LSEG UK | Director, Finance Commercial Operations

Responsibilities

• The role plays a central part in deal governance, providing recommendations on deal structures, approvals, risk considerations and commercial outcomes while working across Legal, Product, Tax, Order Management, Compliance, Credit Management and Commercial Policy to help ensure agreements are practical, commercially sound and executable.
• We are looking for a commercially minded leader with the judgement to balance growth, profitability, risk and customer outcomes in complex situations.
• You will be part of a collaborative and creative culture where we encourage new ideas.
• Do you enjoy partnering with commercial leaders to shape high-value deals, influence business decisions and drive commercial performance?.
• We work closely with our commercial teams to provide financial oversight on customer deals, ensuring decisions align with business objectives, pricing frameworks, licensing models, commercial policy and regulatory requirements.
• This role supports the interpretation and application of commercial policies, manages exceptions and helps deliver global initiatives locally.
• It also leads annual price increase activity, balancing customer needs with commercial objectives to maximise value and performance.
• In addition to its commercial responsibilities, this role provides leadership for a geographically dispersed team of approximately 17 professionals located across multiple regions.
• The successful candidate will create a collaborative and high-performing environment, setting clear priorities, supporting professional development and ensuring consistent execution across locations.
• Leadership responsibilities include resource planning, workload prioritisation, performance management, escalation support, talent development and succession planning.
• The role requires a leader who can balance day-to-day operational excellence with longer-term capability building and organisational effectiveness.
• Working closely with Sales & Account Management teams, the successful candidate will help strengthen negotiation strategies, financial outcomes and deal quality while supporting improvements to commercial processes, governance materials and team capability.
• Conforming with applicable law, we can reasonably accommodate applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs.

Requirements

• Working across different cultures, time zones and business priorities, they will foster engagement, strengthen capability and build a team culture focused on accountability, customer outcomes and continuous improvement.
• Success in this role requires the ability to influence senior stakeholders, build alignment across Finance, Sales, Product, Legal and Operations, and translate complex information into clear, practical recommendations.
• Strong collaboration, attention to detail and sound decision-making are essential.
• The successful candidate will also be an experienced people leader with a proven ability to lead, motivate and develop large, geographically dispersed teams.
• The ability to build trust, promote collaboration and maintain engagement within a global matrix organisation will be critical to success.
• A strong understanding of commercial finance, deal governance, pricing, profitability analysis and business performance drivers is essential.
• Experience reviewing and approving complex customer deals, including commercial exceptions, licensing considerations, contractual terms and risk trade-offs, will be highly valued.
• Strong analytical, financial modelling and Excel skills are also important, alongside the ability to interpret large volumes of commercial and performance data.
• Strong people leadership experience is equally important.
• Candidates should demonstrate success leading multi-location teams within global organisations, managing resources effectively, balancing competing priorities and developing talent at scale.
• Degree in Finance, Economics, Mathematics, Engineering, Business or a related discipline, or equivalent professional experience.
• Significant experience operating within global, matrixed organisations and leading geographically dispersed teams.
• Demonstrated success leading larger teams across multiple locations, creating high-performing and engaged environments while delivering consistent operational and commercial outcome.
• Knowledge of sales, order management, billing, product and quote-to-cash processes would be advantageous, as would experience working within regulated environments where controls, compliance, tax and reporting requirements are key considerations.

LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group plc)

Formally London Stock Exchange Group plc, LSEG provides financial markets infrastructure and data to customers around the world, and its history goes back to 1698. The group is organised into four divisions: Data & Analytics, FTSE Russell, Risk Intelligence and Markets, and its data business includes Refinitiv, which LSEG acquired. It is headquartered in the UK, incorporated in England and Wales, and its shares trade in London.

• Industry: Financial markets infrastructure and data: data and analytics, FTSE Russell indices, risk intelligence, and trading and post-trade markets
• Headquarters: London, United Kingdom (London Stock Exchange Group plc)