Executive Support Product Alignment Lead (D&A)

About the role

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.

London Stock Exchange Group (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 values of Integrity, Partnership, Excellence and Change underpin our purpose and set the standard for everything we do, every day. We are a dynamic organisation of 25,000 people across 65 countries, committed to sustainability and to being an equal opportunities employer.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• 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 point of contact for EA-related challenges within the Product organisation.
• Identify opportunities to streamline processes, improve workflows, and enhance collaboration across the 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

• 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

• 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

Pay

The anticipated base salary for this position is $78,400 - $130,600. Base salary may vary by geographic location, city and state. The role is eligible for the Annual Incentive Plan (AIP/“bonus plan”), with target AIP rates commensurate with role level and career stage.

Benefits

• Annual Wellness Allowance
• Paid time‑off
• Medical, Dental, Vision coverage
• Flex Spending & Health Savings Options
• Prescription Drug plan
• 401(K) Savings Plan with Company match
• Basic life insurance
• Disability benefits