Product Manager - Operations & Initiatives

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. 

Join a team that’s shaping the future of asset management. At L&G Asset Management, we’re committed to driving sustainable growth through innovation, collaboration and excellence. As a Senior Product Manager in our Product Operations & Initiatives team, you’ll play a key role in enhancing the effectiveness of our product function, ensuring we meet regulatory standards and deliver value to our clients.

What you’ll be doing:

• Managing the delivery of the annual Assessment of Value and Consumer Duty Value for Money assessments
• Supporting the design and improvement of operational processes across the Product team
• Coordinating product lifecycle reviews and tracking resulting actions
• Collaborating with Compliance, Risk and Internal Audit to implement governance frameworks
• Preparing and enhancing management information and reporting for committees and boards
• Leading the development of templates and tools to support consistent product governance
• Engaging with stakeholders across Investments, Distribution, Finance and Compliance
• Presenting at governance committees and contributing to strategic decision-making

Who we’re looking for:

• Demonstrating strong knowledge of asset management and regulatory frameworks
• Holding a degree or equivalent, with professional qualifications (e.g. IMC, CFA, CAIA) highly desirable
• Applying experience in product strategy, development and lifecycle management
• Showing high attention to detail and a drive for continuous improvement
• Communicating effectively and building strong stakeholder relationships
• Managing projects with confidence and clarity across cross-functional teams
• Understanding pooled product structures including UCITS and non-UCITS
• Adapting to regulatory change and embedding best practice across the team

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.