Client Director

We are Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM), the asset-management arm of Legal & General Group. Our purpose is to create a better future through responsible investing. We strive to achieve this through a strong sense of partnership with our clients, working together to achieve positive long-term outcomes. We draw on industry-leading expertise to innovate constantly across public and private assets, index and active strategies. And we are a responsible investor, rising to the challenges of a rapidly changing world. 

We are truly international, present where our clients need us. Our teams around the world are highly dedicated, professional and collaborative and we draw strength from our diversity of talent. We are clear on what we stand for and our commitment to inclusivity anchors our behaviours. 

We’re recruiting for a Client Director to join us where you will manage all aspects of LGIM's relationships with clients and act as clients' representative within LGIM. 

What you'll be doing:

• Managing and building out a book of new and existing client partnerships with LGIM’s most sophisticated clients (responsible for managing the P&L of client book of business) 
• Delivering the highest standards of client service for strategic/LGPS clients 
• Engaging with sophisticated clients at a level of technical competence that best positions LGIM to be their primary partner in defining and evolving investment solutions 
• Developing client plans and retention strategies, engaging senior management as appropriate  
• Engaging with senior management across L&G / LGIM to represent client interests / issues and champion tactical solutions and strategic initiatives 
• Engaging effectively with senior client decision makers across trustee boards, LGPS funds, pools and investment teams (e.g. CEOs and CIOs) 
• Engaging with LGIM’s senior investors in terms of representing client issues and trends, contributing to the formulation of investment solutions 
• Responsibility for good governance and risk management in terms of the relationships with clients and other counterparties 
• Responsibility for maintaining and updating team process and implementing Salesforce as the key source of client data storage 

Who we're looking for:

• Preferably higher education/degree 
• Ideally IMC and/or CFA or other relevant qualifications 
• Technical competence 
• Ability to engage on a senior level with key stakeholders 
•  Previous experience in relevant financial services (e.g. investment management/banking/consulting/private markets).
• Ability to demonstrate strong leadership qualities with experience of sole responsibility of managing client relationships

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   
• Private medical insurance (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 
• 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 

Legal & General is a leading financial services group and major global investor, named Britain’s Most Admired Company in 2023, for the second year running. Rated top in our sector and top for inspirational leadership, we have a strong heritage and an exciting future.

We aim to build a better society for the long term by investing our customers’ money in things that make life better for everyone.

If you join us, you’ll be part of a welcoming 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 strive to be open, mindful and inclusive, so are always willing to discussing flexible working arrangements and reasonable accommodations for candidates with specific needs.

If you’re open to find out more, we'd love to hear from you.