Strategy Director

About Corporate Strategy at LSEG
- The Corporate Strategy team partners with the CEO, CFO and Executive Committee (ExCo) of LSEG to shape the overall strategy of the Group. It helps to determine priorities for organic and inorganic growth across our portfolio, ensures business units and functions have strategies coherent with and informed by that of the Group, and leads strategic review and initiatives on cross-divisional and cross-functional themes.
- Joining the team, you will be right in the ‘nerve centre’ of LSEG as it transitions from integration of Refinitiv to transformation into a global, multi-asset-class-enabled provider of financial market infrastructure and data - and leverages its strategic partnership with Microsoft to enable new frontiers of growth, powered by the latest in cloud and AI technologies.

About this role
- We are seeking a high-performing and collaborative leader to join the team as a Strategy Director in Hong Kong, Singapore or Bengaluru, reporting to the Head of Corporate Strategy (in London). In this role, you will be responsible for LSEG’s geographic growth strategy as well as global strategy projects on specific emerging themes. This is a high visibility role, requiring interaction with C-level executives and extensive collaboration with a broad range of leaders in APAC and across LSEG globally.

Key responsibilities- Defining, articulating and continually refining LSEG’s geographic strategy, with particular focus on driving growth in underpenetrated markets-
- Developing focused and coherent country strategies for key markets, determining organic and inorganic growth priorities with a cross-divisional and cross-functional lens-
- Partnering with LSEG’s government relations and regulatory strategy team as required to support our geographic growth agenda-
- Leading strategic reviews and initiatives on cross-divisional and cross-functional topics, partnering closely with leaders across LSEG’s businesses and functions-
- Maintaining and leveraging strong relationships with external advisors and consultants-
- Building and maintaining strong working relationships with LSEG’s leadership in APACKey skills and experience
- track record_
- of collaborating with senior executives _
- across geographies _
- to drive growth and change in a multinational_
- organisation_
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Thought leadership and problem-solving:
- Critical thinking and ability to tackle complex problems in a structured manner-
- Credibility as a thought partner based on a track record of successfully advising and constructively challenging business leaders- Corporate strategy development:
- Experience of conducting market and competitive landscape reviews, developing country plans and conducting geo-prioritisation exercises-
- Ability to develop clear, pragmatic and actionable recommendations and plans-
- Experience of M&A due diligence / transaction support a strong plus- Communication:
- Excellent verbal and written communications skills-
- Experience of preparing materials for C-level executives and Board members- Stakeholder engagement and influencing:
- Ability to reach across an organization to bring the right expertise and diversity of perspectives together-
- Ability to deal with ambiguity and adopt a range of operating models based on stakeholder context and business need-
- Experience of working with senior executives and influencing with insight and respect- Leadership:
- Drive for excellence while leading with trust, openness, inclusivity and humility-
- Ability to attract, develop and inspire diverse talent-
- Experience of leading virtual, multi-disciplinary teams, operating across time-zones-
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree; MBA preferred-
- Experience as a senior engagement manager at a top-tier strategy consulting firm, or 10+ years of total professional experience including a combination of strategy consulting, in-house corporate strategy or private equity roles-
- Expertise on the financial data (or broader FS) market landscape in one or more of China, India and Japan strongly preferred-
- Expertise in one or more of the following areas a plus: financial market infrastructure, banking, technology transformation, platform business models, big data and cloud, AIAt LSEG, we believe that creating a diverse and inclusive organisation is fundamental to the way we deliver on our promise of creating essential partnerships and open opportunities. Our open culture is central to how we deliver our purpose - driving financial stability, empowering economies and enabling customers to create sustainable growth - in everything we do.

Working with us means that you will be part of a dynamic organisation of 25,000 people across 70 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 acr