Data AI & Emerging Technology Risk Manager

Legalandgeneral; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus plan

Share schemes

Generous pension contribution

Life assurance

Healthcare Plan (permanent employees)

25 days holiday

Electric car salary sacrifice scheme

Employee discounts

Net-zero carbon workplaces

Job summary

Legal & General is seeking a Data, AI & Emerging Technology Risk Manager to join the Group Risk team in the UK. You’ll provide oversight of data, AI, and emerging tech risk, collaborating with divisions to strengthen controls and support growth.

You will monitor regulatory developments, develop risk frameworks and produce insights to guide senior management decisions, ensuring fair customer outcomes and responsible use of new technologies.

Qualifications

• Experience in data, AI, technology or operational risk within financial services.
• Strong knowledge of data governance and master data management.
• Understanding of AI, cloud platforms and emerging technologies such as quantum computing and robotics.
• Ability to translate complex risk findings into practical recommendations and actions.

Responsibilities

• Provide group-wide oversight of data, AI and emerging technology risk and control frameworks.
• Partner with divisional and group teams to strengthen controls and reduce risk exposure.
• Develop risk frameworks for areas like AI agents, quantum computing, robotics and low-code applications.
• Review data and AI policies, standards and frameworks and assess embedding effectiveness.
• Monitor regulatory developments to identify risks and impacts.
• Produce research, insight papers and recommendations for senior management.

Skills

Data governance

AI risk management

Regulatory knowledge

Stakeholder management

Risk assessment

Education

CRISC / CISA / CISSP

Tools

Cloud platforms

AI agents

Job 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 Group Functions provide the services that all areas of the business need. This requires a talented and diverse team behind the scenes, who enable everyone at L&G to do what they do best.

Joining us means helping to improve the lives of our customers and contributing to the success of the business every day.

We’re looking for a Data, AI & Emerging Technology Risk Manager to join our Group Risk team. This is an exciting opportunity to help shape how we identify, understand and manage the risks associated with data, artificial intelligence and rapidly evolving technologies.

Working as a subject matter expert within the second line of defence, you’ll provide oversight and constructive challenge across the organisation. You’ll collaborate with colleagues throughout the business to strengthen risk frameworks, assess emerging trends and support the safe, responsible adoption of new technologies. You’ll also produce meaningful insights that help senior leaders make informed decisions and prepare for future risks.

What you’ll be doing:

• Providing group-wide oversight of data, AI and emerging technology risk and control frameworks
• Partnering with divisional and group teams to strengthen controls, reduce risk exposure and support future growth
• Supporting the development of risk frameworks for areas such as AI agents, quantum computing, robotics, citizen development and low-code applications
• Reviewing data and AI policies, standards and frameworks and assessing how effectively they are embedded
• Monitoring emerging technologies and regulatory developments to identify potential risks and their impact on the organisation
• Producing clear research, insight papers and recommendations to support senior management decision-making
• Developing risk reporting, measures and metrics using information from the organisation’s risk management systems
• Providing subject matter expertise on technology and change initiatives to support fair treatment and positive customer outcomes

Who we’re looking for:

• Experience in data, AI, technology or operational risk, governance or audit, ideally within financial services
• Strong knowledge of data governance and management, including data architecture, ownership, stewardship, quality and master data management
• An understanding of AI, cloud platforms and emerging technologies such as quantum computing, robotics and AI agents
• Experience overseeing risk processes and assessing data, AI, technology or privacy-related issues
• The ability to analyse complex information, identify potential risks and translate findings into practical recommendations
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, with an inclusive and collaborative approach
• Experience aligning risk management frameworks with wider business strategy
• A relevant degree, equivalent industry experience or professional qualification such as CRISC, CISA, CISSP, CDMP or DCAM would be beneficial but is not essential

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

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.