Director, Enterprise Architect

About FTSE Russell

FTSE Russell is a leading global provider of financial services, specializing in the creation and management of indexes, data, and analytic solutions. A subsidiary of the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG), FTSE Russell supports investors worldwide in making informed decisions across asset classes, investment strategies, and market segments.

We are seeking a visionary Enterprise Architect to shape the future of our technology landscape. This pivotal role bridges business strategy with cutting‑edge technology, driving the architectural vision that powers the world’s most trusted financial benchmarks. You will design platforms that meet functional and non‑functional requirements, leading the AI transformation and championing the adoption of artificial intelligence to revolutionise how we design, govern, and evolve our systems.

• Pioneer AI‑native governance by driving, leading, and implementing AI agents that automate architecture governance from initial assessments to permit‑to‑operate.
• Establish design authorities and lead AI‑assisted architecture reviews to ensure quality while accelerating delivery.
• Champion LSEG’s architecture standards across the organization, collaborating with engineering leads to define common patterns and best practices.
• Translate complex requirements into elegant, actionable solution designs that balance cost, security, scalability, testability, and maintainability.
• Lead with influence by engaging with executives, engineers, and product teams to ensure alignment with a strong focus on execution.

• Shape the strategic technology vision that supports our ambition to be the world’s #1 benchmark and indices provider.
• Architect high‑performance infrastructure on AWS that enables rapid innovation and seamless delivery across all index types.
• Drive AI adoption and emerging technologies, ensuring we stay ahead of industry trends and regulatory requirements.
• Build the platform for innovation through a strong Engineering‑Research partnership, enabling data science to flourish.

• Partner with product, engineering, operations and other business leaders to align technology decisions with business goals and client needs.
• Be a trusted thought partner to Operations and Product, connecting dots across the organization to identify synergies and drive alignment.
• Bridge gaps between departments to create alignment toward common objectives.

• Engage, mentor, and inspire cross‑functional teams to drive technology transformation.
• Simplify complexity by distilling intricate challenges into clear, actionable deliverables that enable business‑wide innovation.

• Cloud architecture mastery:
  Proficiency in AWS cloud‑native architectures with strong understanding of reliable, secured, maintainable architectures and trade‑offs between cost, security, scalability, testability, and maintainability.
• Market data systems experience:
  Significant background in market data, portfolio/index management, or financial data analytics.
• Real‑time systems knowledge:
  Understanding of real‑time systems and/or cloud‑based real‑time methodologies.
• AI advocate:
  Hands‑on experience using AI technologies to disrupt current ways of working and achieve unprecedented levels of productivity.

• Capital markets expertise:
  Strong knowledge of capital markets and financial instruments.
• Product‑technology balance:
  Good balance between engineering, operational, and financial product expertise.

• Executive presence:
  Good communication skills with the ability to influence C‑level executives and collaborate across teams.
• Transformation track record:
  Proven success delivering large‑scale technology transformations that drive business growth and market leadership.
• Enterprise architecture experience:
  Proven success in leading enterprise architecture within financial services, related to indexing and/or market data analytics.

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