Corporate Strategy Principal

Legal & General is one of Europe’s largest asset managers, providing clients and partners with complex, responsible investment solutions, across public and private markets. As a global investor, we are present where our clients most need us – from Hong Kong and Singapore, to Chicago and major European financial hubs.

Created by combining our investment management (LGIM) and asset origination (LGC) capabilities, our Asset Management division works with our Institutional Retirement and Retail divisions to benefit our clients and customers – which include individual savers, pension scheme members and global institutions – and deliver enhanced shareholder returns.

Joining us means becoming part of a market-leading team, with capabilities across the full spectrum of asset classes, with an enduring commitment to responsible investment and creating long-term, sustainable value for our clients and partners.

We’re recruiting for a Corporate Strategy Principal to join our Corporate Strategy Team, a function that supports the CEO, Chief Strategy & Product Officer and Executive Committee in the definition and delivery of L&G AM’s strategic vision.

What you'll be doing:

• Working with the CEO, Chief Strategy & Product Officer and Asset Management Executive Team in defining and delivering L&G Asset Management’s macro strategy. Embedding the Corporate Strategy team in EMEA within the wider business, e.g. Distribution, Investments, Product, and Marketing.
• Defining and coordinating the execution of key firm-wide strategic initiatives as required. Including but not limited to: i) identifying and evaluating growth opportunities across geographies/client channels, ii) defining new market entry strategies in partnership with Product, Marketing, Distribution and Investment teams, iii) Assessing and reviewing existing channels, investment capabilities etc. 
• Supporting the definition and delivery of L&G AM’s overall corporate development strategy, including implementation planning and delivering overarching corporate strategy objectives
• Leading and overseeing the production of and presenting useful insights for L&G Asset Management in a robust, repeatable, and scalable platform
• Developing close working relationships with key stakeholders of counterparts throughout the business, resolving barriers to the successful achievement of agreed projects. Proactively identifying value-add collaboration opportunities and optimising communication, use of resources and linkage between teams
• Undertaking appropriate customer research and product testing, providing assurance that the product / proposition will perform as expected to meet the needs, characteristics, and objectives of customers in the target market
• Role modelling ‘OneSPM’ behaviours, unifying teams behind our purpose in driving and supporting sustainable business growth for the firm and continuing the development of a ‘one team’ ethos throughout Strategy, Product and Marketing (SPM)
• Working directly with individual business units to identify, prioritise and implement inorganic growth plans

Who we're looking for:

• Past experience in management/strategy consulting or equivalent is strongly preferable, especially within a strategy or corporate finance consultant position in a previous role within a professional services firm
• Strong knowledge of the asset management industry, both from a strategic and corporate finance perspective
• The ability to clearly define strategic objectives and work with a range of junior and senior stakeholders to successfully execute new projects across Macro Strategy, Consultancy, Corporate Development and Market Intelligence
• Drives and nurtures effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders to ensure enhanced collaboration and business performance
• Highly analytical and comfortable with data - able to identify, present and engage senior stakeholders on key implications from data in order to drive positive actions for the business.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills – strong ability to both produce and manage production of memos, briefing notes, and structured presentations for C-suite
• Demonstrable experience of successfully leading and delivering strategic projects/analyses, requiring strong end-to-end problem solving and story lining
• Comfortable and able to manage multiple stakeholders and differing priorities at once

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.