Investment Initiatives Manager

Legal & General is one of Europe’s largest asset managers, providing clients and partners with complex, responsible investment solutions, across public and private markets. As a global investor, we are present where our clients most need us – from Hong Kong and Singapore, to Chicago and major European financial hubs.

Created by combining our investment management (LGIM) and asset origination (LGC) capabilities, our Asset Management division works with our Institutional Retirement and Retail divisions to benefit our clients and customers – which include individual savers, pension scheme members and global institutions – and deliver enhanced shareholder returns.

Joining us means becoming part of a market-leading team, with capabilities across the full spectrum of asset classes, with an enduring commitment to responsible investment and creating long-term, sustainable value for our clients and partners.

The role’s focus is to foster, promote and facilitate collaboration in fund management practices across front line investment areas in relation to the Strategic Target Operating Model. The team’s remit is broad ranging with engagement across fund management, senior management, technology, product development, operations, finance and Change

What you'll be doing:

• Being responsible for defining best practice in investment process across investment teams in LGIM and LGIMA
• Enhancing operational efficiency through promotion and facilitation of increased collaboration between investment teams globally
• Providing thought leadership in introducing consistency in process design by working in partnership with the global investment teams – understanding their existing challenges and trade-offs to determining the right outcome for business areas and LGIM and LGIMA.
• Engaging with technology on behalf of Investment teams to define best in breed system solutions for a global operating model
• Engaging with business partners across middle and back office to develop a robust and scalable end-to-end global investment framework
• Identifying and reviewing existing business overlaps and recommend appropriate centralisation
• Identifying sources of operational risk in the global investment process and determine appropriate solutions to mitigate these risks

Who we're looking for:

• Comprehensive understanding of the end-to-end investment process
• A deep appreciation of investment and operational risk
• Experience in technology migration and investment process design across asset classes and instruments
• Proven track record in increasing scalability in an investment context
• Ability to generate a positive outcome with stakeholders
• Dynamic individual with outcome-oriented outlook
• Ability to assess and generate progressive solutions

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 (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 

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.