Equities Operational Resiliency Senior Manager

<p><b>About Us:</b></p><p></p><p>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.</p><p>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.</p><p></p><p>Proud to share LSEG in Romania is Great Place to Work certified (Sept ’24 – Sept ’25). Learn more about life and purpose of our company directly from the Romanian colleagues’ video: <a href="https://www.lseg.com/en/careers/where-we-work/bucharest-romania" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bucharest, Romania | Where We Work | LSEG</a></p><p></p><p><b>Role Description:</b></p><p></p><p>This is a role in Group Risk (2nd line) supporting the CRO for LSE plc and Turquoise, as part of the Capital Markets Risk Team. The role covers all aspects of Operational Resiliency for the London Stock Exchange and its business services, technology and supporting operations. The role will also cover new business initiatives such as the building out blockchain technology and using AI solutions.</p><p>We are looking for candidates who have or are developing a strong technology risk background and are looking to expand with a business risk role. There is a wide range of partners required across LSE plc senior management and the ideal candidate will be excellent at relationship management. Also, as LSE plc is a regulated entity with its own Board within LSEG, experience of regulators and understanding of the latest regulatory Operational Resiliency policies would be important in this role.</p><p></p><p><b><span>Key Responsibilities:</span></b></p><ul><li>Provide oversight, challenge and support of the day-to-day delivery of Operational Resiliency for LSE including incident &amp; problem review, technology risks, third party risks, project delivery and architecture reviews</li><li>Contribute to 2nd line oversight on LSE resiliency programmes including deep dives, monthly reporting, control review and remediation plans</li><li>Curate and produce reports and materials for regulatory requests, the LSE plc Board Risk Committee and internal risk committees</li><li>Providing input and participating in Scenario, BCM and DR Testing, including review of output for vulnerabilities and risks</li><li>Review of Third Party risks across LSE plc and Intra-group and LSE plc Service Management</li><li>Attending Group LSEG Operational Resiliency committees, design forums and working groups representing LSE plc</li><li>Attending incident review meetings and providing trend analysis of incidents from a Second Line risk perspective</li><li>Performing thematic assessments on technology resiliency topics including read across to external and LSEG events</li><li>Encouraging best practice and continuous improvement and alignment with the Group Risk framework</li><li>Maintaining positive relationships across all three lines of defence so that the risk framework has full endorsement from leadership and appropriately addresses their risk management needs</li><li>Supporting the First Line team in delivering and maintaining the Risk and Control Assessment (RCA), whilst providing effective and robust review and challenge, ensuring effective risk remediation actions are identified to address control vulnerabilities</li><li>Ensuring all risks identified as being near or outside appetite have high quality remediation plans which are monitored through the relevant governance forums</li><li>Conducting topical investigations to deliver fresh risk insights</li><li>Providing independent Second Line assessment of emerging and change risks associated with new strategy, new products and major projects</li><li>Review and challenge of key controls and providing recommendations to enhance, develop metrics and assess for effectiveness</li><li>Attendance and participation in relevant risk committees, forums, project boards and workshops</li><li>Delivery of training and workshops to key partners and employees as required</li></ul><p></p><p><b>Required Skills:</b></p><ul><li>Strong Technology background including appropriate experience and qualifications related to technology governance and risk m