Description

Legal & Compliance (L&C) is seeking a highly capable and forward-thinking Senior Associate to take a leading role in strengthening our risk and control environment while driving innovation across the function. This role sits at the heart of two key priorities for L&C: maintaining a robust risk posture and accelerating the adoption of new technologies and smarter ways of working.

You will be responsible for overseeing our Risk & Control Framework, ensuring our Self-Identified Issues (SIIs) are well-managed, transparently documented, and closed on time. In parallel, you will champion innovation initiatives-including those leveraging artificial intelligence-to enhance efficiency, reduce friction, and deliver meaningful improvements to how Legal & Compliance operates.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone who combines risk expertise with a passion for technology-enabled transformation.

Key Responsibilities

Risk & Control Oversight

• Own and maintain the Legal & Compliance Risk & Control Framework, ensuring alignment with Group Risk standards and methodologies.
• Serve as the primary liaison with Group Risk colleagues, coordinating reporting, reviews, and deep dives as required.
• Ensure SIIs are properly logged, assessed, tracked, and remediated, with clear documentation and timely closure.
• Support and challenge control owners across L&C to improve the quality and effectiveness of controls, ensuring clarity of design, operation, and evidence.
• Contribute to the preparation of risk assessments (e.g., RCA, RCSA), audits, regulatory reviews, and internal governance forums.
• Identify emerging risks, propose mitigations, and support the function in adapting to regulatory and operational change.

Innovation & Transformation

• Lead and coordinate innovation initiatives across Legal & Compliance-including AI pilots, automation projects, and process optimisation efforts.
• Partner with Product, Technology, Engineering, Group Risk, Procurement, and business teams to deliver high-impact solutions.
• Manage small-to-medium-scale transformation projects, including scoping, requirements definition, governance, delivery planning, and benefits measurement.
• Promote a culture of experimentation and continuous improvement, identifying opportunities to reduce manual effort, improve consistency, and modernise workflows.
• Develop materials, business cases, and recommendations for Function Board, L&C Leadership Team, and other governance bodies.

Skills & Experience

Essential

• Strong experience in risk management, compliance, operational risk, internal controls, or similar assurance-related roles.
• Understanding of regulatory expectations and governance frameworks within financial services.
• Proven ability to manage and remediate issues, with excellent judgement and attention to detail.
• Experience delivering change or innovation initiatives-technology-enabled or process-focused.
• Ability to translate sophisticated concepts into clear, action-oriented recommendations for senior stakeholders.
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to prioritise, manage competing deadlines, and influence without direct authority.

Desirable

• Familiarity with AI, automation, or legal technology tools (e.g., document automation, workflow platforms, data analytics).
• Experience in Legal Operations, Compliance transformation, or cross-functional risk programmes.
• Understanding of LSEG's risk frameworks, governance structures, and tools (e.g., MetricStream).

What We're Looking For

A proactive, intellectually curious professional who thrives at the intersection of risk and innovation. Someone who is comfortable working with senior leaders, who can challenge constructively, and who enjoys shaping solutions that improve how our function operates.

You should be passionate about making Legal & Compliance more efficient, more data-driven, and better equipped to support LSEG's growth and transformation agenda.

Why Join Us?

This role offers a rare combination of tactical ownership and strategic impact. You will:

• Influence how L&C manages risk, control, and regulatory expectations.
• Drive some of the most exciting innovation initiatives within the function, including new AI capabilities.
• Work closely with leaders across Legal, Compliance, Group Risk, Technology, and the wider enterprise.
• Be part of a function that is modernising rapidly and plays a central role in enabling LSEG's strategy.

Career Stage:
Senior Associate

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.

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.

We 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.

You 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. Colleagues can get involved through fundraising and volunteering.

LSEG offers a range of tailored benefits and support, including healthcare, retirement planning, paid volunteering days and wellbeing initiatives.

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