Strategic Business Development Manager

Job description / Role

Role overview

The Strategic Business Development Manager is a senior individual contributor role within the Opportunity Generation Organization. This position is focused on driving engagement and establishing relationships within some of LSEGs most important market segments, including large strategic accounts, Key Strategic Accounts (KSA), Global Strategic Accounts (GSA), hedge funds, asset managers, buy-side firms, and other high-value financial institutions.

The role requires a highly commercial and consultative individual who can identify market opportunities, engage senior decision makers, uncover business challenges, and generate high-quality opportunities that contribute to revenue growth across LSEGs product suite.

Acting as a trusted advisor to both prospects and internal partners, the successful candidate will play a key role in supporting developing targeted account engagement strategies and driving pipeline creation.

Why is this role important?

This role serves as a critical link between Marketing, Sales, and prospective clients, helping to accelerate growth within strategically important customer segments. Working closely with Account Managers, Sales Specialists, Product Teams, and Marketing, this individual will find opportunities within large, sophisticated organizations and industry communities, engaging partners across multiple levels to understand business priorities and position our solutions optimally.

Success in this role requires the ability to build credibility within the organization, understand market trends, navigate complex buying environments, and develop targeted engagement strategies that create meaningful business opportunities.

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What youll bring

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Manager

About LSEG

Join us and be part of a team that values innovation, quality, and continuous improvement. If youre ready to take your career to the next level and make a significant impact, wed 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 anyones 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.