Director, Software Engineering

About Us:

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.

Role Summary:

Roles in the Director PL path align multiple teams to deliver secure, reliable, and reusable platforms. Scope includes cross-team leadership, coordination of delivery, and technical alignment across a product area or function. The impact is growing capability, removing delivery blockers, and ensuring scalable architecture across teams.​

What You’ll Be Doing:

• Leading and managing multiple engineering teams across various customer-facing domains

• Setting and evolving technical direction in collaboration with other engineering leaders.

• Driving modern software engineering practices (CI/CD, testing, observability, performance monitoring).

• Coaching and developing engineering managers and senior individual contributors to achieve technical and professional excellence.

• Partnering with Product and Design teams to define roadmaps, prioritise initiatives, and deliver high-quality customer outcomes.

• Overseeing the recruitment, onboarding, and retention of top engineering talent.

• Acting as a senior voice in engineering planning, incident response, and operational readiness.

• Driving continuous improvement and promoting a learning culture within your teams.

What You’ll Bring:

• Proven Leadership Skills in Global Engineering Functions

• Proven experience collaborating across various disciplines and organizational structure

• Ability to swiftly analyze complex problems and communicate them effectively at an executive level

• Strong communication skills

• Proven track record of managing large technology transformation projects in the financial industry

• Experienced in agile software development practices

• High emotional intelligence, able to read the room and understand organisational complexities

• Coordination of product roadmaps

• Previous relevant experience in Engineering

Career Stage:

Director

Compensation Information:

LSEG is committed to offering competitive Compensation and Benefits. The anticipated annual gross base salary for this position is between zł315,600 - zł526,200. Please be aware base salary ranges may vary by geographic location. In addition to our offered base salary, this role is eligible for our Annual Bonus Plan (”bonus plan”). Target Bonus % will be commensurate with role level and posted career stage. Individual salary will be reflective of job-related knowledge, skills and equivalent experience.

Benefits Information:

LSEG roles (excluding internships) are typically eligible for inclusion in our LSEG Benefits program. To view the benefits available for the role you're applying for, please click here. This document provides a list of benefits by country. Simply click on the country where the role is based to view the relevant details. If you have specific questions or would like further details, these can be discussed during your interview.

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.

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