Location
London

Hours
Full Time

Salary
Negotiable

About the Role
LSEG (London Stock Exchange Group) is a leading global financial markets infrastructure and data business with a 300-year legacy of supporting financial stability and economic growth worldwide. This role sits within LSEG’s Group Procurement function, supporting the Cloud Category team within the Technology spend tower. As Category Manager Infrastructure, you will manage strategic sourcing and supplier relationships across a significant annual spend, focusing on Cloud Service Providers and infrastructure software including database, middleware, and enterprise software.

You will work globally with teams in London, Bangalore, New York, Tokyo, and Beijing, partnering with Technology Leaders, Finance, Legal, FinOps, 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 position requiring deep procurement expertise, strong commercial skills, and the ability to influence senior internal partners and suppliers in a complex, global environment. You will shape sourcing strategies, lead sophisticated commercial negotiations, and support LSEG's global technology strategy by managing a portfolio of strategic suppliers and technologies underpinning critical business services.

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

Experience
- Significant experience in Technology Procurement, Category Management, or Strategic Sourcing, ideally covering infrastructure software, databases, middleware, or enterprise platforms.
- Proven track record of negotiating complex software agreements, renewals, and licensing arrangements with global technology suppliers.
- Strong understanding of software commercial models including subscription, SaaS, perpetual, consumption-based, and enterprise licensing structures.
- Experience working within large, complex, or highly regulated organisations.
- Strong analytical, negotiation, and project management capabilities.
- Strong management and influencing skills, with experience engaging senior engineering and business leaders.

About you
- Commercially astute procurement professional with strong technology knowledge and strategic thinking.
- Ability to translate technical requirements into effective commercial strategies and recommendations.
- Excellent stakeholder management skills and ability to build trusted relationships.
- Collaborative and able to work effectively across global teams.
- Proactive in driving innovation, continuous improvement, and procurement transformation initiatives.

Qualifications
- MCIPS or equivalent procurement qualification is desirable.
- Experience working with suppliers such as Oracle, IBM, Microsoft, MongoDB, PostgreSQL, TIBCO, or similar enterprise software vendors is advantageous.
- Knowledge of software asset management, licence optimisation, and vendor audit management is a plus.
- Experience managing contracts and suppliers within hybrid infrastructure environments is beneficial.
- Background in Financial Services, FinTech, or other global enterprise organisations is preferred.