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. We’re focused on continuously innovating our investment products, maintaining our reputation as experts across all asset classes, and striving to build a more responsible and sustainable future

Job Description

The Guideline, Management & Control (GMC) is comprised of 3 departments: GMC Guidelines, GMC Monitoring and GMC Coding. These departments are instrumental to LGIM’s investment governance and oversight processes. They collectively play a key role in defining firm wide standards, independent of geographic location and covering all investment strategies of LGIM and LGIMA. The Guideline function within GMC is responsible for drafting client guidelines which are then used for the origination and capturing of each client’s requirements on a central database. The requirements are coded, where possible, into LGIM’s Global Trade compliance platform (provided by Charles River Development) by GMC Coding team and where not possible, off-platform controls are created instead.

• Create and Amend Guideline Documentation within strategic platforms (Prospectuses, Supplements, IMAs and other governing documentation) in line with client requirements
• Interpret Guidelines from (Prospectuses, Supplements, IMAs and other governing documentation) ensuring these are captured in the Requirements Matrix
• Peer review guidelines which have been Created and or Amended
• Co-ordinate the Tripartite meetings, deputise as chair if/when required
• Attend client meetings/calls if required, articulating how client objectives can be achieved within documentation and taking into consideration business constraints
• Proactively develop and maintain effective working relationships with key stakeholders 7
• Maintain existing processes and procedures’ ensuring sufficient testing is carried out

Qualifications

• Experience working with legal or official documents
• Attention to detail
• Strong academic background, Degree qualified (preferably 2.1) or equivalent, IMC or IO
• Strong overall investment and product structure knowledge
• Working in or with a range of asset management functions such as legal, compliance, risk functions, cash/collateral management performance
• Ability to take ownership of tasks and assist in the monitoring and assignment of the workflow for the team

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.