The posting
Company Description
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.
Who we are
We are one of Europe’s largest asset managers and a major global investor across public and private markets.
Asset Management is a critical driver of our Group strategy. 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 are focused on creating value over the long term. We believe that incorporating financially material sustainability criteria, when relevant to our clients, can create value and drive positive change.
Job Description
We’re looking for a collaborative and commercially minded Product Manager to help shape and deliver our multi-asset class solutions. Working across Investments, Distribution, Risk, Compliance, Legal, Finance and Operations, you’ll support the development and ongoing management of client-focused products across a range of investment vehicles and distribution channels.
This is an opportunity to contribute throughout the product lifecycle, from developing new propositions and launching funds to reviewing existing products and recommending enhancements, mergers or closures. You’ll combine technical product knowledge, effective project management and strong stakeholder relationships to help deliver positive client outcomes while meeting regulatory and governance requirements.
What you’ll be doing:
- Supporting the design and delivery of new multi-asset products, strategies and propositions across a range of investment vehicles
- Managing product initiatives by coordinating milestones, deliverables, actions, testing, risks and issues
- Ensuring product activity aligns with relevant governance, compliance, risk and regulatory requirements
- Reviewing the product range to assess commercial viability, client outcomes and opportunities for enhancement, merger or closure
- Providing technical product support across regulation, tax, registrations, disclosures, client channels and operational matters
- Partnering with Investments, Distribution, Operations and other specialist teams to deliver product plans successfully
- Monitoring client, competitor, industry and regulatory developments to help inform product strategy and proposition design
- Building trusted relationships with internal stakeholders and external service providers to resolve challenges and achieve shared objectives
Who we’re looking for:
- A degree or equivalent experience, with an IMC, CFA, CAIA or similar professional qualification desirable
- Knowledge of the international asset management industry and investment funds across key jurisdictions
- Understanding of multi-asset investment strategies and how clients select products across different distribution channels
- Knowledge of pooled investment structures such as UCITS, non-UCITS, ETFs and separately managed accounts
- Experience supporting product strategy, development, management or product lifecycle activity
- Exposure to launching, registering, operating or amending pooled investment funds
- Strong project management, organisation and attention to detail, with a focus on improving how work is delivered
- A collaborative approach, with the ability to build relationships, communicate clearly and influence stakeholders constructively
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 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 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.
