Company Description

The world of investment is changing. Our vision at Legal & General Investment Management is to create a better, more sustainable future through responsible investing. We work in partnership with our clients around the globe to deliver positive long-term outcomes, while rising to the challenges of a rapidly changing world. Our clients include institutional pension funds, financial institutions, local authorities and sovereign wealth funds. To meet our clients’ complex and evolving investment needs, our investment strategies cover a broad array of asset classes and styles, including equities, bonds, property and alternatives, as well as multi-asset funds. 

Job Description

The Product Strategy & Development team is a sub-team of Product, responsible for all aspects of product strategy and development LGIM’s funds and products. Their purpose is to design, deliver and management a client-centric offering, enable achievement of LGIM’s overall commercial strategy, and to ensure LGIM’s product activity is in line with regulatory standards and LGIM’s Product Process.  

• Investment product design and delivery with oversight and support from senior management.
• Ensure the Product Process Manual and Product Lifecycle Management process are followed, and project management tool kit deployed.
• Ensure products remain regulatory compliant, fund and pre contractual documentation is maintained to the highest standards.
• Engage key stakeholders effectively to optimise proposition development.
• Project management, scope and design non-complex product changes or launches, data or regulatory change projects using effective project management tools.
• Product governance and compliance. Support the ongoing governance related to LGIM’s product ranges, with a particular focus on ESG including governance committee support, process design and enhancement, data, impact assessments and gap analysis. 
• Product technical support, deliver focused product technical support on matters such as regulation, tax, customer channels, registrations, disclosures and operational items on both an on-going and project basis to manage existing products to meet the needs of customers.
• Operational engagement. Ensure all relevant operational areas kept informed of new product launches or amendments. Coordinate operational teams as part of scoping, delivery and implementation, and ensure effective engagement with key service providers supporting the product activity. 
• Competitors and industry. Review analysis of customer, industry and regulatory activity to inform proposition design and deliver enhancements, developments and changes to the product offering.
• Relationship building. Develop close working relationships with key stakeholders of counterparts throughout the business to resolve barriers to the successful achievement of agreed projects. Build strong relationships with key contacts at service providers. 
• Regulatory and product knowledge. Acquire, maintain and share a focused knowledge of the products and product structures.

Qualifications

Essential;

• Degree qualified or equivalent required.
• Previous experience in product strategy & development.
• Knowledge of the international asset management/investment industry
• Demonstrates high attention to detail and seeks continual improvement and efficiency in delivery of processes
• Strong communicator, written & verbal
• Experience in stakeholder engagement; ability to influence and engage across key stakeholders
• Product life cycle management

Desirable ;

• Professional qualifications in relation to the role such as IMC, CFA, CAIA or similar highly desirable
• PRINCE2, Agile or another project management accreditation desirable
• Previous experience in launching, registering, operating and amending pooled investment funds in European jurisdictions
• Knowledge of pooled product structures (including UCITS and non-UCITS) across a range of domiciles and jurisdictions Experience:

Additional Information

The brand with the brolly is choosing today to change tomorrow.

Since 1836, we’ve grown to become one of the world's largest asset managers, homebuilders, pension providers and insurance brands. 

We’re all here to improve the lives of our customers, build a better society for the long term, and create value for our shareholders - helping to shape a better future for society and the planet.

We need people who share our ambitions, agility and entrepreneurial spirit to help us do it.

At L&G, you’ll find a balance that helps you be your best. Empowered by hybrid working, we’re supported by technology and workplaces that enable us to work effectively wherever we are. We come together in offices to collaborate and connect, and use time at home for individual, focused activities. And, when we achieve great things, we celebrate our success and reward strong performance.

Today, there’s over 10,000 of us, working towards our mission, with plenty of opportunities to grow your career as we grow L&G. Will you join us?

Great minds don’t have to think alike, so we welcome voices from all backgrounds. Bringing together people with different life experiences helps us build empathy with our customers and drive innovation.

We don’t just talk about it, we actively promote diversity and equitable opportunities for all. That means our employment decisions are made without regard to race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability or protected veteran status. In fact, we embrace every dimension of diversity to reflect the customers and communities we serve.

We think it’s important to create an inclusive environment where we can all belong, contribute and drive progress, where you can develop and grow, and be empowered. We want you to use your voice to help us build a better tomorrow.

We all work differently, and have different needs, which is why. we’re always open to discussing flexible working arrangements. Likewise, we’re committed to finding reasonable accommodations for candidates with specific needs during our recruiting process.

So whoever you are, wherever you are, whatever your story, we'd love to hear from you.