Director - Platform Experiences

About UsLSEG (London Stock Exchange Group) is more than a diversified global financial markets infrastructure and data business. 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. LSEG 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. Proud to share LSEG in Romania is Great Place to Work certified (Sept '24 - Sept '25). Learn more about life and purpose of our company directly from the Romanian colleagues' video:

Bucharest, Romania | Where We Work | LSEGRole DescriptionWorkspace is LSEG's flagship desktop platform, delivering a unified experience for accessing real-time market data, news, analytics, and productivity tools. Built for performance, scale, and intuitive user experiences, Workspace is a cornerstone product used daily by thousands of financial professionals around the world. As Director - Platform Experiences, you will be a key senior leader within the Workspace engineering organisation. This role requires technical acumen, strong people leadership, and strategic thinking.

You will be accountable for leading multiple cross-functional engineering teams that deliver customer-facing outcomes across core Workspace capabilities such as Market Monitoring, Real-Time Data, News, Charting, and more. In addition to product and delivery responsibilities, you will serve as the local leader for the Workspace organisation in Bucharest. This includes fostering a strong, inclusive culture; representing Workspace within the broader LSEG Bucharest technology community; and being a visible, accessible leader who champions collaboration, career development, and site-wide initiatives.

You'll play a key role in attracting and retaining talent, supporting engineering community engagement, and contributing to the strategic growth of our Bucharest presence. You will report to the Head of Engineering for Workspace and play a critical role in shaping engineering culture, technology strategy, and team performance in line with LSEG's goals of delivering world-class financial tools and platforms. The role spans technical strategy, people leadership, and execution delivery. You will lead multiple teams to deliver critical functionality to financial professionals.

You will work closely with Product, UX, Architecture, and other engineering domains to ensure reliable, scalable, and elegant experiences for our customers. You will foster a culture of ownership, innovation, and continuous improvement, while ensuring your teams are aligned with broader business objectives. What You'll Be DoingLeading and managing multiple engineering teams across various customer-facing domains (e. g. , News, Real-Time Data, Charting, Market Monitoring). Setting and evolving technical direction in collaboration with other engineering leaders. Driving modern software engineering practices (CI/CD, testing, observability, performance monitoring).

Coaching and developing engineering managers and senior individual contributors to achieve technical and professional excellence. Partnering with Product and Design teams to define roadmaps, prioritise initiatives, and deliver high-quality customer outcomes. Overseeing the recruitment, onboarding, and retention of top engineering talent. Acting as a senior voice in engineering planning, incident response, and operational readiness. Driving continuous improvement and promoting a learning culture within your teams. What You'll BringProven experience in leading large, distributed software engineering teams in a product-centric organisation. Deep understanding of building high-performance, scalable, and secure software systems.

Experience delivering complex web-based applications with real-time or data-heavy capabilities. Strong technical background (e. g. , software engineering, architecture, systems design). Excellent people management and team development skills. Strong communication and stakeholder engagement abilities. Experience operating in agile, iterative development environments. Passion for delivering outstanding customer experiences through elegant platform capabilities. What You'll Get In ReturnThe opportunity to shape a flagship product used by the world's leading financial professionals. A dynamic and collaborative work environment with a high degree of autonomy. A leadership role in a globally recognised organisation at the heart of financial markets. Competitive compensation, bonus, and benefits.

Access to learning and development programmes to advance your career. Hybrid and flexible working arrangements. Inclusion in a purpose-driven organisation that values sustainability and societal impact. BenefitsWe are looking for intellectually curious people, passionate about the bigger picture of how technology industry is evolving, ready to ask difficult questions and deal with complicated scenarios! If you are creative and a problem solver, this is the place to be as will be supporting you to fast-forward your career!We Maximise Each Employee's Potential Through Personal Development Through a Wide Range Of Learning Tools Both Formal And Informal.

We Believe In Remunerating Our People With Competitive Salaries And a Range Of Attractive Benefits Such As: 25 days' holiday per year1 additional day off for your BirthdayAnnual wellness allowanceShare Purchase PlanMedical Health InsuranceMedical Subscription (preventive medical services)Life insurancePillar 3 Private PensionMeal VouchersFlexible BenefitsBooksterVolunteering EventsAll LSEG colleagues with at least one year's continuous service, who become parents, are now entitled to at least 26 weeks' paid leave, and the option to return to work on a phased basis, in relation with specific company's policy and guidelinesLSEG 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. 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.

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