics

LSEG Foreign Exchange

Through its triple heritage of Reuters, FXall and LCH, LSEG is recognized as a global leader in Foreign Exchange. Our FX products support the trading needs of over 4,000 bank trading desks and 2,400 buy-side customers in over 130 countries.

Our FX product capabilities extend across the full trading lifecycle to deliver comprehensive end-to-end solutions for our customers, including market data, benchmark rates, news, analytics tools, trade workflow, trade execution, STP, electronic price making and order management, clearing and post-trade portfolio optimization.

Over $450bio/day is executed on our FX venues and our Dealing network connects the interbank community for non-electronic trading. O

Reporting to the Head of FX Technology, this is a senior leadership position in the Markets technology team to be based in New York. The ideal candidate is encouraged to contribute significantly to the FX technology strategy and delivery, explore and develop partnership opportunities, improve resilience and reliability. Delivery of key strategic transform initiatives for the business is a key aspect of the role.

This is an ambitious engineering leadership role that involves working across many functions supporting the FX business and Group Technology. To be successful, the selected individual will need to provide strong, thoughtful people and engineering leadership.

The individual will be a part of the FX Technology leadership team, providing a platform to champion and influence direction within the wider LSEG business, working and collaborating across the Markets and Data & Analytics divisions.

Contribute to the creation and delivery of an end-to-end technology roadmap and strategy for the Markets FX business services, ensuring technology roadmap is well aligned

Build positive relationships with the key partners, innovating with product management, business transformation and senior technology roles to deliver revenue growth

Collaborate with cross functional engineering teams to build innovative, highly functional & resilient FX technology products.

Work with the business on new partnerships that can accelerate success and drive growth and retention across various solutions.

Collaborate and work closely with other group technology functions to ensure that business and technical needs are addressed.

Bring technical thought leadership to drive the long-term vision within the FX technology team towards an increasingly cloud-based architecture

Lead critical path work, schedule items, and escalate to leadership on potential risks and delays.

Drives cost efficiency of delivery and maintenance through technology and process innovation.

Implements a strong governance and risk management framework for technology delivery to identify risks early and to ensure appropriate reporting and remedial actions are undertaken to keep delivery on track.

Represent Markets FX technology in risk committees and operational governance forums.

Develops successful teams with wide-ranging strengths, with clear succession plans.

• Proven experience in low latency FX Electronic Trading Technology
• Computer Science degree or relevant work experience
• Strong proficiency in Java and JVM technology or C++ 11/14/17 with a history of delivery high quality software
• Have good understanding of AWS or Azure cloud environment with deep understanding of choices in deployment including the network load balancing, DNS based multi-region routing/HA, proxies, cold and hot storage etc.
• In-depth understanding of Docker and Kubernetes.
• Able to lead in a highly matrixed organisation, work with, and accept feedback from, a wide variety of collaborators, communicate complicated issues to senior decision makers, focusing on relevant details and considerations.
• Proven track record in using software development tools, techniques, agile development methodologies and practices.
• Strong understanding of the resiliency requirements for high efficiency and low latency technology platforms.
• Ability to analyse / review and work across various functions such as Sales, Business, Operations, Legal, Compliance and Regulation and comfortable communicating/presenting to all levels internally and externally
• The candidate must have a proven record in an equivalent role in complex organizations running critical services in the financial industry.

Compensation/Benefits Information (New York applicants only):

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. You will be part of a collaborative and creative culture where we encourage new ideas and are committed to sustainability across our global business. You will experience the critical role we have in helping to re-engineer the financial ecosystem to support and drive sustainable economic growth. Together, we are aiming to achieve this growth by accelerating the just transition to net zero, enabling growth of the green economy and creating inclusive economic opportunity.

LSEG offers a range of tailored benefits and support, including healthcare, retirement planning, paid volunteering days and wellbeing initiatives.

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