Network Solutions Manager

Overview:

We are looking for an expert Product Manager with a financial service industry background and excellent customer management skills to work within LSEG's Network Products & Services (NPS) organisation. This is a meaningful role working alongside other Network Product Managers who run an extensive global network product portfolio covering:
 

• LAN Connectivity including our Datacentre Network Fabrics and Office Networks;
• Global WAN & Edge Connectivity including connections to Internet and Cloud;
• Customer & Markets Connectivity including Low Latency & Multicast technologies;
• Application Network Connectivity including Firewall, Load Balancer and DNS/ IPAM technologies.
  
   

You will own our internal customers’ cross-product requirements, define the work required across NPS to deliver the solutions to those requirements and maintain the relationship with those customers as the solutions are delivered.  You will be working with other leaders in NPS and with project and programme managers delivering the solutions in planning and coordinating successfully delivery.

Ideally, you will have existing knowledge and experience of product led solution delivery within the network engineering or operations function of a large global corporate environment.

What you’ll be doing

• You will be the Subject Matter Authority (SME) for the specific network solutions being delivered, engaging with customers to collect demand and requirements and understand business needs and expectations;
• Planning cross-product solution delivery working with the Network Product Managers and other NPS leaders to prioritise delivery of the solution;
• With your understanding both of network technology and services marketplace, and of the LSEG business requirements you will align network solutions, technically and commercially, to meet the customers’ requirement while meeting NPS network standards;
• Driving decisions that are risk balanced between requirement, timescales, budget, technology, commercial, customer/ business, compliance and regulatory considerations;
• Developing strategic plans to support funding of cross-product solutions where required, supporting business and financial analysis of product costs;
• Coordinating the delivery of the required network solutions, working with project and programme managers to assure that quality and value is built in;
• Be the main NPS contact for internal customers throughout the delivery of required network solutions from requirements capture to operational handover;
• Working alongside our other Network Solution Managers within NPS Network Product Management team to deliver solutions that meet our customers’ requirements;
• Working as part of our wider Network Products & Services team, helping to improve our product management approach, engagement with our customers & the quality of our networks products & services.

What you’ll bring

You are an analytical problem solver, innovative and able to operate in a sophisticated technical and operational environment with an undergraduate degree or equivalent experience in computer science or related degree.

You have worked in a global technology organisation for over 10 years with a network or software engineering background, ideally in financial services with market data comms. You are familiar with DevOps and SRE enabled product methods and approaches.

You understand the role of a product manager (ideally PSPO trained) and also how projects and programmes are managed and governed. Your previous experience includes business requirements elicitation, project management and governance, and cost and budget planning.

You are interested in network and telecommunications industry with good understanding of trends including the relevance and impact of cloud technologies;

You have excellent relationship management and communications skills up to C-level with the ability to partner at business and technical levels. You enjoy working in and leading cross-functional teams of network and technology professionals;

You take a positive and hard-working approach to crafting solutions to business problems and how network technologies can improve business performance and benefit user & customer experience;

You are looking to join an organisation that is forward looking with a team of people who are passionate about what the deliver which will give you the opportunity to learn new skills and make a difference to our business and its customers.

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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