AI Governance Manager

Legal & General (L&G) is a leading UK financial services group and major global investor.

We’ve been safeguarding people’s financial futures since 1836, and strive to build a better society, while improving the lives of our customers and creating value for shareholders.

We are one of the world’s largest asset managers and provide powerful asset origination capabilities. Together, these underpin our retirement and protection solutions: we are an international player in pension risk transfer, in UK and US life insurance, and in UK workplace pensions and retirement income.

Our Group Functions provide the services that all areas of the business need. This requires a talented and diverse team behind the scenes, who enable everyone at L&G to do what they do best. 

Joining us means helping to improve the lives of our customers and contributing to the success of the business every day.

Are you ready to lead the way in responsible AI? We’re looking for a collaborative and strategic thinker to join us as an AI Governance Manager. In this role, you’ll help shape how AI is developed and governed across our organisation, ensuring innovation is aligned with ethical standards and business goals.

What you’ll be doing:

• Leading stakeholder engagement across senior forums and project sponsors
• Managing the end-to-end delivery of AI governance projects and initiatives
• Embedding group-wide AI governance frameworks and operational mechanisms
• Defining and agreeing outcomes and requirements with stakeholders
• Driving high-quality, data-led outputs to support decision-making
• Owning and coordinating communications around AI governance and development
• Sharing industry insights to inform internal AI strategy and awareness
• Ensuring systems and processes support good customer outcomes

Who we’re looking for:

• Proven experience in managing complex projects and stakeholder relationships
• Strong understanding of AI governance, business analysis and delivery frameworks
• Excellent communication and influencing skills across all levels
• Ability to lead teams and work independently in ambiguous environments
• Familiarity with tools such as Jira, Confluence and Agile/Waterfall methodologies
• Experience in financial services or similarly regulated industries
• A degree or equivalent experience (certifications like BCS, PSPO, Prince2 are a plus)
• A strategic mindset with a passion for ethical and impactful AI

Whatever your role, we reward performance and behaviour with a package that looks after all the things that are important to you. Here are some of the benefits we offer:

• The opportunity to participate in our annual, performance -related bonus plan and valuable share schemes
• Generous pension contribution
• Life assurance
• Healthcare Plan (permanent employees only)
• At least 25 days holiday, plus public holidays, 26 days after 2 years’ service. There’s also the option to buy and sell holiday
• Competitive family leave
• Participate in our electric car scheme, which offers employees the option to hire a brand-new electric car through tax efficient salary sacrifice (permanent employees only)
• There are the many discounts we offer – both for our own products and at a range of high street stores and online
• In 2023, some of our workspaces were redesigned. Our offices are great spaces to connect and collaborate and have your wellbeing at the heart

At L&G, we believe it's possible to generate positive returns today while helping to build a better future for all. 

If you join us, you’ll be part of a welcoming, inclusive culture, with opportunities to collaborate with people of diverse backgrounds, views, and experiences. Guided by leaders with integrity who care about your future and wellbeing. Empowered through initiatives which support people to develop their careers and excel.

We care passionately about outcomes rather than attendance and are therefore open to discussing all kinds of flexible working options including part-time, term-time and job shares. Although some roles have limited flexibility due to customer demand, we accommodate requests when we can. 

It doesn’t matter if you don’t meet every single criterion in this advert. Instead, think about what you excel at and what else you can bring in terms of strengths, potential and connection to our purpose.