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TECHNOLOGY WHICH CONSTANTLY EVOLVES
Ultimately, all the businesses which make up London Stock Exchange Group depend on technology
that is secure, stable and performs to high levels of availability and throughput. A rotation on the
technological stream of our graduate programme could therefore take you to any number of places.
Within the LCH.Clearnet business alone, for example, you might be part of a team looking after
business and shared-service technology. Equally, you could be involved in working on projects and
the implementation of significant change.
Elsewhere, you could be overseeing modifications to our Millennium Exchange platform, which is
configured to trade any product in any type of market, or the innovative Turquoise Equity – designed
for secondary trading. Our experience and expertise in this area is unrivalled and the technology
plays an important part in business development, as our knowledge is much sought-after in other
markets around the world.
Very often, our technology teams within the Group are responding to the demands of a regulatory
environment. They are also busy ensuring seamless integration across our businesses and, of course,
enhancing our products and services in a way that drives customer satisfaction and revenue.
Who succeeds in Technology?
We’re interested in hearing from graduates from a range of degree disciplines. While it’s true that
people who have studied Computer Science can be particularly well suited to the Technology
programme at London Stock Exchange Group, we look for a mix of backgrounds (eg Mathematics,
Science and Engineering) and are actually more interested in your aptitude, analytical ability and
judgement. Some roles are more focused on operations, while others require harder technology
skills. Either way, however, you’ll find that softer skills – such as the ability to manage and negotiate
effectively – will come into play.
You’ll be fully integrated into the team from the day you start and will be expected to deliver on
time, on budget and on requirement, alongside your more experienced colleagues. We will, of
course, ensure you get a full grounding in the working of the markets and the opportunity to study
for relevant professional qualifications, although if you already have an understanding of global
financial markets specifically, that’s clearly an advantage.
Now that our graduate programme runs right across the Group, it’s a particular exciting time to join
us. Our markets are truly global, while our office locations span the US, UK, Europe and extend east
to Sri Lanka and Australia.
Whether you’re working day-to-day to ensure the market is always functioning at peak efficiency or
you’re involved in a longer-term project, you’ll find there’s always plenty to stimulate and challenge
you. We’ll look at you as an individual and give you the support to take your career in the direction
you want it to go. So if you want to focus on projects or are more attracted by business analysis or
systems, there will be a wealth of options for you to consider.
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