FT seeks a Lex columnist in New York

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The Role

This is a rare US-based opportunity to join the close-knit, award-winning team behind the FT’s flagship investment column.

At Lex we write opinion, but we don’t do hot takes. Instead, we produce concise, deeply informed, analytical notes on big business, public and private markets and the broader financial ecosystem.

We are looking for a numerate, naturally curious writer who wants to provoke debate with well-reported insights. Because the column is central to the FT’s premium subscription strategy, your work will help drive our business as well as shape the financial conversation.

Sector expertise is welcome, but we’ll also want to see that you are an all-rounder. We’ll help you build a career at the FT and a reputation for punchy, directional opinion that’s a joy to read.

What you will bring to the role:

• Analytical rigor: A strong grasp of corporate reporting, accounting, and the mechanics of M&A and earnings.
• Conviction: The ability to generate clear, directional, and deeply reported views, backed up with numbers.
• Intellectual agility: A fearless approach to untangling complex, unfamiliar topics.
• Source management: A knack for conducting difficult, probing and diplomatic conversations with high-level sources.
• Ambition: A drive to make a tangible impact, both in the market and within the FT newsroom.

Please submit your application by the end of the day, Monday 28th September 2026. 

Salary range

A reasonable estimate of the salary range for this role is $90,000 to $135,000. To ensure pay fairness, the successful candidate will be offered a salary within the estimated salary range based on a number of considerations including but not limited to: skill set; experience and training; certifications; and other business and organisational needs.

This position is open to a broad pool of candidates, both internal and external. Where an external candidate is hired or a successful internal candidate is appointed to the role on terms covered by the collective bargaining agreement, they will be represented by the News Media Guild (NMG). Candidates appointed on other (i.e. foreign) employment terms, including certain internal transfers on assignments from other bureaux, may not be represented by the NMG.

To apply, go here.