Group Head of Diversity, Inclusion & Wellbeing

Helping over ten million people around the world manage their savings, retirement plans, and life insurance requires a talented and diverse team behind-the-scenes.  It’s up to us in Legal & General (L&G) Group Functions to provide the essential support services that all areas of the business need, here in the UK and overseas. Simply put, we enable everyone at L&G to do what they do best. That means we’re helping to improve our customers’ lives and contributing to the success of the business every day.

The Group Head of Diversity, Inclusion & Wellbeing is instrumental in delivering plans to make L&G more diverse, more inclusive, and a place where everyone can thrive. We seek someone with experience delivering practical improvements to organisations, their workforces, or cultures. Whilst we need someone who can set agendas and influence, this role is also hands-on and practical.

We welcome candidates returning from a career break to apply for this role.  Successful returner candidates will join the L&G Returner Programme and will be provided with transition support including a mentor, buddy and Career Returner Coaching Programme delivered by Career Returners.

Your key responsibilities in this role will be: 

• Lead the Diversity, Inclusion & Wellbeing (DI&W) team at L&G, with end-to-end responsibility for defining, iterating, and implementing the strategy, aligned with the organisation’s ambitions and goals.
• Act as a subject matter expert for a range of internal and external stakeholders including L&G’s Group Board, Executive Teams, HRDs, Senior Leaders, as well as investors and ratings agencies. Use your influence to shape the right agenda and approach, and have regular engagement with the Board, preparing and delivering Board papers.
• Work with Group D&I Executive Sponsor, Senior Executives nominees to the Group D&I Council, and divisional exec D&I Sponsors, to effectively execute D&I plans across the business.
• Own the linkage between DI&W and how they contribute to L&G’s overall culture. Build consistent messaging to explain how and why DI&W matter and creates commercial value for the firm.
• Lead the delivery of plans to deliver improvements to workforce diversity and wider culture. Collaborate with other teams to deliver initiatives, while using data and insight to understand and resolve issues.  
• Shape and support L&G’s active employee networks and groups. Support the development and implementation of DI&W policy, testing where needed with different groups across the firm.
• Own the definition of DI&W key performance indicators and provides regular progress reporting to internal and external audiences.

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We welcome applicants from a variety of backgrounds and experience, but you will need to demonstrate the following key skills to be considered:

(For internal applications we welcome applications from Grade 6s and 7s')

• You must be passionate about DI&W with an excellent knowledge of external trends, best practices, challenges, and how to apply them in a business context.
• Experienced in delivering targeted programmes of work from inception to completion in a matrix/divisional environment.
• You must have presence, impact, and high emotional intelligence, able to establish warm and genuine relationships at all levels, both inside and outside the organisation. A track record of building effective partnerships with business and HR leaders is key.
• Experience of writing Board papers, presenting and influencing Board/ExCo level.
• Be an innovative, motivated, self-starter with the skills to deal with resource constraints, changing priorities, and navigating ambiguity.
• Whilst we need someone who can set agendas and influence, this role is also hands-on and practical.
• You can use MI and Data to manage progress, identify and mitigate risks and issues to inform decision-making and focus.
• Have experience of leading high performing teams and managing budgets.
• Experience of working within Financial Services or a complex, regulated environment.

We welcome candidates returning from a career break to apply for this role.  Successful returner candidates will join the L&G Returner Programme and will be provided with transition support including a mentor, buddy and Career Returner Coaching Programme delivered by Career Returners.

Legal & General is a leading financial services organisation, 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’re one of the world's largest asset managers, homebuilders, pension providers and insurers. Connecting to form a unique business model which drives value for our customers and society. And enabling our people to create impact through work that is meaningful and valued. 

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 strive to be open, mindful, and inclusive, so are always willing to discussing flexible working arrangements and reasonable accommodations for candidates with specific needs. 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. 

If you’re open to find out more, we'd love to hear from you. 

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.