Attestations and Client Audit Manager

This is a high-impact leadership role within the Data & Analytics (D&A) assurance function at LSEG.

As the Attestations and Client Audit Manager, you will lead the delivery of key D&A DORA client audit and attestation programmes.

Leadership & Team Management

• Lead, coach and develop a team of assurance professionals based in India, creating a high-performing and collaborative culture focused on quality, accountability and continuous improvement.
• Set clear priorities and objectives, oversee delivery and support team development through coaching, feedback and career development.
• Drive automation, standardisation and continuous improvement to enhance the quality, efficiency and scalability of assurance delivery.

Client Audit & Attestation Management

• Own the end-to-end development and delivery of ISAE 3000 attestations, including scoping, control and evidence coordination, management review and engagement with the external assessor through to final issuance.
• Lead the DORA client audit programme, coordinating planning, stakeholder engagement, evidence collection, client responses and remediation activities.
• Act as a senior point of contact for clients, account teams and external auditors throughout assurance engagements.
• Coordinate collaborators and domain experts to deliver accurate, timely and well-evidenced responses, identifying recurring themes and opportunities to improve audit readiness.

Risk, Controls & Governance

• Drive DORA client audit readiness across Data & Analytics, partnering with Product, Engineering, Technology, Risk and other control functions to strengthen controls, evidence and supporting documentation.
• Maintain oversight of key assurance documentation, including control narratives, process flows, risk and control matrices and supporting evidence.
• Track audit observations and remediation actions, working with accountable partners to support timely and sustainable resolution.
• Represent the Attestations and Client Audit function at relevant working groups and governance forums, providing assurance updates, highlighting emerging risks and themes, and driving actions and decisions where required.
• Apply risk-based judgement to assurance matters, bringing up material risks or control gaps appropriately.
• Produce clear assurance metrics and reporting, providing collaborators with visibility of audit activity, remediation and emerging themes.

Client & Stakeholder Engagement

• Build trusted relationships with clients, external auditors and various collaborators.
• Partner with Legal, Compliance, Information Security, Technology, Product and customer-facing teams to address evolving client, contractual and regulatory assurance requirements.
• Lead complex discussions, constructively challenge where appropriate and translate technical, risk and regulatory matters into clear, actionable insights.

What We're Looking For

Experience

• Significant experience within Risk Assurance, Technology Audit, IT Risk, Information Security, Controls or Internal Audit, ideally within financial services, technology, consulting or another regulated environment.
• Demonstrable experience leading, coaching and developing teams.
• Experience managing complex client audits, external assurance reviews or attestation programmes from planning through to completion.
• Experience engaging directly with external auditors, financial institutions or other sophisticated clients.
• Practical understanding of DORA, technology risk and control requirements.
• Solid understanding of relevant assurance standards and frameworks such as ISAE 3000/3402, SOC 1/SOC 2, ISO 27001, NIST, COBIT or equivalent.
• Experience working across complex technology environments and geographically distributed teams, including driving remediation and sustainable control improvements.

Skills & Leadership

• Strong people leadership, coaching and team development capabilities.
• Excellent stakeholder management, influencing and negotiation skills.
• Solid understanding of technology risk, information security and control principles.
• Excellent analytical, critical-thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the confidence to engage directly with clients, auditors and senior partners.
• Ability to translate complex technical, risk and regulatory matters into clear, actionable business insights.
• Ability to handle challenging priorities, exercise good judgement and work effectively with a high degree of autonomy.