Job Description
At Legal & General, our Discovery function plays a crucial role in understanding business challenges and identifying opportunities for meaningful improvement. As a Discovery Analyst, you’ll work with colleagues across the organisation to explore problems, analyse processes, and turn insights into recommendations that drive positive change.
What you’ll be doing:
* Coordinating Discovery activities, including organising workshops, analysing data and mapping processes
* Partnering with business stakeholders to understand current challenges and uncover improvement opportunities
* Assessing pain points, risks, issues and dependencies and presenting clear, insight‑led recommendations
* Working alongside technical and business SMEs to ensure high‑quality analysis and alignment
* Supporting the development of options that contribute to divisional roadmaps and strategic priorities
* Ensuring Discovery work aligns to best practice and internal change governance standards
* Contributing to continuous improvement across the Discovery function and wider change teams
* Guiding and supporting less experienced colleagues during assignments where required
Who we’re looking for:
* Experience in business improvement, continuous improvement or business analysis
* Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret data and translate findings into meaningful insights
* Confidence facilitating workshops, engaging stakeholders and leading structured conversations
* Ability to work at pace on short, focused pieces of analysis
* Knowledge of both agile and waterfall delivery approaches
* Clear, concise communication skills, with the ability to influence at all levels
* A collaborative mindset, working well with technical teams, SMEs and business partners
* An organised, methodical approach with strong attention to detail
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:
* Salary bracket to be included for EU only roles due to EU Pay Transparency Directive (excludes UK)
* 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
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. 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.