ER Consultant, Strategy & Policy

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 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 recruiting for a ER Consultant, Strategy & Policy to join us. We’re offering a competitive base salary. 

We’re looking for an ER Consultant to join our Strategy & Policy team, helping shape the policies and frameworks that support our people and culture. You’ll play a key role in developing clear, legally compliant, and inclusive HR policies while working closely with colleagues, legal partners, and employee representative groups. If you enjoy collaborative working, influencing diverse stakeholders, and creating positive employee experiences, this could be the right next step for you.

What you’ll be doing:

• Leading the design, drafting, and reviewing of global HR policies, ensuring compliance and alignment with business strategy
• Managing governance and consultation processes, including engagement with employee representative bodies
• Providing expert guidance to HR teams and policy owners on policy interpretation, legal requirements, and contract impacts
• Owning and maintaining UK employment contract and offer letter templates, keeping them accurate and up to date
• Supporting robust policy governance by maintaining audit trails, approval processes, and exemption records
• Building collaborative relationships with collective bodies such as Unite and MCF, and advising HR on engagement
• Working closely with ER and HR colleagues to ensure consistent policy implementation and communication
• Embedding fair customer outcomes and contributing to a culture that prioritises transparency, integrity, and good practice

Who we’re looking for:

• Strong understanding of UK employment law, HR policies, and consultation processes
• Experience drafting and reviewing HR policies, contracts, and employment documentation
• Ability to manage multiple stakeholders and navigate governance requirements with confidence
• Experience working with legal teams and collective bodies on policy‑related matters
• Strong analytical and judgement skills, with a focus on accuracy and risk management
• Confident communicator able to adapt style for different audiences and build trusted relationships
• Collaborative approach, supporting knowledge sharing and open dialogue across teams
• A proactive mindset with the ability to influence without direct authority and drive policy improvements

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.