Overview
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 asset origination capabilities. Our work spans pension risk transfer, UK and US life insurance, and UK workplace pensions and retirement income. Our global asset management business delivers complex, responsible investment solutions across public and private markets. Asset Management is a critical driver of our Group strategy.
We are one of Europe’s largest asset managers and a major global investor across public and private markets. The business aims to work synergistically with our Institutional Retirement and Retail divisions to benefit our clients and customers, and deliver enhanced shareholder returns. Our investment philosophy and processes focus on creating value over the long term, and we believe that incorporating financially material sustainability criteria, when relevant to our clients, can create value and drive positive change.
Please note this is a 12-month Fixed-Term Contract role.
What you’ll be doing
* Join our Middle & Back Office Oversight team and support LGIM’s global trading activities. Help ensure derivative operations and securities lending processes run smoothly, collaborating with outsourced providers, internal partners, and market counterparts.
* Manage daily retained derivative operations activities, including trade processing and securities lending, in line with market and regulatory deadlines.
* Partner with internal teams, outsourced providers and third parties to ensure timely, accurate and effective service delivery.
* Support the oversight, review and completion of daily operational tasks with a focus on quality and client service.
* Monitor KPI and KRI performance and escalate service issues when needed.
* Investigate and resolve operational queries, ensuring clear communication and timely escalation.
* Identify and recommend improvements across processes, controls and operating models.
* Contribute to the development and maintenance of procedures, workflows and standard ways of working.
* Build strong relationships with stakeholders and participate in service reviews, working groups and industry forums.
Qualifications
* Experience within asset management operations, particularly in derivatives and/or securities lending.
* Knowledge of OTC and cleared derivative products (e.g., IRS, CCS, TRS, CDS, equity options).
* Confident ability working with trade lifecycle events, cashflow calculations and collateral processes.
* Familiarity with regulatory frameworks such as EMIR and MiFID, plus systems such as OSTTRA Markit and SWIFT.
* Strong planning, organisation and problem-solving skills, with the ability to work under pressure.
* A collaborative mindset and the ability to work effectively with internal and external partners.
* Excellent communication skills, with the ability to present information clearly in both written and verbal form.
* A proactive, adaptable approach with strong attention to detail and a commitment to continuous improvement.
What 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.
* Electric car scheme with tax-efficient salary sacrifice (permanent employees only).
* Discounts on our products and at high street stores and online.
* Modern, collaborative workspace designed with wellbeing in mind.
Additional Information
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. We are guided by leaders with integrity who care about your future and wellbeing, and we support development through initiatives that help you grow your career.
We care about outcomes and are open to flexible working options including part-time, term-time and job shares where possible. Some roles may have limited flexibility due to customer demand, but we consider requests where feasible.
It doesn’t matter if you don’t meet every criterion in this advert—consider what you excel at and what else you can bring in terms of strengths, potential and alignment with our purpose.
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