Senior Strategy Associate

London Stock Exchange$102K — $171K *
Finance & Insurance
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience in strategy consulting, investment banking or corporate strategy roles
  • Strong quantitative and qualitative research and analysis skills
  • Demonstrated ability to conduct market and competitive assessments
  • Familiarity with the M&A process and commercial diligence support preferred
  • Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, especially in preparing executive briefings
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
  • Demonstrated ability to engage and build relationships with stakeholders across diverse teams

Responsibilities

  • Contribute to deliverables and investor materials produced by the team
  • Support strategy projects by conducting qualitative and quantitative analysis
  • Perform detailed market and company analysis for evaluating inorganic opportunities
  • Develop and maintain professional relationships across LSEG for team representation
  • Prepare high-quality written documents and presentations for various stakeholders

Benefits

  • Annual Wellness Allowance
  • Paid time-off
  • Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage
  • Flex Spending & Health Savings Options
  • Prescription Drug plan
  • 401(K) Savings Plan with company match
  • Basic life insurance and disability benefits
  • Emergency backup dependent care and adoption assistance
Full Job Description
About this role

We are seeking a highly collaborative and hard-working individual to join the team as a Senior Strategy Associate. This role is responsible for supporting key annual corporate deliverables that the team produces as well as a diverse set of projects led by Directors in the team and the Head of Corporate Strategy.

Key responsibilities
  • Contribute to specific elements of deliverables owned by the team, as well as related investor materials
  • Support a range of strategy projects, playing a key role in performing qualitative and quantitative analysis and problem-solving, framing and testing of hypotheses and delivery of high-quality written documents and presentations
  • Conduct detailed analysis of company and market information to support the evaluation of inorganic opportunities
  • Develop and maintains a network of relationships across LSEG on behalf of the team


Key skills and experience

Research and analysis:
  • Ability to conduct qualitative and quantitative analysis including detailed research, testing of hypotheses and financial modelling


Thought partnership and problem-solving:
  • Critical thinking and ability to tackle complex problems in a structured manner


Corporate strategy development
  • Experience of conducting market and competitive landscape assessments
  • Ability to develop clear and pragmatic recommendations


Commercial diligence support
  • An understanding of the M&A process and experience supporting commercial diligence of potential inorganic opportunities, preferable but not required


Communication:
  • Strong verbal and written communications skills including proficiency in Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
  • Experience of preparing executive briefings


Stakeholder engagement:
  • Ability to build and develop relationships with key partners and represent the team
  • Ability to reach across LSEG to bring the right expertise and diversity of perspectives together based on context and business need


The ideal candidate would have experience in strategy consulting, investment banking or an in-house corporate strategy role. Experience in Technology, B2B, Data and Financial Services sectors is preferable, but not required.

Career Stage:
Senior Associate

Compensation/Benefits Information:

LSEG is committed to offering competitive Compensation and Benefits. The anticipated base salary for this position is $102,600 - $171,000.

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.

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