Risk & MI Governance Manager

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 looking for a talented Risk & MI Governance Manager to join our team, playing a key role in strengthening governance, enhancing financial control frameworks and supporting effective decision-making. This is a high-impact role where you’ll work closely with senior stakeholders, providing oversight, challenge and insight to ensure a robust and consistent control environment. You’ll help shape how risk, governance and management information are embedded across the function, supporting strong financial stewardship and delivering good customer outcomes.

What you’ll be doing:

• Providing independent oversight and constructive challenge to ensure risks are effectively managed and governance standards are applied consistently
• Designing and maintaining a comprehensive financial control framework aligned to Group standards
• Identifying, monitoring and supporting the mitigation of key financial and enterprise risks
• Producing high-quality, consistent and repeatable MI to support leadership decision-making and oversight
• Managing and enhancing Risk and Change Forums to ensure effective tracking and escalation of risks, issues and actions
• Partnering with Finance and Group stakeholders to influence planning, prioritisation, resourcing and risk management
• Supporting and developing technical accounting and control capabilities across Finance teams
• Ensuring governance, controls and reporting support the delivery of good customer outcomes in line with regulatory expectations

Who we’re looking for:

• Strong understanding of financial control frameworks, governance models and risk management within financial services
• Solid knowledge of insurance accounting, actuarial processes and regulatory requirements such as IFRS and Solvency II
• Experience designing and embedding governance structures and risk management processes
• Proven ability to produce high-quality MI and communicate insights clearly to senior stakeholders
• Confidence in influencing and constructively challenging senior stakeholders in complex environments
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple risks, issues and priorities effectively
• Experience overseeing financial reporting cycles, controls and audit processes
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills, both written and verbal

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, 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.