Senior Communications Executive (external communications)

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. 

L&G is looking for a Senior Communications Executive to join our External Communications team within the Corporate Affairs function, playing a key role in delivering our communications strategy across Institutional Retirement and Asset Management.

What you’ll be doing:

• Strategic Communications: Supporting the development and executing of external communications plans enhancing L&G’s profile in Institutional Retirement and Asset Management
• Media Relations:  Building and maintaining strong relationships with financial and business media, managing proactive and reactive engagement positioning L&G as a trusted voice
• Agency Management: Overseeing day-to-day activity with PR agencies, ensuring high-quality campaign delivery and accurate reporting to internal stakeholders
• Content Development: Collaborating with marketing, public affairs, and internal communications teams creating compelling content and identifying opportunities for thought leadership
• Monitoring & Reporting: Monitoring media coverage, providing insightful analysis, and contributing to regular evaluation reporting
• Governance & Compliance: Ensuring all communications are complying with regulatory and governance standards, maintaining accuracy and integrity

Who we’re looking for:

• Minimum 3 years in financial services communications – agency or in house
• Strong understanding of UK financial media and established journalist relationships.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, strategic thinking, and ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Collaborative and a true team player, able to build strong relationships and connect across the wider Corporate Affairs function and business teams.
• Detail-oriented and commercially aware, with a global outlook.

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.