Job description

The Executive Support Product Alignment Lead is a globally scoped role that provides high-impact executive support to the Chief Operating Officer (COO) within a Product while serving as the operational leader for Executive Assistants across the Product. This role is both strategic and operational in nature. The ES Product Alignment Lead ensures seamless executive support, drives consistency in how Product leadership is enabled, and operationalises the Product Alignment Model to strengthen collaboration, clarity, and efficiency across global Product teams. Acting as a trusted partner to senior leaders, the ES Product Alignment Lead plays a critical role in shaping how the Product organisation operates at scale. Key Responsibilities Executive & Product Leadership Support • Provide comprehensive, proactive executive support to the Product COO, including complex calendar management, expense management, global travel coordination, meeting preparation, follow-ups, and communications. • Act as a trusted partner to Product leadership, anticipating needs, identifying risks, and resolving issues before partner concern. • Support key Product leadership forums, offsites and planning cycles. • Manage sensitive and highly confidential information with discretion and sound judgment. Global EA Leadership & Oversight • Provide functional direction to Product Executive Assistants globally, fostering a high-performing, connected EA community. • Establish clear operating rhythms, standards, and guidelines for executive support across the Product team. • Coach, mentor, and develop EAs, supporting capability building, career progression, and succession planning. • Serve as the primary partner concern point for EA-related challenges within the Product organisation. • Find opportunities to streamline processes, improve workflows, and enhance collaboration across their global Product team. • Track and manage key operational cadences, dependencies, and cross-product initiatives. • Operationalise and embed the Product Aligned Executive Support Model, ensuring consistent ways of working within a Product, regions, and leadership teams. Skills & Proficiencies Core Skills • Exceptional executive support and organisational skills, with the ability to manage high complexity in fast-paced, global environments. • Strong leadership and influence skills, with experience leading through ambiguity. • Excellent written and verbal communication skills. • Advanced customer management and relationship-building capabilities. • Ability to think strategically while delivering with precision and attention to detail. • Proven capability in operationalising frameworks, models, or ways of working across large, distributed teams. • Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills, with sound judgment and discretion. Qualifications & Experience • Significant experience in senior executive assistant or operational leadership roles supporting C-suite or equivalent senior leaders. • Demonstrated experience working in global, matrixed organisations. • Proven experience leading, coordinating, or mentoring Executive Assistants or operational teams at scale. • Experience of driving operational improvements, standardisation, and alignment across teams. • Understanding of the product organisation. • Experience partnering closely with Strategy, Operations, or Transformation teams. Career Stage: Senior Associate Compensation/Benefits Information: LSEG is committed to offering competitive Compensation and Benefits. The anticipated base salary for this position is $78,400 - $130,600. Please be aware base salary ranges may vary by geographic location, city and state. In addition to our offered base salary, this role is eligible for our Annual Incentive Plan (AIP/”bonus plan”). Target AIP rates will be commensurate with role level and posted career stage. Individual salary will be reflective of job related knowledge, skills and equivalent experience. LSEG roles (excluding internships and part-time roles of less than 20 hours per week) are typically eligible for inclusion in our LSEG Benefits program, which includes offerings of: Annual Wellness Allowance, Paid time-off, Medical, Dental, Vision, Flex Spending & Health Savings Options, Prescription Drug plan, 401(K) Savings Plan and Company match. LSEG’s Benefits plan also includes basic life insurance, disability benefits, emergency backup dependent care, adoption assistance commuter assistance etc. London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) Information: Join us and be part of a team that values innovation, quality, and continuous improvement. If you re ready to take your career to the next level and make a significant impact, we d love to hear from you. LSEG is a leading global financial markets infrastructure and data provider. Our purpose is driving financial stability, empowering economies and enabling customers to create sustainable growth. Our purpose is the foundation on which our culture is built. Our values of Integrity, Partnership , Excellence and Change underpin our purpose and set the standard for everything we do, every day. They go to the heart of who we are and guide our decision making and everyday actions. Working with us means that you will be part of a dynamic organisation of 25,000 people across 65 countries. However, we will value your individuality and enable you to bring your true self to work so you can help enrich our diverse workforce. We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. This means that we do not discriminate on the basis of anyone’s race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital status, veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law. Conforming with applicable law, we can reasonably accommodate applicants and employees religious practices and beliefs, as well as mental health or physical disability needs. You will be part of a collaborative and creative culture where we encourage new ideas. We are committed to sustainability across our global business and we are proud to partner with our customers to help them meet their sustainability objectives. Our charity, the LSEG Foundation provides charitable grants to community groups that help people access economic opportunities and build a secure future with financial independence. Colleagues can get involved through fundraising and volunteering. LSEG offers a range of tailored benefits and support, including healthcare, retirement planning, paid volunteering days and wellbeing initiatives. Please take a moment to read this privacy notice carefully, as it describes what personal information London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) (we) may hold about you, what it’s used for, and how it’s obtained, your rights and how to contact us as a data subject . If you are submitting as a Recruitment Agency Partner, it is essential and your responsibility to ensure that candidates applying to LSEG are aware of this privacy notice.

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Executive & Product Leadership Support
• Provide comprehensive, proactive executive support to the Product COO, including complex calendar management, expense management, global travel coordination, meeting preparation, follow-ups, and communications.
• Act as a trusted partner to Product leadership, anticipating needs, identifying risks, and resolving issues before partner concern.
• Support key Product leadership forums, offsites and planning cycles.
• Manage sensitive and highly confidential information with discretion and sound judgment.
Global EA Leadership & Oversight
• Provide functional direction to Product Executive Assistants globally, fostering a high-performing, connected EA community.
• Establish clear operating rhythms, standards, and guidelines for executive support across the Product team.
• Coach, mentor, and develop EAs, supporting capability building, career progression, and succession planning.
• Serve as the primary partner concern point for EA-related challenges within the Product organisation.
• Find opportunities to streamline processes, improve workflows, and enhance collaboration across their global Product team.
• Track and manage key operational cadences, dependencies, and cross-product initiatives.
• Operationalise and embed the Product Aligned Executive Support Model, ensuring consistent ways of working within a Product, regions, and leadership teams.
Skills & Proficiencies
• Exceptional executive support and organisational skills, with the ability to manage high complexity in fast-paced, global environments.
• Strong leadership and influence skills, with experience leading through ambiguity.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Advanced customer management and relationship-building capabilities.
• Ability to think strategically while delivering with precision and attention to detail.
• Proven capability in operationalising frameworks, models, or ways of working across large, distributed teams.
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills, with sound judgment and discretion.
• Significant experience in senior executive assistant or operational leadership roles supporting C-suite or equivalent senior leaders.
• Demonstrated experience working in global, matrixed organisations.
• Proven experience leading, coordinating, or mentoring Executive Assistants or operational teams at scale.

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