Technology Project Manager

LSEG and Microsoft have entered an exciting strategic partnership for the development of next-generation data, analytics, and cloud infrastructure solutions. Our customers’ needs are evolving and so are financial markets. This partnership will transform the way customers discover, analyse and trade securities around the world. It will also advance our cloud strategy and build the improved resilience, efficiency, and agility that our customers expect. Microsoft customers will also have access to our data and analytics capabilities through a single flexible infrastructure that is intuitive and responsive. If you are interested in joining this dynamic strategic partnership, we look forward to considering your skills and experience.

This role is designed to support a programme which will build a greenfield cloud platform and migrate 1000+ applications to the cloud.  This involves mobilisation of an entire workforce, challenging current methods of working, defining a clear approach to migration and ensuring all change is delivered safely across a complex backdrop.  This transformational change positions our products for the future and unlocks exciting opportunities to enhance our product led strategy to continue to deliver for our clients.

What you'll be doing:

• Handling migration and programme dependencies
• Tracking progress and alignment to overall programme plan
• Collaborating with Migration Planning and Migration Execution to ensure parity across the migration process
• Running aspects of the programme that involve multiple senior internal and external sponsors within the Microsoft Partnership
• Tracking programme risks, conditional approvals, and exceptions
• Anticipating issues and delays, evaluating impacts against application/business requirements, complexity, cost, risk etc. whilst effectively assessing and resolving high-priority project risks
• Handle delivery quality and performance across the Partnership, ensuring services are introduced safely

Skills you'll bring:

• Project Management methodologies: Handle project resources and activities
• Resource & optimisation: Plan, lead and optimise resources within teams in order to maximise results and achieve desired performance
• Risk Management: Tracking conditions and exceptions relating to application migrations and ensuring any remediation activities are tracked to completion
• Business Case & Benefit Management: Prepare and handle business cases or proposals to rationalise programmes or projects, and identify, run and supervise benefits derived from the programmes or projects
• Navigating the business: Utilise knowledge of practices and approaches for handling and navigating the organisation to support project/programme objectives
• Change management: Use a systematic approach to deal with change, transition or transformation
• Industry knowledge: Demonstrate a depth of hands-on knowledge of the industry and domains
• Leading teams: Direct and lead others, coordinating activities and providing encouragement and inspiration to help others succeed
• Communication: Connect with clarity and precision, presenting technical information in a concise format that is audience appropriate
• Problem Solving: Define a problem, generate solutions, and evaluate and identify the best solution to overcome the problem
• Process improvement: Seeks new ways of working continuously to make processes run smoother and faster
• Relationship building: Interact well with others, quickly establishing rapport building positive relationships and networks
• Partner management: Build trusting relationships with internal and external stakeholders to understand drivers and negotiate positive outcomes
• Third party management: Manage relationships with external third parties
• Project planning & delivery: Demonstrate the structure of planning, organising and managing resources and activities to achieve outcomes within a clearly defined timeframe and standards

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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