Senior HR Advisor

Legal & General is a leading UK financial services group and major global investor. We’ve been safeguarding people’s financial futures since 1836, aiming to build a better society for the long term by investing our customers’ money in things that make life better for everyone and create value for our shareholders.

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 HR Senior Advisor to join us. Reporting into a senior HRBP, this role is dedicated to providing HR support across our Group Functions. You will partner with the HR Centres of Excellence to develop, influence, support and deliver the HR priorities for the business.

What you'll be doing:

• Support the HRBP's with the annual cycle of people activity, including pay review; performance calibration and employee Voice Survey to drive business and people performance. Acting as the key conduit for disseminating information from Centres of Excellence and complying with submission deadlines
• Support the HRBP's and HRD with identifying, analysing people related MI for the purpose of influencing business unit plans and effectively implementing the right business solutions
• Assisting with pre-work for job alignment, talent reviews, performance calibrations and salary review processes, including producing the information packs and presentations
• Work with relevant HRBP to provide pro-active HR interventions to the business in line with the business HR strategy or people program so that impacts and risks are understood and managed appropriately
• Identify, propose, gain stakeholder input and implement improvements to policy or processes to enhance customer experience
• Advise and refer people managers to the correct Centres of Excellence and/or resources on HR matters to build their expertise and ensure they are receiving appropriate support
• Undertake HR projects or people change management work as directed by the HRBP or HR Director
• Ensure all relevant job descriptions have appropriate “Consumer Duty” accountabilities

Who we're looking for:

• Essential experience in and understanding of employment law, generic HR policies and procedures
• Understanding of Reward and People Development methodologies and current best practice
• Experience of providing effective HR partnership to support the business with an awareness of the different challenges that are faced
• Capability to source, gather, analyse and interpret business-focused HR data to enable effective decision making
• Customer focussed with excellent communication skills and the ability to build strong working relationships at all levels
• Pragmatic, flexible and resilient - with high aptitude for multi-tasking and prioritising multiple deadlines is essential

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 
• 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.