Head of ERP Implementation

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 Head of ERP Implementation to join us.

L&G Finance function is undergoing significant transformation through a groupwide Finance Transformation Programme. Our aim to create a future-ready Finance function that supports our strategic goals with greater efficiency as part of our operating model.

A key part of this transformation is the ERP Leader, who will implement a single ERP solution across the Group. Your role will be crucial in designing and implementing this solution,

What you’ll be doing:

• Be responsible for defining the ERP requirements and design solutions to achieve strategic objectives.
• Identify, monitor, and resolve programme issues/risks, ensuring alignment with ERP governance.
• Advise the Change Director on outputs and outcomes to meet ERP programme requirements.
• Optimise the timing of new ERP deliverables into business operations.
• Ensure ERP progress aligns with other Finance change activities to support our Finance vision.
• Collaborate with Finance leads to design and implement a new ERP operating model.
• Actively build strong relationships with key Finance stakeholders and prepare and engage business areas for new processes.
• Ensure ERP compliance is within the Financial Control Framework and Legal & General commitment to our customers.

Who we’re looking for:

• You will need to have extensive experience in managing and delivering ERP projects of similar scope and size.
• Have a comprehensive understanding of the Legal & General Group and its products.
• An In-depth knowledge of finance activities and ERP applications.
• Proven track record of implementing significant finance changes.
• Can demonstrated ability to lead, inspire, and motivate teams.
• Be skilled in influencing senior stakeholders and analysing complex problems.
• Capable of working under pressure to meet tight deadlines.
• Have excellent communication, report writing, and process improvement skills.

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                                                                                                                                A company car allowance
Life assurance 
Healthcare Plan (permanent employees only) 
At least 30 days holiday, plus public holidays. 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 

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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.