Business Strategy Associate - 12 month FTC

The world of investment is changing. Our vision at Legal & General Investment Management is to create a better, more sustainable future through responsible investing. We work in partnership with our clients around the globe to deliver positive long-term outcomes, while rising to the challenges of a rapidly changing world. Our clients include institutional pension funds, financial institutions, local authorities and sovereign wealth funds. To meet our clients’ complex and evolving investment needs, our investment strategies cover a broad array of asset classes and styles, including equities, bonds, property and alternatives, as well as multi-asset funds. We’re focused on continuously innovating our investment products, maintaining our reputation as experts across all asset classes, and striving to build a more responsible and sustainable future.

As a Business Strategy Associate you will support LGIM Real Assets Equity Head of Business Strategy in developing and executing on strategic ambitions and support LGIM Head of Real Assets Equity Investment Solutions on delivering an enhanced engagement programme for Strategic Clients.

Duties to include:

Business Strategy Support 

Support priority projects and elevate the positioning and awareness of our business strategy looking for opportunity to drive connectivity across LGIM and Group including:

• Support the production of metrics/MI and business level reports including relevant Board and Exco reporting ensuring consistency, timeliness, adherence to appropriate governance and identifying areas of improvement
• Support the delivery of the SLT meetings, strategy days and other key events including coordinating and suggesting content and agendas
• Gather market intelligence on industry trends and competition, supporting continuous evaluation of strategic aims and informed decision making
• Work with Marketing to agree priorities around award submissions, review and revise the process for submissions
• Build close links other teams such as Strategic Change, Distribution and Marketing team to understand priorities and build communication programmes that are fully aligned to the business strategy

Strategic Client Engagement 

• Create and deliver a programme of engagement including appropriate trips, events and conferences, organising and planning agendas and coordinating key stakeholders internally and externally
• Ensure stakeholders are supported with appropriate briefing and marketing materials aligned with Private Credit, the wider Real Assets platform, LGIM and Group
• Collaborate with LGIM Distribution to share relevant client information and ensure consistent messaging

General

• Drive a true OneLGIM culture
• Ensure a risk and compliance-aware culture is promoted at all times
• Support an ongoing focus on product performance and team capabilities
• Role model the behaviours that underpin the organisation’s values and apply them in all interactions and at all levels in the organisation
• Identify opportunities and initiatives for support a diverse and inclusive culture in RAE

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work to tight deadlines and deliver high quality outputs within an everchanging landscape
• Comfortable and able to manage multiple stakeholders and differing priorities at once
• Experience with use of PowerPoint to produce outputs for management
• Financial Services experience a bonus, particularly in investment management and more specifically private assets

The brand with the brolly is choosing today to change tomorrow.

Since 1836, we’ve grown to become one of the world's largest asset managers, homebuilders, pension providers and insurance brands. 

We’re all here to improve the lives of our customers, build a better society for the long term, and create value for our shareholders - helping to shape a better future for society and the planet.

We need people who share our ambitions, agility and entrepreneurial spirit to help us do it.

At L&G, you’ll find a balance that helps you be your best. Empowered by hybrid working, we’re supported by technology and workplaces that enable us to work effectively wherever we are. We come together in offices to collaborate and connect, and use time at home for individual, focused activities. And, when we achieve great things, we celebrate our success and reward strong performance.

Today, there’s over 10,000 of us, working towards our mission, with plenty of opportunities to grow your career as we grow L&G. Will you join us?

Great minds don’t have to think alike, so we welcome voices from all backgrounds. Bringing together people with different life experiences helps us build empathy with our customers and drive innovation.

We don’t just talk about it, we actively promote diversity and equitable opportunities for all. That means our employment decisions are made without regard to race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability or protected veteran status. In fact, we embrace every dimension of diversity to reflect the customers and communities we serve.

We think it’s important to create an inclusive environment where we can all belong, contribute and drive progress, where you can develop and grow, and be empowered. We want you to use your voice to help us build a better tomorrow.

We all work differently, and have different needs, which is why. we’re always open to discussing flexible working arrangements. Likewise, we’re committed to finding reasonable accommodations for candidates with specific needs during our recruiting process.

So whoever you are, wherever you are, whatever your story, we'd love to hear from you.