Senior Manager of Engineering Obsolescence Control

ABOUT US:

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.

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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 SUMMARY:

This role will coordinate the governance of the multiyear obsolescence remediation program across engineering teams. The role will also require to ensure the governance of one or multiple streams of obsolescence remediation programs across engineering and will lead all aspects of the evolution of the strategic and tactical remediation initiatives against the plan. The role is pivotal in ensuring technology sustainability, operational resilience, and compliance across the organization’s infrastructure estate. You will work closely with architecture, platform, and delivery teams to ensure technology components remain current, supported, and aligned with strategic roadmaps - driving proactive modernization and reducing technical debt. A strong engagement with CIOs and their team, with Program Directors from the contributing programs, with Engineering 1LOD, as well as with the 2LOD Risk teams. The program is phased. Focus for the first year covers the execution of the agreed scope and in parallel, handling the definition of future scope detailed data analysis and planning. This is a multiyear program requiring ongoing governance of the entire scope across the years!
 

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING:

Obsolescence Management:

• Identify and assess end-of-life (EOL) risks across hardware, OS, middleware, network and platform components.

• Design and implement remediation strategies for legacy and unsupported technologies.

• Maintain and improve the obsolescence inventory and lifecycle roadmap in alignment with vendor support timelines and security standards.

• Lead all aspects of data and reporting accuracy

• Report back to senior partners on program status

• Define future scope aligned to planning and budgeting process

• Drive estate standardization, consolidation, and optimization initiatives.

• Support rationalization and decommissioning programs to reduce footprint and cost.

Data & Reporting:

• Generate insights and dashboards to supervise estate health, obsolescence posture, and remediation progress.

• Chip in to demand planning and asset lifecycle forecasting.

Partner Collaboration:

• Collaborate with product owners, platform teams, and vendor partners.

• Influence technology decisions to support sustainability and reduce technical risk.

WHAT YOU'LL BRING:

• Strategy, Technology Governance, Data Analysis, Information Management, Risk management and controls.
• Demonstrable experience in infrastructure engineering or architecture within a large-scale enterprise environment.
• Good understanding of hardware, OS, virtualization, storage, and middleware platforms (e.g., Windows Server, RHEL, VMware, Oracle, SQL Server)
• Hands-on experience with technology lifecycle management, obsolescence tracking, and remediation planning.
• Familiarity with IT asset management (ITAM), CMDBs, and automation tools (e.g., ServiceNow, Ansible, SCCM).
• Understanding of cloud infrastructure (Azure, AWS, or GCP) and hybrid integration strategies.
• Excellent problem-solving, communication, and documentation skills.
• Validated ability to influence and inspire change across multi-functional teams, with experience leading through ambiguity and handling customers in sophisticated, matrixed environments!

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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