Location
London

Hours
Full Time

Salary
Negotiable

About the Role
LSEG is hiring a Senior Category Manager to lead procurement for Infrastructure Hardware and Software. In this senior role within Technology Procurement, you will shape the category strategy, connect supplier and sourcing decisions to strategic technology programmes, and help deliver commercial value across a global technology environment. You will lead with clarity and care, giving Category Managers and Senior Buyers the direction, coaching and support they need to focus on the highest-value opportunities and deliver strong outcomes for LSEG.

This is an opportunity to influence the future state for Corporate Engineering technology, lead meaningful supplier engagements and develop a team that supports resilient Corporate Engineering services at global scale. You will work with senior stakeholders, shape long-term commercial outcomes and see the impact of your work across important platforms and programmes.

Key Responsibilities:
Define and deliver the global category strategy for Corporate Engineering, including Finance, Sales, Operations and Marketing, HR, Risk, and other Corporate Functions - aligned to technology roadmaps, strategic programmes, business priorities, cost goals and risk requirements.
Lead high-value and complex contract negotiations across software, SaaS, cloud-based engineering platforms and related services, driving strong commercial outcomes while managing risk appropriately.
Improve value across the supplier base by supporting supplier consolidation, preferred supplier use, demand management, licence optimisation, benchmarking, cost reduction and strategic sourcing.
Build trusted relationships with strategic suppliers and act as a senior commercial adviser to technology leaders, budget holders, Finance, Legal, Vendor Management and Risk teams.
Partner with engineering and transformation teams to ensure sourcing strategies and supplier decisions support technology roadmaps, platform modernisation and software delivery objectives.
Support the adoption of emerging technologies ensuring commercial arrangements deliver long-term value.
Coach and develop Category Managers and Senior Buyers, helping the team prioritise work by value, risk and business impact.
Maintain visibility of pipeline activity, savings, renewals, supplier data, contracts and category spend.

Leadership Expectations:
Set clear direction and bring teams together across procurement, technology and business areas.
Connect procurement priorities to strategic programmes, transformation activity and long-term technology outcomes.
Build trust with senior stakeholders and influence decisions through sound commercial judgement.
Develop others by creating a team culture based on ownership, collaboration and continuous improvement.
Stay confident and balanced during complex negotiations and supplier escalations.
Simplify complex issues and make clear recommendations that help others make good decisions.

Experience
Experience in Technology Procurement across a broad range of Software and SaaS suppliers, ideally including Corporate Engineering providers.
Experience leading high-value or complex contract negotiations across software and professional services.
Commercial judgement, including an understanding of pricing models, contract terms, supplier risk and practical ways to improve value.
Experience coaching, guiding or prioritising the work of Category Managers, Senior Buyers or procurement delivery teams.
The ability to influence senior stakeholders and communicate clear recommendations.
Analytical, problem-solving, planning and project management skills.
Confidence using procurement systems, reporting tools and management information to support sourcing, supplier management and governance.
Clear written and verbal communication, with the ability to turn complex commercial and technical information into practical insight.

About You
Strong leadership skills with the ability to set direction and build collaborative teams.
Confident and balanced under pressure, especially during complex negotiations and supplier escalations.
Committed to continuous improvement and developing others.
Ability to simplify complex issues and provide clear, actionable recommendations.
Values aligned with Integrity, Partnership, Excellence and Change.

Qualifications
Degree-level education or equivalent experience.
A procurement or supply chain qualification such as MCIPS or IAACM is welcome but not essential.
Experience in Financial Services, Information Services, FinTech or another global, regulated organisation is advantageous.