Category Manager Infrastructure

About Us

LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group) is more than a diversified global financial markets infrastructure and data business. We are dedicated, open-access partners with a commitment to excellence in delivering the services our customers expect from us. With extensive experience, deep knowledge and worldwide presence across financial markets, we enable businesses and economies around the world to fund innovation, manage risk and create jobs.

It's how we've contributed to supporting the financial stability and growth of communities and economies globally for more than 300 years.

Through a comprehensive suite of trusted financial market infrastructure services - and our open-access model - we provide the flexibility, stability and trust that enable our customers to pursue their ambitions with confidence and clarity.

LSEG is headquartered in the United Kingdom, with significant operations in 70 countries across EMEA, North America, Latin America and Asia Pacific. We employ 25,000 people globally, more than half located in Asia Pacific. LSEG's ticker symbol is LSEG.

Our People

People are at the heart of what we do and drive the success of our business. Our culture of connecting, creating opportunity and delivering excellence shape how we think, how we do things and how we help our people fulfil their potential.

We embrace diversity and actively seek to attract individuals with unique backgrounds and perspectives. We break down barriers and encourage teamwork, enabling innovation and rapid development of solutions that make a difference. Our workplace generates an enriching and rewarding experience for our people and customers alike. Our vision is to build an inclusive culture in which everyone feels encouraged to fulfil their potential.

As a global organisation spanning 70 countries and one rooted in a culture of growth, opportunity, diversity and innovation, LSEG is a place where everyone can grow, develop and fulfil your potential with meaningful careers.

This role sits within LSEG's Group Procurement function, supporting the Cloud Category team within the Technology spend tower. You'll be responsible for managing strategic sourcing and supplier relationships across a significant annual spend, with a solid focus on Cloud Service Providers (CSP's). You'll work globally across teams in London, Bangalore, New York, Tokyo and Beijing, partnering with Technology Leaders, Finance, Legal, Fin Ops and Vendor Management to deliver commercial value, innovation, and risk mitigation.

The role blends strategic planning, supplier performance management, and hands-on sourcing, contributing to LSEG's transformation roadmap and procurement excellence. This is a high-impact role for someone with deep procurement expertise, strong commercial skills, and the ability to influence senior internal partners and suppliers in a complex, global environment.

Purpose of the role

LSEG is seeking an experienced Technology Procurement professional to join our Group Procurement team, supporting our Technology Infrastructure category with a focus on Database, Middleware and other Enterprise Software.

This is a highly visible role responsible for shaping sourcing strategies, leading sophisticated commercial negotiations, working with senior engineering leaders to support LSEG's global technology strategy. The role manages a significant portfolio of strategic suppliers and technologies that underpin critical business services across the organisation.

Working closely with Infrastructure Engineering, Database Engineering, Enterprise Architecture, Operations, Finance, Legal and Vendor Management teams, you will help drive commercial value, innovation, resilience and long-term technology outcomes. This position offers the opportunity to influence major engineering investment decisions, engage with leading software vendors and drive LSEG's ongoing technology transformation.

We are looking for a commercially astute procurement professional who combines strong technology knowledge, strategic thinking and stakeholder management.

What You'll be doing

Category Strategy & Commercial Leadership

• Develop and implement category strategies across database, middleware and other software.
• Shape sourcing and supplier strategies that align with technology roadmaps, business priorities and market developments.
• Optimise spend, simplify the supplier landscape and improve commercial outcomes across the technology estate.
• Use market intelligence, benchmarking and supplier insight to inform…