Role Description This is a senior leadership position in the FTSE Russell Technology team. You'll be responsible for partnering with various business functions in the Index Business to understand the vision and accordingly build and lead engineering teams. The selected candidate is encouraged to drive key initiatives that focus on providing the operational tooling involving range of business process that enable multiple business functions – index creation, management and reviews, product and research function. This role requires solid understanding of front-end and back-end architectures! To be successful, the selected individual will need to provide strong technology leadership across all project delivery dimensions, ensuring a consistent high-quality approach in delivery. Key Responsibilities Collaborate closely with the key FTSE Russell customers and provide overall technology engineering leadership, expertise, and mentorship to lead all aspects of a software development – Requirements, Business Analysis, Architecture, Planning & Execution Through strong engagement and demonstration of E2E Index lifecycle, design most appropriate technical solutions involving user interfaces, back-end interactions and process orchestrations Develop and implement roadmap for platforms to deliver initiatives concerning key index business functions Architect, design and coordinate the development of sophisticated front-end tools and the back-end services Lead a team of engineers that are skilled on different stacks – Angular, Java, Python and SQL. Implement multi-cloud solutions to ensure flexibility, scalability, and reliability of infrastructure across different cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure). Evaluate new technologies and industry trends to find opportunities for process improvement and innovation. Ensure compliance with industry standards, best practices, and security requirements. Drive multi-functional collaboration with business analysts, product managers, and other partners to ensure alignment between technology solutions and business objectives. Leads the project delivery (cost and timelines), Monitors project progress, supervise key performance metrics, and provide regular updates to senior management. Skills Leadership and Team Management: Over 10 years of technology leadership experience. Directly lead up to 5 global engineering teams tasked with developing sophisticated UI solutions involving process orchestration and back-end interactions. Strategic Planning and Execution: Build and implement a comprehensive technology strategy that aligns with the division’s long-term goals Technical Skills: Experience of multiple tech stacks across front and back-end - mainly Angular, Java, Python with strong understanding of SQL. Deep insights and understanding of modern technologies AI/ML, strong experience of AWS Services and efficient API development using GraphQL/Rest APIs. IT Strategy and Ownership: Proven track record to think strategically, analyse sophisticated problems, and develop innovative solutions to drive business value. Quality Assurance and Review: Own the development and QA of the software produced. Design strategies for various test phases ensuring alignment to industry best practices and maintaining high standards of quality and reliability. Modernisation & Data Intensive Applications: Solid working knowledge in developing Data Intensive Applications through adoption of the latest technologies Delivery Focus: Demonstrates planning, organising, and managing resources and activities to achieve specified outcomes within a clearly defined timeframe and standards Change management: Uses a detailed approach to deal with change, transition or transformation of an organisation's goals, processes, or technologies, implementing strategies for effecting behavioural and cultural change, controlling change, and helping people to adapt to change. Industry knowledge: Demonstrates a depth of hands-on knowledge of the organisation’s industry and domains – Benchmarks and Indices Communication: Communicates with transparency and precision, presenting sophisticated / technical information in a concise format that is audience appropriate Problem solving: Defines a problem, generates solutions, and evaluates and identifies the best solution to overcome the problem Customer management: Builds positive relationships with internal and external team members to understand their drivers and negotiate positive outcomes Third party management: Manages the relationships with all external third parties ranging from Scaled Partners to Vendors 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. 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