Director of Engineering, Digital Market Infrastructure

Refinitiv

Director of Engineering, Digital Market Infrastructure

Salary Not Specified

Refinitiv, City of Westminster

  • Full time
  • Permanent
  • Onsite working

Posted today, 19 Sep | Get your application in now to be one of the first to apply.

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: 3c450f636ab645199ddb9c550ad4b088

Full Job Description

  • Evolving and maintaining a strong talent strategy to recruit the best to shape DMI products and services

  • Responsible for steering developer enablement, to continuously provide more effective tools, pipelines and infrastructure to ensure teams can maximise their productivity and output

  • Ensuring discipline and alignment is fostered across the teams through standardisation, governance and the right balance of controls

  • Shape and evolve the right proven processes, metrics and measures to ensure development reporting transparency can be provided to the business

  • Work closely with the Infrastructure (DevSecOps) Lead to ensure the DMI SDLC, infrastructure deployments & integrations are shaped, optimised, expanded and matured

  • Shaping & evolve the cultural values and mindset of the engineering organisation, aligned to customer-obsession

  • Staying abreast of best of breed thinking on proven modern approaches, methodologies and practises around agile & effective engineering delivery, Extensive professional experience in leading, shaping and evolving effective engineering organisations

  • Good knowledge and experience navigating emerging technology domains (e.g. DLT, web3)

  • Commercial awareness and knowledge of financial services, financial markets and market structure, as well as the unique challenges faced by regulated players in the financial sector

  • Excellent communicator, with the ability to interact with stakeholders across business & technology at all levels, both internally and externally

  • Strong empathy and a dedication to trust & purpose-building, in-pursuit of developing self-empowered teams

  • Ability to foresee roadblocks, conceive intelligent solutions and contribute innovative ideas, as well as manage change and ambiguity effectively and confidently

  • An interest in new technology and the ability to conceptualise and work with early-stage ideas

  • Ability to lead ownership of deliverables and work with stakeholders across the business to progress and achieve the relevant goals to ensure development, deployment & delivery is successful


  • Technical Skills

  • Significant experience leading engineering organisations

  • Strong expertise shaping proven software development lifecycle approaches, practises and methodologies

  • Strong knowledge of programming (e.g. Java, C++, C#, Python or similar)

  • Solid understanding of cloud infrastructure and cloud-native solution design

  • Appreciation of blockchain and DLT technology (preferably EVM / web3)

  • Solid understanding of information security in the cloud as well as modern DevSecOps practices

  • Knowledge of modern agile approaches such as flow metrics and value streams

    Taking responsibility for all aspects DMI agile build and delivery, the ideal candidate should have strong experience shaping effective large, self-empowered, multi-layered team topologies, with a strong appreciation for operating within a forward-thinking, emerging technology-centric domain (e.g. DLT, web3).


  • A thoughtful, people leadership approach is very important, with experience building customer-obsessed values, strong client-product alignment, with a solid foundational understand of modern agile approaches (e.g. flow metrics, value streams etc).

    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., 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.

    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.

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