Senior Capacity Analyst

Technology Demand and Capacity Analyst:
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BACKGROUND

LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group) is a multi-billion pound global business:
a leading global financial markets infrastructure and data group, with a deep commitment to excellence and delivering value for our customers.
We're leaders in data and analytics, risk, collateral and processing solutions, capital formation and trade execution.
Within the Technology function, the Infrastructure & Cloud team manages the continuous availability and evolution of LSEG on-premise, in-cloud and hybrid infrastructure.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
• Determine the vision and strategy for Product, Data Centre capacity management, in close partnership with senior technology stakeholders
• Influence and communication at a senior level, across LSEG including Technology, Business divisions and Finance; as well as being culturally aware,
• Drive continuous governance, improvement, and integration of best practices for technology resource usage.
• Take action to halt costly, unjustified infrastructure usage practices when identified.
Intervene with operations, engineering and proposition teams as required to achieve this
• Manage technology partners and 3rd party vendors for provision of services
• Ensure the infrastructure requirements are incorporated into all Growth and Transformation.
• Develop and mature modelling to enable forecasting and scenario-planning for the future-state hybrid operation of LSEG technology
• Assist Technology Infrastructure & Cloud teams and Finance to gather CapEx and OpEx cost of ownership of capacity solutions, and assist and provide input for appropriate budget and financial planning
• Responsible for proactive capacity trending analysis, hosting monthly forums with Application Service owners; providing recommendations for future growth

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE & EXPERIENCE
• Solid track record of delivering a governance and control function, using insight and business-focused analysis to stakeholders at multiple levels of a technically complex and dynamic organization
• Experience of supporting multiple business initiatives in an environment of conflicting priorities, and brokering solutions across multiple stakeholders
• Familiarity with network technologies, vendors, and service providers
• Knowledge of Business Case & Project Portfolio Management delivery processes and control gates

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES
• Clear decision-making ability with the facility to judge complex situations and assess when to escalate issues.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to present, discuss and explain issues coherently and logically both in writing and verbally
• Assertiveness to drive decisions with different stakeholder teams and control network cost of ownership, while working pragmatically to meet the business needs of LSEG
• Ability to thrive in a technically complex and fast-changing environment, and to respond calmly and rationally to changing aspirations in a deadline-driven situation
• The ability to manage experienced analysts, technologists, and technology partners, delivering across several work streams simultaneously
• Determination and focus to deliver key business outcomes for LSEG
• Good leadership, influencing and persuasion skills with the ability to enthuse and inspire multidisciplinary teams and build successful relationships at all levels.
• Good team player, self-motivated and able to work on own initiative.
• Able to build and maintain effective working relationships with a wide range of people

At LSEG, we believe that creating a diverse and inclusive organisation is fundamental to the way we deliver on our promise of creating essential partnerships and open opportunities.
Our open culture is central to how we deliver our purpose - driving financial stability, empowering economies and enabling customers to create sustainable growth - in everything we do.

Working with us means that you will be part of a dynamic organisation of 25,000 people across 70 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 exp