Senior Manager, Network Optimisation

Overview:

We are looking for an experienced network professional to work within LSEG’s Network Products & Services (NPS) organisation. This is a meaningful role working alongside our Network Product Managers who run an extensive global network product portfolio covering:

• LAN Connectivity including our Datacentre Network Fabrics and Office Networks;
• Global WAN & Edge Connectivity including connections to Internet and Cloud;
• Customer & Markets Connectivity including Low Latency & Multicast technologies;
• Application Network Connectivity including Firewall, Load Balancer and DNS/ IPAM technologies.

You own and handle our inventory of network assets, ensuring that accuracy of the inventory and driving initiatives that optimise our cost base and deliver efficiencies across NPS. You will be working leaders and teams across NPS and the wider LSEG organisation to understand the uses for network inventory data, the cost base and customers for each of our network products and the opportunities to improve our overall efficiency.

Ideally, you will have existing knowledge and experience of working within network engineering or operations function of a large global corporate environment and have excellent data analysis skills.

What you’ll be doing

• Improving and maintaining the accuracy of our network inventory including costs and manufacturer end of life information for all telecom related and network hardware, software and tooling assets operated by NPS;
• Designing and implementing processes that will deliver accurate data input into inventory tools and improvement of existing data sets;
• Working NPS leaders, Network Product Managers, Vendor Managers, Global Sourcing, and Finance Partners to support analyses and decision making;
• Reporting and tracking of inventory data across NPS for Network Product Managers to help understand their product portfolio, associated costs and opportunities;
• Auditing and reporting of key inventory information for accuracy of the data and provide confidence to the consumers of the data;
• Reviewing data and analyses to find opportunities for waste management and cost optimisation, working with specialist 3rd parties as the need arises;
• Defining initiatives and working with Network Product Managers to the identified waste management and cost optimisation opportunities to deliver yearly NPS savings targets;
• Utilising the telecom and network asset costing information to support Network Product Managers with creation of strategic business justification and product roadmaps;
• Supporting other areas of LSEG organisation by providing relevant data sets for input to specific initiatives and continuing support delivery of those initiatives as the need arises;
• Managing and reporting decommissioning activities for identified circuits and infrastructure as part of wasted management and cost optimization minimising any impact to service;
• Leading and developing a small team of 3rd party analysts to ensure that the Network Optimisation activities meet organisational and customer needs.

What you’ll bring

You are an analytical problem solver with excellent data analysis and governance skills who is innovative and able to operate in a sophisticated technical and operational environment with an undergraduate degree or equivalent experience in computer science or related degree.

You have worked in a global technology organisation for over 10 years with a networking background ideally in financial services. You are familiar with managing large data sets, ensuring accuracy and integrity of data with unparalleled attention to detail.

You understand both how a product-led organisation works and how projects and programmes are managed and governed. Your previous experience includes business requirements elicitation, project management and governance, and cost and budget planning.

You are interested in network and telecommunications industry with good understanding of trends including the relevance and impact of cloud technologies;

You have excellent relationship management and communications skills up to C-level with the ability to partner at business and technical levels. You enjoy working in and leading cross-functional teams of network and technology professionals;

You take a positive and hard-working approach to crafting solutions to business problems and how network technologies can improve business performance and benefit user & customer experience;

You are looking to join an organisation that is forward looking with a team of people who are passionate about what the deliver which will give you the opportunity to learn new skills and make a difference to our business and its customers.

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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