Contributor Relations Manager, Research

Role profile

As part of a specialised EMEA team working closely with global colleagues, the Contributor Relations Manager, Research will help expand and strengthen LSEG’s research content ecosystem through strategic contributor partnerships and relationship management.

What you’ll be doing

• Develop strategic relationships with sell-side and independent research providers across EMEA.
• Identify and onboard new contributors to broaden the depth, quality and regional coverage of research content available across LSEG products.
• Expand existing contributor relationships through additional content partnerships and strategic collaboration.
• Act as a subject matter expert on LSEG’s research capabilities for contributors, clients, internal commercial teams and prospects.
• Support contributor retention and long-term partnership renewal initiatives.
• Provide regular contributor engagement reporting, market intelligence and strategic feedback to management and cross-functional teams.
• Remain informed about evolving digital research workflows, AI-enabled discovery capabilities and changing institutional client consumption behaviours across financial markets.
• Manage relationships across sell-side, independent and quantitative research providers, supporting both contributor acquisition and long-term partnership development.
• Collaborate closely with commercial, relationship management and support teams to support the growth and development of LSEG’s research contributor ecosystem.
• Operate with a high degree of autonomy in managing contributor relationships and supporting regional contributor growth initiatives.

What you’ll bring

• Education : Degree or equivalent relevant experience in finance, economics, business or a related field.
• Experience : Working in the financial industry, or at a financial information vendor.
• Skills – Must Have : Fluency in English with strong written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills; ability to build and maintain strong relationships across internal teams and external industry contacts; track record in contributor acquisition, partnership growth or commercial relationship objectives; strong interest in financial markets and the evolving research landscape; strong analytical and organizational skills including interpretation of usage metrics, engagement trends and contributor performance data; ability to analyse market trends and contributor activity to identify strategic growth opportunities; self-motivation with the ability to work both independently and collaboratively across teams.
• Skills – Nice to Have : Experience within sell-side research, financial information services or research distribution environments; familiarity with how financial research is created, distributed and consumed; awareness of AI and digital transformation trends affecting financial research workflows; familiarity with financial information platforms such as LSEG Workspace, Bloomberg, FactSet, AlphaSense or S&P Capital IQ; additional European or regional language skills would be advantageous; strong relationship management and market knowledge with understanding of institutional research workflows.