Project Analyst

London Stock Exchange Group; London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job description

Reporting to the Operations Manager, the Project Analyst is responsible for supporting and leading projects and workstreams across the Separation, Integration and Horizontal portfolios, supporting resource demand and prioritization, gathering requirements, engaging with stakeholders, creating and maintaining project plans, reporting on project status, tracking project risks and issues and ensuring good governance is applied to projects.

The Project Analyst will act as a roving support and problem solver to build and develop with a view to owning larger projects, act as a knowledge hub across various teams and can adopt different hats as required for different assignments.

This role sits within the wider Corporate Technology Inorganic Change Department.

What you’ll be doing

Project Delivery

• Support Project Manager(s) to engage with stakeholders of varying seniority to understand objectives and translate these into clearly defined business requirements.
• Engage with stakeholders using business requirements to define and agree innovative solutions developing an understanding of cost/benefit principles.
• Lead multiple project workstreams and report on the status, risks and issues to the project manager and relevant stakeholders.
• Identify and manage risks and issues working closely with identified owners to track, report and resolve in a timely manner.
• Support the management of demand across the M&A team, working with portfolio leads to accurately forecast future M&A activity.
• Support the Separation, Integration and Transformation portfolios.
• Adopt and embed best practice into all new projects through the alignment to the Change Framework.
• Ensure Programme and Project Managers are supported to adhere to all LSEG governance and internal processes.
• Ensure all in-flight projects are managed appropriately, with tasks, risks and issues managed and reviewed where necessary.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to understand and incorporate synergy opportunities and operational risks into business and financial plans.

Governance and Risk Management

• Own and maintain a log throughout the lifespan of the project to capture and manage project Risks Assumptions Issues and Dependencies working closely with identified owners to track report and resolve in a timely manner.
• Demonstrate understanding of risk mitigation techniques.
• Create governance packs and regular status reports documenting progress risks and issues with escalation in line with the agreed project governance.
• Document and maintain a record of key decisions taken and any associated project artefacts.
• Understand and adhere to the change framework gathering data to support application and monitoring.
• Manage project plans to the agreed project deadlines and schedules.
• Communicate and apply agreed project standards.
• Support resource forecasting to enable a robust recruitment process that incorporates Diversity and Inclusion.
• Establish and maintain strong and supportive relationships across all capabilities and business units to enable the swift and effective management of issues, risks and dependencies when escalated.
• Contribute to the overall development of the wider M&A department and take ownership of shared deliverables where identified.
• Develop a strong understanding of the LSEG Change Framework and the Groups PPM tool, Clarity.

Key Behaviours

• Continuously adopt a pragmatic, flexible, and responsive approach.
• Work with teams in multiple locations simultaneously.
• Apply judgement to assess the relative importance of assigned tasks and prioritises effectively.
• Use of creative solutions regarding use of tools and techniques to support delivery of objectives.
• Consistently delivers a high-quality service to stakeholders.
• Desire for continuous improvement demonstrated through professional curiosity.

You’ll bring (Candidate Profile / Key Skills)

• 2+ years of combined change management and project management/support experience.
• 1+ years’ experience managing and supporting decommissioning projects.
• Prince 2 (Project Management) or recognised BCS Foundation (Business Analysis) qualification.
• Some Clarity expertise is beneficial.
• Demonstrable experience of supporting and developing early careers process.
• Recent and direct experience in Corporate Development within a financial services organisation of a similar scale to LSEG.
• Strong understanding of the change management process / lifecycle and its practical application.
• Business Analyst or requirements gathering experience desirable.
• Experience of working with geographically distributed and culturally diverse workgroups.
• Ability to develop and leverage relationships/influence key stakeholders both internally and externally.
• Capable of working independently and collaboratively as needed to deliver against Corporate Technology objectives.
• Demonstrated track record as a self-starter with the ability to multi-task and prioritise among competing demands; ability to wear multiple hats and be both a "thinker" and a "doer".
• Highly motivated / Strong work ethic – Proven commitment to adapt and champion time sensitive/mission critical processes operating in a global and matrix-type organization.
• Fast learner and able to link diverse sources of information to our business including ability to handle confidential information and materials with appropriate discretion.
• Good verbal and written communication skills - ability to communicate findings in a compelling manner.
• Some analytical capability, with ability to generate insights and understand problems.

About the London Stock Exchange Group

LSEG’s vision is to be the most trusted expert in global financial markets. This is achieved through leading the world in providing access to capital, helping customers optimise capital resources and promoting trusted and transparent environments and services for investment.

LSEG is a diversified international exchange Group that sits at the heart of the world's financial community. The Group operates through four key business divisions: Capital Markets (broad range of international equity, bond and derivatives markets); Post Trade (post trade and risk management services); Global Technology Services (high performance trading platforms and capital markets software); and Information Services (real-time and reference data products).

LSEG prides itself on operating a neutral, trusted, well-regulated and systemically important market infrastructure and does this within a fast paced, real-time and highly regulated environment. The Group is accountable to its shareholders, clients, regulators and the societies in which it operates and the Group Values and Behaviours underpin how the Group meets those accountabilities.

At LSEG, we believe that creating a diverse and inclusive organisation is fundamental to the way we deliver on our promise – and our purpose. You’ll be part of an organisation of over 25,000 people, spanning 70 countries. We recognise the individual perspectives each of our colleagues brings, and our diverse workforce is one of our greatest strengths. In supporting collaboration and creativity and encouraging new ideas across a diverse and inclusive workforce, we can improve how we are driving financial stability, empowering economies and enabling customers to create sustainable growth.

LSEG offers a range of tailored benefits and support from healthcare and retirement planning to paid volunteering days and wellbeing initiatives.

We are an equal opportunities employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. In accordance with applicable law, we make reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as any mental health or physical disability needs.

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.

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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LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group) 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 culture of connecting, creating opportunity and delivering excellence shapes how we think, how we do things and how we help our people fulfil their potential.

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