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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.\nLSEG 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.\nOUR PEOPLE:\nPeople 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.\nWe 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.\nROLE SUMMARY:\nWe are looking for a Development Manager to lead the Software Development and Quality Engineering teams responsible for our FX Exchange applications across FX Spot, Swaps and NDF. You will have overall accountability for the people, technology, delivery and quality of the product area.\nYou will work closely with Product to shape the roadmap, assess technical feasibility and turn business and customer priorities into secure, resilient and scalable solutions. This is a senior People Leader role that requires technical credibility. You will guide architecture and key engineering decisions while enabling teams to own detailed design, development, testing and production support. You will also build an inclusive environment where engineers can grow, collaborate and deliver their best work.\nWHAT YOU'LL BE DOING:\nLead the engineering organisation\nLead Software Development and Quality Engineering teams with shared accountability for delivery and product quality.\nLead Software Development and Quality Engineering teams with shared accountability for delivery and product quality.\nSet clear technical direction, engineering standards and delivery expectations.\nCoach engineers, support career development and build future technical and people leaders.\nPlan the skills, capacity, hiring and organisational structure needed to deliver the product roadmap.\nCreate an inclusive environment that values different perspectives, open communication and continuous learning.\nLead distributed teams and work effectively with external technology partners.\nPartner with Product\nShare accountability with Product for translating business strategy, customer needs and market opportunities into an achievable product roadmap.\nAssess technical feasibility, dependencies, delivery options and engineering investment before roadmap commitments are made.\nBalance functional delivery with resilience, security, regulatory obligations, technical debt and platform modernisation.\nProvide clear estimates, delivery choices and trade-offs so Product can make informed priority decisions.\nUse customer, operational and engineering data to measure outcomes and guide future investment.\nOwn engineering delivery and quality\nBe accountable for delivery from requirements and design through development, testing, deployment and production operation.\nEstablish a modern software development lifecycle based on automation, continuous integration and delivery, peer review, continuous testing, security, observability and operational readiness.\nMake quality a shared responsibility across Development and Quality Engineering.\nLead functional, integration, performance, resilience and security testing for business-critical trading services.\nImprove release confidence by automating repeatable checks, reducing manual hand-offs and addressing defects earlier.\nEnsure technical debt, engineering risks and dependencies are visible, prioritised and managed.\nProvide technical leadership\nGuide architecture and design for high-volume, low-latency and highly available trading systems.\nEnsure solutions are scalable, secure, observable, supportable and aligned with the wider FX technology strategy.\nLead technical reviews and challenge designs constructively, while enabling teams to own implementation decisions.\nDrive modernisation of legacy platforms, including modularisation, simplification and the adoption of reusable engineering patterns.\nMaintain a strong understanding of Java, C++, Linux, event-driven architectures, distributed systems, messaging and performance engineering.\nLead the response to complex production issues and ensure learning is converted into lasting improvements.\nEmbed AI and automation across engineering\nSet expectations for responsible use of AI throughout the software development lifecycle, from requirements and design to coding, testing, documentation and production support.\nEncourage teams to create and reuse AI skills and agents that automate repeatable engineering activities.\nUse AI-assisted analysis and automation to improve quality, delivery speed and developer experience while protecting security, data and intellectual property.\nMeasure adoption and outcomes, share effective patterns and ensure appropriate human review and governance.\nMeasure and improve performance\nDefine meaningful measures for delivery flow, quality, reliability and engineering effectiveness.\nUse measures such as lead time, deployment frequency, change failure rate, recovery time, escaped defects, automation coverage, service availability and performance trends to identify improvements.\nBuild a culture of evidence-based decisions, experimentation and continuous learning rather than using metrics as individual performance targets.\nWHAT YOU'LL BRING:\nExperience leading Software Development and Quality Engineering teams responsible for business-critical products.\nTechnical leadership experience in high-volume, low-latency or distributed systems, preferably within electronic trading or financial markets.\nDepth in modern software architecture, Java engineering and performance optimisation, with a working understanding of C++ and Linux environments.\nExperience leading large-scale technology transformation, modernising legacy platforms and improving engineering practices while sustaining live services.\nExperience partnering with Product to shape roadmaps, evaluate options, prioritise investment and deliver customer and business outcomes.\nExperience establishing modern SDLC, automated testing, CI/CD, secure engineering, observability and operational readiness practices.\nPractical experience applying AI-assisted engineering, reusable skills or agents across requirements, development and testing.\nExperience using engineering and operational measures to improve delivery, quality and service reliability.\nKnowledge of FX Spot, Swaps or NDF, matching engines, FIX or comparable electronic trading platforms.\nAbility to communicate clearly, influence senior stakeholders and lead teams through ambiguity and change.\nWHY JOIN US:\nYou will lead a product area at the heart of global financial markets and help shape the next generation of FX trading technology. You will have the opportunity to develop people, influence product and technical direction, and improve how software is designed, built, tested and operated.\nWe believe different perspectives strengthen our decisions and help us innovate. You will join an environment that values collaboration, learning, responsible experimentation and meaningful engineering outcomes.\nCareer Stage:\nManagerLondon Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) Information:\nJoin 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.\nLSEG 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.\nOur 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.\nWorking 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.\nWe 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.\nYou will be part of a collaborative and creative culture where we encourage new ideas. We are committed to sustainability across our global business and we are proud to partner with our customers to help them meet their sustainability objectives. Our charity, the LSEG Foundation provides charitable grants to community groups that help people access economic opportunities and build a secure future with financial independence. 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