Director, Deal Integration Management

London Stock Exchange Group; City of London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global financial market provider in London seeks an Integration Director to oversee M&A integrations. The role requires proven leadership in complex global M&A, strategic alignment with corporate goals, and strong relationship-building skills. Ideal candidates hold an MBA or equivalent and have significant experience in financial services. Join a dynamic team committed to innovation and continuous improvement.

Benefits

Healthcare

Retirement planning

Paid volunteering days

Wellbeing initiatives

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading complex, global M&A integrations.
• Ability to influence executives and partners.
• Strong commercial foresight and outcome-oriented mentality.

Responsibilities

• Lead integration planning and execution for M&A.
• Define integration strategy and governance.
• Track and report integration progress to senior partners.

Skills

Leadership

M&A integration experience

Relationship-building

Strategic thinking

Communication skills

Education

MBA or Master’s degree

Professional qualification (CFA, CA, ACA)

Job description

### 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 dedication 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.### ### **About Group Corporate Development and Integration Management at LSEG**### The Group Corporate Development and Integration Management team partners closely with the CEO, CFO, and Executive Committee (ExCo) to shape LSEG’s corporate strategy and drive its inorganic growth agenda.### Over the years, the team has played a central role in delivering LSEG’s M&A strategy—executing industry-defining transactions that have transformed both the Group and the broader financial markets. These include:* ### The $27bn acquisition of Refinitiv, a landmark deal that reshaped LSEG’s data and analytics capabilities.* ### Our transformative strategic partnership with Microsoft, accelerating product innovation for the industry.* ### The recently announced Post Trade Solutions partnership with leading investment banks, rapidly growing our capabilities in our Markets division.* ### Complex divestitures such as Borsa Italiana and Beta+, implemented to streamline and refocus the Group’s portfolio.* ### Strategic bolt-on acquisitions including Acadia, GDC, TORA, and Quantile, which have strengthened our capabilities across data, risk, and post-trade services.### These transactions have not only advanced LSEG’s strategic priorities and growth ambitions—they have also redefined the competitive landscape of our industry. As LSEG and the industry continues to transform, we anticipate more M&A activity and the team continues to work in close partnership with the CEO, CFO, and ExCo to develop and implement the Group’s long-term strategy.### ### **About this role**### We are seeking a high-performing and collaborative leader to join the team as an Integration Director. In this role, you will act as a key adviser and partner to our businesses and corporate functional leaders, defining and overseeing our M&A integration activities.### You will be responsible for leading and overseeing the successful delivery of integration outcomes across LSEG’s strategic transactions, including mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and partnerships. This role will ensure that integration programs are aligned with corporate strategy, deliver expected alignments , and support long-term value creation. The Integration Director will work cross-functionally with senior partners across business units, technology, operations, finance, HR, and legal to drive seamless execution and cultural alignment.### This is a high visibility role, partnering with C-level executives and with extensive collaboration with a broad range of leaders across the Group. Within the Group Corporate Development team, you will be a senior leader and be responsible for developing and supporting the team’s talent, resources and culture.### To be successful in this role, you should have excellent leadership skills and substantial experience from M&A integration, an ability to be commercial and pragmatic, and a strong ability to build and maintain high quality relationships with executive partners.### ### **Key responsibilities*** ### In partnership with M&A Directors, lead end-to-end integration planning and execution for our M&A.* ### Define integration strategy, governance, and success metrics in alignment with deal rationale and corporate objectives.* ### Drive alignment realization across cost, revenue, and operational dimensions.* ### Partner with senior leaders across functions and business units to ensure coordinated delivery.* ### Facilitate executive steering committees and integration governance forums.* ### Champion cultural alignment and change management across integrated entities.* ### Track and report integration progress, risks, and outcomes to senior partners.* ### In partnership with M&A Directors, support the development and growth of the Group Corporate Development team.### ### **Key skills and experience*** ### Proven experience leading complex, global M&A integrations in financial services, technology, or a similarly regulated industry. Ideally experience both from corporate and advisory roles.* ### Strong commercial foresight and a pragmatic, outcome-oriented mentality.* ### Exceptional relationship-building a partner management skills, with the ability to influence at senior levels.* ### Excellent verbal and written communications skills with experience of preparing and delivering executive briefings and reports* ### A collaborative leadership style and a track record of developing high-performing teams.* ### Strategic thinking, analytical rigor, and comfort operating in fast-paced, ambiguous environments.* ### Work towards excellence while leading with trust, openness, inclusivity and humility.* ### Ability to influence executives and partners with insight and respect, and an ability to navigate a matrix organisation to bring the right expertise and diversity of perspectives together to help influence decision making* ### MBA or Master’s degree or equivalent experience; Professional qualification preferred (e.g. CFA, CA, ACA).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 carefully, as it describes