LSEG (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. LSEG’s ticker symbol is LSEG.

OUR PEOPLE:

People are at the heart of what we do and drive the success of our business. Our culture of connecting, creating opportunity and delivering excellence shape how we think, how we do things and how we help our people fulfil their potential. We embrace diversity and actively seek to attract individuals with unique backgrounds and perspectives.  We break down barriers and encourage teamwork, enabling innovation and rapid development of solutions that make a difference. Our workplace generates an enriching and rewarding experience for our people and customers alike. Our vision is to build an inclusive culture in which everyone feels encouraged to fulfil their potential.

We know that real personal growth cannot be achieved by simply climbing a career ladder – which is why we encourage and enable a wealth of avenues and interesting opportunities for everyone to broaden and deepen their skills and expertise. As a global organisation spanning 70 countries and one rooted in a culture of growth, opportunity, diversity and innovation, LSEG is a place where everyone can grow, develop and fulfil your potential with meaningful careers.

ROLE PURPOSE:

Help bring our AI Capability Model to life by turning principles into practical, scalable ways of working. You will enable teams to build secure, responsible, resilient, and cost‑effective AI solutions by creating clear guidance and reusable foundations, and by supporting lean, continuous assurance that helps teams deliver with confidence.

ROLE SUMMARY:
This role operates across the AI Governance ,  AI Engineering  and our center of excellence supporting our business objectives with robust and manageable AI solutions.

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING:

You will turn our AI architecture and governance principles into practical enablers for teams—creating the clarity, reusable foundations, and lean assurance needed to support high‑quality delivery, steady velocity, and responsible growth across the organisation.

A) Turn principles into adoptable practice (Enablement)

• Translate high‑level architecture and governance guidance into practical, reusable assets that support consistent, scalable delivery.
• Contribute to defining enabling services that help teams deliver and operate AI solutions safely and reliably.
• Develop and maintain a library of reference artefacts (templates, examples, checklists) that support effective adoption of recommended practices.
• Lead and facilitate the AI engineering knowledge and community activities—curating content, running learning sessions, and integrating feedback into improved guidance.
• Review and adapt industry best practices, working with internal experts to publish reusable patterns and architectural recommendations.

B) Make assurance practical, lean, and continuous (Controls)

• Support and refine a streamlined, evidence‑based assurance approach that provides clear visibility across AI initiatives and their lifecycle.
• Promote and enable automation of key checks within delivery workflows to help teams meet governance expectations efficiently.
• Collaborate with architecture, governance, risk, security, product, and finance teams to align standards and close enablement gaps.
• Ensure engineering practices remain aligned with relevant risk and compliance frameworks through clear, auditable evidence.

C) Curate reference assets for speed and consistency

• Develop and evolve technology and project reference materials that support consistent assessment of fit, risks, and operating considerations.
• Define and maintain criteria for reusable or endorsed patterns to support clarity and consistency across teams.

D) Keep us connected to the market

• Monitor emerging industry practices, standards, and partner activity to maintain an outside‑in perspective.
• Translate external insights into practical internal guidance and reusable artefacts for teams.

OUTCOMES YOU'LL DRIVE:

• AI initiatives are focused, prioritised, and progress efficiently through a streamlined intake and assessment flow.
• Solutions are secure, resilient, and well‑governed, with risks managed early and proportionately.
• Engineering teams adopt practical standards and reusable patterns, improving quality and delivery velocity.
• AI systems are observable and reliable in production, with behaviour that remains stable over time.
• AI resources are used efficiently and responsibly, supporting sustainable and cost‑aware operation.
• AI development reflects responsible and ethical principles, including fairness, transparency, and strong data stewardship.

WHAT YOU'LL BRING:

• Significant experience in cloud engineering, DevOps, or software delivery (Azure, AWS, or GCP), with a track record of incremental, agile delivery.
• Hands‑on development capability, including practical experience with Python and modern AI frameworks (e.g., LangChain, Semantic Kernel, or similar) to build or support agents, chat interfaces, or retrieval‑augmented solutions.
• Experience applying software engineering fundamentals: writing tests, structuring user stories, managing iterative releases, and working with CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience in AI/ML, software, or platform engineering, with exposure to automated testing and infrastructure‑as‑code or policy‑as‑code.
• Working knowledge of AI observability (logs, metrics, traces, behavioural signals) and practical methods to evaluate or improve AI system behaviour.
• Familiarity with AI risk and governance frameworks (e.g., NIST AI RMF or similar) and the ability to align engineering practices with evidence packs.
• Experience creating or curating engineering enablement assets such as templates, patterns, playbooks, or reusable guidance.
• Strong communication skills, able to explain complex concepts clearly and engage confidently with both technical and non‑technical audiences.
• Ability to collaborate across diverse domains—architecture, security, privacy, product, engineering, and FinOps—using an inclusive and outcome‑focused approach.
• Comfort facilitating knowledge‑sharing sessions, clinics, or community forums.

Nice to have:

• Experience contributing to governance or assurance processes, including lightweight control models, intake or assessment flows, or dashboard‑based visibility.
• Exposure to AI FinOps, such as cost‑aware model selection, unit economics, or prompt‑efficiency practices.
• Experience with MLOps or AI delivery tooling, or with AI‑specific observability systems.
• Participation in industry communities or standards bodies, with the ability to translate external practice into internal adoption.
• Experience facilitating workshops or engineering enablement events.
• Familiarity with AI‑specific challenges, such as explainability, drift, data lineage, or safe release practices.
• Understanding of operational quality practices, such as retrieval wiring, guardrails, or policy‑as‑code patterns.

WAYS OF WORKING:

• Operates with a bias toward automation, self‑service, and continuous improvement, using data‑driven decisions and a growth mindset.
• Acts in a lean, risk‑aware, and responsible way, ensuring trusted outcomes for the business, customers, and society.

Career Stage: Director

Edelman is a voice synonymous with trust, reimagining a future where the currency of communication is action. Our culture thrives on three promises: boldness is possibility, empathy is progress, and curiosity is momentum. 

At Edelman, we understand diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging (DEIB) transform our colleagues, our company, our clients, and our communities. We are in relentless pursuit of an equitable and inspiring workplace that is respectful of all, reflects and represents the world in which we live, and fosters trust, collaboration and belonging.

About the Company

Edelman is a voice synonymous with trust, reimagining a future where the currency of communication is action. Our culture thrives on three promises: boldness is possibility, empathy is progress, and curiosity is momentum.

We are a leading global communications marketing firm helping business and organisations evolve, promote, and protect their brands and reputations. We are independent and family owned, which allows us the freedom to deliver original thinking and invest in our clients. 

In the UK, there are more than 600 employees based in our offices in Victoria. We create award-winning creative communication programmes for our clients who include DP World, Microsoft, Unilever, Nissan, Starbucks, Shell, PwC, eBay, Meta, Mars and many more.

We have deep expertise and advise on consumer trends, corporate reputation, data, analytics and insights, health, technology, AI, capital markets and government affairs.

About the team

Edelman’s London Crisis & Risk team is the global Centre of Excellence for Edelman’s crisis communications capability, at the heart of Edelman’s global crisis network. We counsel leading global corporations, brands and institutions through reputational challenges that matter.

Our work spans live incidents and longer-burn issues including digital disinformation, marketing missteps, societal issues, litigation, executive transitions, cyber incidents and geopolitical events. We advise far beyond media relations, working across stakeholders and coordinating closely with communications advisers in other disciplines across Edelman’s global network to meet multi-market challenges.

You’ll work closely with peers across Edelman’s integrated practices, including Corporate Reputation, Public Affairs, Employee Experience, Digital, Creative, and our Trust and DxI insights teams. You’ll also collaborate with a global network of 180+ crisis professionals across 60+ markets.

The role

We’re looking for an Account Director experienced in counselling leading international companies on complex reputational issues and crises. You will support and manage some of our biggest global clients, working closely with international colleagues to respond to issues such as operational incidents, product safety matters, sponsorship issues, corporate governance crises, societal issues, campaign controversies, workplace misconduct, legal proceedings and restructurings.

This role involves occasional out of hours work during live issues and fast-moving situations.

Key responsibilities

Client counsel and delivery

• Counsel clients confidently and maturely on managing actual and potential reputational crises and risks, looking across the full stakeholder ecosystem
• Develop client materials including risk assessments, stakeholder analysis and engagement plans, scenario maps, strategic communications plans, messaging and Q&As
• Managing and developing client relationships, exhibiting best practice in client handling
• Supporting on and/or leading day-to-day on a varied portfolio of accounts
• Overall account project management and overseeing quality and operational performance, by ensuring work quality and deadline adherence for all account team members
• On accounts involving more than one Edelman office or team - working within integrated teams and across practices and overseeing multi-market coordination
• Full responsibility for overall financial management on their accounts – forecasting, hours allocation for team members, project & plan budgeting, managing servicing levels
• Writing plans, proposals and contributing to new business pitches (including RFP proposals) and driving the development of pitch materials
• Developing and coaching more junior team members, and line management responsibilities – minimum of one
• Identifying potential leads and areas of growth within existing clients as well as broader opportunities from a prospecting perspective
• Contributing actively in team meetings and supporting senior team members with general team management tasks such as quarterly financial forecasting  

What you bring

• Hands-on experience advising clients on complex issues and crises impacting a wide variety of stakeholders across channels, including digital and social
• Strong track record managing a diverse portfolio of accounts and providing calm, clear, well-informed counsel under pressure
• Excellent written and verbal communication, with strong attention to detail and the ability to deliver high-quality work to tight deadlines
• Strong project management skills, including budget management and managing client expectations against budgets and results
• A proactive, collaborative approach, with the judgement to work independently and the discipline to build strong internal coordination
• Keen interest in current affairs and the confidence to spot emerging risks and advise clients early

Are you ready to make an impact?

West Monroe is seeking an experienced consulting analyst with prior experience in and a strong passion for technology Mergers and Acquisitions to join our London office and Mergers and Acquisitions practice. 

As Senior Consultant in our Mergers and Acquisitions practice, you will serve Private Equity and Strategic clients across the transaction life cycle – from platform acquisitions to mergers/integrations to corporate divestiture/carve-out transactions, including sell-side readiness, pre-close technology and operations due diligence, Day 1 readiness planning, and post-close technology execution management.

In addition to client delivery, you will have the opportunity to assist with business development (hunting new clients and building relationship with existing), along with contributing to internal practice development leadership.

Senior Consultants within West Monroe have three main responsibilities:

Client Delivery

• Support teams serving Private Equity and Corporate Strategic buyers while demonstrating advisory capabilities with high level client counterparts such as CTOs, CIOs, and Technology Operating Partners
• Contribute to fast-paced technology due diligence engagements for Private Equity clients, with an ability to evaluate the technology systems and operations of a business and identify compliance, operations, revenue, and growth risks
• Play a key role in technology planning, strategy, and post-close engagements in complex transactions (post-merger integration and carve-out/divestitures) focused on Product Strategy, Target Operating Model development, cloud migration, digital transformation, and other value-based initiatives
• Interface with all levels of business and technology leadership at clients
• Leverage AI tools to accelerate analysis, synthesize complex information, and support data-driven recommendations for clients,exercising sound judgment in evaluating outputs.​
• Apply AI technologies (e.g., generative AI, automation tools, data models) to enhance insights, improve delivery efficiency, andelevate the quality of client outcomes.

Practice Development

• Build data-driven methodologies and assets for evaluating software businesses in a due diligence capacity, and manage related internal initiatives
• Enhance analysis and presentation frameworks used in technology due diligence and technology advisory engagements
• Collaborate with a team of software, infrastructure, and security architects and consultants in order to elevate the technology advisory capabilities of the M&A team 
• Actively participate in the performance management process
• Actively participate in recruiting and retaining top quality consultants
• Assist with company campus and experienced recruiting 

Business Development

• Support opportunities to provide prospects and clients with post-close technology advisory for middle-market technology businesses; collaborate with practice partners to support these opportunities
• Create work plans, pricing estimates, and risk assessments for prospects
• Actively participate in M&A industry events
• Understand client investment needs/constraints and help tailor proposals appropriately to meet their needs
• Attend networking events and actively build and leverage a professional network and affiliate network in the local community 

Qualifications:

• 4+ years participating in team-based, client-facing management or technology consulting or IT M&A experience at corporate strategic client is preferred
• Experienced in specific technology sub-sectors (e.g., FinTech, Healthcare IT, Marketing Tech, etc.) preferred, but not mandatory
• Experience in a M&A-centric role, preferably with Private Equity investors, and with experience in SaaS or software company mergers/integrations, and/or carve-outs/divestitures
• Experience integrating AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT) into day-to-day workflows to enhance productivity and insight generation, coupled with strong critical thinking to assess accuracy, mitigate bias, and ensure high-quality outputs
• Excellent organizational, verbal and written communication skills
• In-depth knowledge of project planning methodologies and software development life cycles 
• Bachelor's degree preferred, or equivalent required
• Strong analytical, problem solving, and quality assurance experience
• Strong communication skills to be able to work with C-level clients
• Ability to travel up to 50%
• A commitment to inclusion and diversity, and openness to new ideas and perspectives

About Baringa 

Baringa is a global consulting firm that partners with leaders to drive change and create value. With deep industry expertise, and enabled by advanced technology, the firm helps clients to deliver with greater confidence and certainty. With over 2,000 people across the UK, Europe, North America, Asia and Australia, the firm combines global insight with local understanding.

The firm works across energy and resources, financial services, government and public sector, consumer products and retail, pharmaceuticals and life sciences, manufacturing, and technology, media and telecoms, with capabilities spanning strategy, transformation and operational excellence – all powered by advanced technology, data, AI and digital innovation.

Clients value Baringa’s collaborative approach and the way its teams integrate seamlessly – all working with a shared understanding of what matters most. The firm is known for its kind, curious experts who listen closely and care deeply about client success as they help clients transform energy markets, modernise financial platforms, expand telecoms and digital networks through advanced data analytics, enable digital services in government, and unlock growth in consumer sectors.

Certified as a Great Place to Work around the world, Baringa has been recognised by the Financial Times in 22 categories of its UK Leading Management Consultants rankings, and by Forbes for four consecutive years as one of the World’s Best Management Consulting Firms.

Our Strategy & Transactions practice are looking for an experienced Director to join the team.

We are a rapidly growing global team of transactions and strategy experts, who are striving to be the global go-to provider for deal advisory work in Energy, Utilities, and Renewable Infrastructure. Our work spans the value chain of these sectors, including technology, services, manufacturing and supply chain.  

We mostly work with Private Equity, Infrastructure and Corporate clients - they tell us they love our 'speed to insight'. This is because we staff teams not just with CDD experts but also with sector specialists; this approach places a much lower emphasis on external experts and allows us to leverage Baringa's unique IP and bankable models that have been built up through years of Energy/Utilities/Infrastructure sector leadership.   

Despite our rapid growth, we pride ourselves on our collaborative and open culture, and the entrepreneurial spirit of the team. We are now an established team of over 50 in the UK and are also looking to rapidly scale our US, APAC and Australia teams. This makes it a very exciting time to join and help shape the future direction of Baringa's Strategy & Transactions practice. 

We are committed to creating the 'best place to work in transactions and strategy'; come and play a role in this exciting journey.  

What you will be doing:

We are looking for an exceptional individual to join our Strategy & Transactions practice at Senior Manager/Director level. This is an opportunity to lead a dynamic and growing team focused on deal advisory and growth strategy in the Energy, Utilities, and Renewable Infrastructure sectors.

• Leading the development of client relationships and business engagement opportunities.
• Supporting corporate and private equity clients with market entry strategy/analysis, identifying investment themes and potential targets.
• Leading buy and sell-side commercial due diligence, and growth strategy projects.
• Contributing to the ongoing evolution of Baringa’s global and local growth strategy.
• Coaching, mentoring, and advising junior colleagues on strategy and transactions best-practice.
• Actively engaging in acquisition of new team members and talent.

We differentiate by running blended teams of strategy/transaction experts with sector specialists, bringing hands-on expertise from across Baringa to our clients.  

Your skills and experience:

• Extensive strategy/transaction experience – CDD, VCDD, Growth, Market Entry – with 10+ years spent within consulting.
• Significant experience working on energy focused projects, and deep understanding of the energy value chain.
• Previous track record of participating in building client relationships, identifying and shaping opportunities, and converting opportunities into sold engagements.
• Desire to be involved in a fast-growing team, with opportunity to shape the future development of the team’s focus.

Most of all, we value individuals that are not only hardworking and intelligent, but who also make the workplace an enjoyable place to be.