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Information Technology Career Opportunities 2017 / 2018 Contents 3 Contents Welcome to a whole new world ..................................................4 Innovation ........................................................................................6 About LSEG .......................................................................................8 Values & culture ............................................................................10 The technology programmes ....................................................12 Our people.......................................................................................14 Continuous professional development ..................................16 Our charitable partnerships ......................................................18 What we offer ................................................................................20 What we look for ...........................................................................21 How to apply ..................................................................................22 4 Welcome Welcome 5 “To stay ahead in an increasingly complex and demanding marketplace requires constant innovation and evolution. We Welcome cannot afford to stand still; we require fresh talent and new ideas to drive us to a whole to our next phase of our growth.” new world Chris Corrado 78mn COO and CIO at London Stock Exchange Group There are few technology businesses 2016 average daily currently more critical to the global transaction volumes In recent years, the Group’s acquisition of smaller software financial landscape than London supported by the companies has accelerated our growth, leading us to new Stock Exchange Group. Group’s platforms and dynamic areas of technological development. From Artificial Intelligence (AI) and augmented reality, to the use Our technology powers many of Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technology, LSEG’s of the world’s leading financial technologists are driving many of the exciting innovations exchanges, disseminating information currently taking place in our industry. and data to investors, and managing systematic risk before crises can occur. As a graduate on LSEG’s Technology programme, you’ll prove As well as supporting the Group’s own crucial to our on-going growth strategy, as we work to harness businesses, globally, investment banks, disruptive technologies and to integrate new business lines asset managers and clearing houses into our core operations. Your skills may be in programming, depend on our technology capabilities or perhaps in managing projects and client relationships. to trade with each other and to generate Either way, you’ll have an important part to play in our future. income. Indeed, around $15 trillion of assets under management Above all, we are looking for people who are intellectually benchmarked to the Group’s indexes. curious, interested in the bigger picture of how the technology industry is evolving and willing to ask the difficult questions. If you’re looking for a fast-paced role, one that offers the complexity and challenge to take you to your full potential, To stay ahead requires then this is the place to be. “constant innovation“ and evolution. Let’s get started... 6 Innovation Innovation 7 TradElect June 2007 TradElect Release 2 October 2007 Innovation TradElect Release 3 September 2008 TradElect Release 4 May 2009 Help us to shape the future TradElect Release 4.1 July 2009 of Financial Technology TradElect March 2010 Millennium Exchange LSE equity 2016 0.084 1.410 At London Stock Exchange Group, we are committed to staying at the forefront of technological progress and innovation. Our technologists are driving many of the 3.0 emerging and disruptive trends currently taking place in our industry. 3.7 As a world-class technology business we cannot afford to stand still. In the world of financial technology, change is constant, Bigger demands, progress happens at breakneck speed, and competitive advantage is measured in nanoseconds. LSEG’s dedicated Emerging Technologies team is committed to ensuring we faster deliveries remain at the cutting edge of our industry, analysing and 5.0 applying technological innovations across our global operations. From Artificial intelligence (AI) to Blockchain and Distributed Latency of LSEG’s trading system Ledger Technology, our technologists are ensuring we utilise these capabilities to shape the future of financial services, (milliseconds) improving efficiencies, reducing risk and creating new 6.0 business models. As a graduate on LSEG’s Technology stream, you’ll have an important role in harnessing new, disruptive technologies and 11.0 working on projects aimed at integrating these into our front- line operations. A member of our latest graduate intake recently played a key role in taking a new Blockchain product from conception to development. As market leaders in our industry, we’ll continue striving to be the best at what we do – as will you. 8 About LSEG About LSEG 9 About LSEG Building stable, trusted markets for our clients. Become part of a thriving global business. London Stock Exchange Group and include majority ownership of the (LSE.L) is a diversified international multi-asset global clearing house, LCH market infrastructure and capital Group. LSEG is also a global leader in markets business sitting at the heart indexing and analytic solutions. FTSE of the world’s financial community. Russell offers thousands of indexes Headquartered in London, with that measure and benchmark markets significant operations in North around the world, while the Group also America, Italy, France and Sri provides customers with an extensive Lanka, LSEG employs over range of real time and reference 4,500 people. data products. Our word The Group operates a broad range of Technology is an increasingly critical international equity, ETF, bond and focus of our work. London Stock derivatives markets, and is also home Exchange Group is a leading developer to one of the world’s leading growth of high performance trading platforms is our bond markets for SMEs, AIM. These platforms and capital markets software for provide international business and customers around the world. In investors with unrivalled access to addition to the Group’s own markets, Europe’s capital markets. over 35 other organisations and exchanges use the Group’s Post trade and risk management MillenniumIT trading, surveillance services are a significant part of and post trade technology. the Group’s business operations, 10 Values & culture Values & culture 11 Values & culture It’s important you share the values that help shape LSEG. Our worldwide reputation depends on them. Integrity Partnership Innovation Excellence Integrity underpins all We pride ourselves on We are ambitious We have a fundamental that we do – from our working together as and forward-looking commitment to developing unshakeable commitment proactive partners, building – a pioneering Group of talented teams who deliver to building and supporting positive relationships with market innovators, driven to the highest standards in global markets based our colleagues, customers, by fresh thinking that has all that we do. on transparency and trust, investors, regulators, kept us ahead of change. to every transaction across governments and By collaborating together, we our business with each and shareholders – for our We prudently and proactively will sustain industry-leading every stakeholder. mutual success and the invest to make sure that our levels of excellence, setting benefit of all. markets and services are the benchmarks that inspire We are a source of enduring constantly moving forward, ever better performance. 9 /10 confidence in the financial developing and evolving with system, so when we say advances in technology. How current LSEG graduates rated their that our word is our bond work-life balance. – we mean it. 12 The technology programmes The technology programmes 13 What you can expect from our Technology Our entry programmes requirements LSEG recruits technology graduates from a range of degree disciplines. While individuals with an As our global technology For graduates on LSEG’s Technology stream, no two Engineering or Computer Science A unique rotational Internships experiences are alike. Our programme is designed to background can be particularly well programme in Technology operations continue to grow and provide exposure to different areas of our global business, suited to certain roles within our and, over the course of 18 months, you’ll come to programme, there are opportunities The rotational nature of the LSEG LSEG’s summer internship evolve, there really is no limit to understand exactly how technology underpins the different for graduates from a broad variety Technology programme is uniquely programme for technology aspects of our work. You could find yourself supporting the of subject areas. structured. We provide a rounded, graduates offers an in-depth the kind of work you might find Group’s world-class financial exchanges and post trade diverse experience that few other IT insight into the workings of LSEG’s yourself doing. operations, or driving our rapidly expanding indexing and Some of our technology roles are graduate programmes can rival. IT operations. It’s also an excellent benchmarking business. more focused on operations, while way for us to spot talent for our others require harder technology While many technology employers
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