Fixed Income Trader - Rates

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. 

Who we are 

We are one of Europe’s largest asset managers and a major global investor across public and private markets.

Asset Management is a critical driver of our Group strategy. The business aims to work synergistically with our Institutional Retirement and Retail divisions to benefit our clients and customers, and deliver enhanced shareholder returns.  

Our investment philosophy and processes are focused on creating value over the long term. We believe that incorporating financially material sustainability criteria, when relevant to our clients, can create value and drive positive change. 

L&G Asset Management, is looking to hire a Fixed Income Trader to join the Global Markets team in London. 

At L&G the Global Markets team is responsible for four main activities; Global Trading, Money Market Fund Management, Securities Lending and ETF Capital Markets. This role will sit within Global Trading, focusing on Rates products, and working as part of a team of professionals who execute over £750bn in government bonds and derivatives every year. 

We are looking for a detail orientated, enthusiastic, proven self-starter with a strong work ethic to focus on trading G10 government bonds and associated derivatives (including cleared interest rate swaps). This is an execution role with a high degree of interaction with portfolio managers, counterparties, and clients. As such, excellent stakeholder management skills are required. Knowledge of government bond markets, particularly the UK, and associated trading platforms is preferred, as is a strong quantitative skillset.  

What you’ll be doing:

• Executing a range of Fixed Income Rates orders in line with regulatory standards, internal policies, procedures and risk management protocols
• Providing investment teams with market commentary, daily feedback and guidance on traded and open positions
• Developing trading protocols, including building automated workflows and exploring opportunities to leverage AI
• Building trusted relationships with internal stakeholders, counterparties and clients
• Partnering with the Trading Research team to analyse, process and interpret trading data to improve client outcomes
• Expanding your knowledge across other instruments to provide effective cover across the trading desk
• Collaborating with colleagues across the Global Markets team, including traders in Hong Kong and Chicago

Who we’re looking for:

Education & Background 

• A degree or equivalent practical experience, ideally within finance, economics or another quantitative discipline
• Progression towards professional qualifications (IMC, CFA) is advantageous

Skills & Knowledge 

• Experience within financial markets, asset management or trading, with the capability and ambition to develop as a Fixed Income Trader
• Knowledge of government bond markets, particularly the UK market, and associated trading platforms
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills, with the ability to interpret complex data
• Clear and effective written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent attention to detail, with the ability to organise and prioritise multiple assignments
• A collaborative approach and confidence communicating with colleagues and stakeholders at different levels

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 many discounts we offer – both for our own products and at a range of high street stores and online
• We’re creating net‑zero carbon workplaces by 2030 by investing in our sustainable, modern offices across the UK, all designed to bring people together and elevate the in‑person experience

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 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.