Discovery and Analysis Lead

Legal & General is a leading UK financial services group and major global investor. We’ve been safeguarding people’s financial futures since 1836, aiming to build a better society for the long term by investing our customers’ money in things that make life better for everyone and create value for our shareholders.

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.

We're on the hunt for a Discovery and Analysis Lead to join our team of innovators in Group functions! Ready to embark on an exciting adventure in the world of process transformation?

Here's what you'll be up to in this thrilling role:

• Captaining the Discovery and investigation ship, steering it through the choppy waters of projects and large-scale programmes across all L&G Portfolios
• Being the mastermind behind the Discovery and Analysis Team's growth, collaborating with our 3rd party partners to ensure our stakeholders are dazzled by the value we bring
• Putting on your thinking cap and helping craft the Discovery & Analysis strategy, then roll up your sleeves to implement it. Think branding, scaling, and toolkit development
• Developing a strong relationship with the Automation Portfolio Lead, ensuring no automation opportunity slips through the cracks during your Discovery missions
• Donning your superhero cape and coordinate the charge on the Discovery & Automation proposition, conquering new process transformation territories across L&G Group and beyond
• Being the guardian of governance, wielding your RAID processes and protect the end-to-end delivery lifecycle
• Channelling your inner Mary Poppins and guiding your team with a spoonful of sugar, following the Group's policies and the Partnership Agreement to help the business performance go down in the most delightful way
• Being the change you want to see in the world (or at least in our systems), ensuring all business and system changes follow best practices and the correct change process methodology

Get ready for a rollercoaster ride of innovation, teamwork, and success!

Who we're looking for:

• Extensive knowledge of Office software packages such as MS Office, Business Objects and MS Access
• Knowledge of Agile delivery methods
• Strong Programme delivery background, leading large/complex deliverables.
• Extensive experience of end-to-end project delivery, Experience of working in a programme management role
• PRINCE2 Practitioner and/or APMP (or PQ) or PMI equivalent (Desirable but not essential)
• Agile Foundation Certification or relevant equivalent experience
• Senior leadership experience, in Projects/Programmes and Continuous Improvement

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.