Rex Alphonse
Director - Data Platforms @LSEG
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WORK HISTORY
Director - Data Platforms @LSEG
London, GB
Leading the transformation of next-generation Data Intelligence platforms, driving a strategic Big Data programme across Data as a service initiatives. Spearheading the design and implementation of enterprise-scale Data Lakes using Microsoft Fabric, Spark, and Azure Data Factory, while defining programme-level data test strategies and automation frameworks.Accountable for end-to-end architecture and delivery of scalable data pipelines, integrated data quality frameworks, and automated testing to support core Data Intelligence flows—from landing zones and ingestion (ETL) to IAM, rights management, and multi-channel data distribution via files and databases. Embedded monitoring and alerting systems ensure operational resilience and alignment with Workspace and Analytics environments.Overseeing Data Governance and Metadata Management using Microsoft Purview, including Data Catalogs, Business Glossaries, and semantic modelling to enable trusted, discoverable data products. Partnering closely with Content Operations, Product Owners, and Data Owners to onboard and distribute high-value commercial offerings ESG, Fundamentals, Private markets, Index Equities, FI, SI —to global clients.
EDUCATION
Madurai Kamaraj University
MBA, Systems
SKILLS
ABOUT REX ALPHONSE
An Information Technology professional with strong technology, management skills combined with business knowledge in Data and Analytics, Capital Markets, Wealth Management and Post Trade. Leading global teams and providing thought leadership and as a subject matter experts in the designing and recommending an appropriate research, development, implementing an appropriate data systems that lead to improve business performance and achievement of overall business goals. Extensive knowledge in Large Platform migration Data and Analytics, Capital Markets, Post Trade platform transformation for Equities and Fixed Income, Wealth Management and Private Banking, Program Management focus in the Program leadership, Portfolio Delivery and Release management for Transformation, Change and BAU, Internal and External relationships with suppliers and Vendor partners.Solid expertise in establishing Best Practices and Frameworks in emerging technologies and setup global organisation across the globe for Clients include Investment Banking, Financial services and Private Wealth Management. Working in Tier-1 Financial services to support global teams in Data and Analytics. In depth knowledge in Data services for data platforms in Azure, GenAI, AWS cloud infrastructure for Data management, Core data platform, Delivery and Distribution of data content sets ESG, Fundamentals, Private Markets. Front, middle and back office Trading for difference asset classes Equities, Securities,Repos, FX, SWAPS,LD and Wealth Management support advisory and discretionary clients, Financial advisers, Client On-boarding,KYC,CDD, EDD,Risk and compliance,AML,Legal, Portfolio setup, Trading for FX, Equities, Securities, Cash Forecasting and Payments,OTC Derivatives Applications and setup complete F2B testing strategy in multiple projects.
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