Counterparty Onboarding Analyst

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 global asset management business provides our clients and partners with complex, responsible investment solutions, working internationally across public and private markets. 

Join our dynamic Operations Onboarding team and play a key role in ensuring new fund launches are operationally ready for success. This is an exciting opportunity to work at the heart of our investment operations, collaborating with internal teams and external partners to deliver seamless onboarding processes. If you thrive in a fast-paced environment and enjoy problem-solving, this role is for you.

What you’ll be doing:

• Coordinating new fund launches across internal teams and external stakeholders
• Managing set-up of funds, brokers and trading lines on internal applications
• Supporting onboarding of OTC, FX and Repo brokers to meet trading deadlines
• Maintaining accurate records of mandate launches and trading documentation
• Building and nurturing collaborative relationships with custodians and counterparties
• Monitoring and improving processes, controls and risk management within onboarding
• Assisting with custodian migrations and account openings in emerging markets
• Contributing to projects and initiatives to enhance efficiency and productivity

Who we’re looking for:

• Strong technical investment knowledge and understanding of operational processes
• Proven experience in coordinating complex projects and meeting tight deadlines
• Ability to build effective relationships with stakeholders and external partners
• Proactive approach to problem-solving with strong analytical skills
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
• Proficiency in spreadsheets, including lookup and reference formulas
• Flexible and adaptable mindset with the ability to multi-task in a changing environment
• Ideally educated to degree level; IMC qualification would be advantageous

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.