Wealth/GFI Distribution Director

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. 

We’re Legal & General Asset Management, one of Europe’s largest asset managers and a major global investor. We’re looking for a dynamic and collaborative Wealth & GFI Distribution Specialist to lead our global strategy in private markets across the wealth sector and financial institutions. This is a newly created role, offering the opportunity to shape how we engage with wealth gatekeepers and buyers of alternatives, working closely with our Private Markets and Regional Sales teams.

What you’ll be doing:

• Leading the strategy and execution of private market distribution within the wealth and financial institutions space
• Building and managing relationships with wealth gatekeepers and buyers of alternatives
• Coordinating with Private Markets and Regional Sales teams to align client engagement
• Sharing market intelligence and competitor insights to inform product design and sales strategy
• Acting as the subject matter expert on private market adoption in the wealth sector
• Navigating the regulatory landscape relevant to alternatives for wealth clients
• Collaborating across teams and geographies to drive strategic initiatives
• Integrating product knowledge across private credit and real asset strategies

Who we’re looking for:

• Degree qualified with a professional qualification (e.g. CFA, CAIA, FIA) preferred
• Strong understanding of the wealth market and private market adoption trends
• Proven experience in fundraising and client relationship management across geographies
• Deep knowledge of private assets and alternatives, with a track record of technical insight
• Existing relationships with key stakeholders in the UK, Europe and Asia
• Collaborative mindset with experience working across Distribution, Product, Marketing and Investments
• Leadership qualities including resilience, innovation and strategic thinking
• Ability to learn and adapt quickly to new product developments with credibility

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.