Data Solutions - Senior Data Analyst

Legal And General Group; London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK financial services group is looking for a Senior Data Analyst to join its Chief Data Office. In this role, you will design and implement data solutions that support strategic objectives, utilizing your analytical skills and experience in asset management. The position offers a collaborative environment and numerous benefits aimed at enhancing employee welfare.

Benefits

Annual performance-related bonus plan

Generous pension contribution

Life assurance

Healthcare plan

25+ days holiday

Flexible working arrangements

Qualifications

• Experience in data projects within asset management.
• Knowledge of financial products and data governance principles.
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Collaborating with stakeholders to understand business goals.
• Designing end-to-end data solutions.
• Delivering analysis artifacts including data flows.

Skills

Analytical skills

Requirements gathering

Service design

Collaboration

Communication

Job description

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. These underpin our retirement and protection solutions: we are an international player in pension risk transfer, UK and US life insurance, and UK workplace pensions and retirement income.

L&G Asset Management is one of Europe’s largest asset managers, offering complex, responsible investment solutions across public and private markets. As a global investor, we operate where our clients need us—Hong Kong, Singapore, Chicago, and major European financial hubs.

Created by combining our investment management (LGIM) and asset origination (LGC) capabilities, our Asset Management division works with our Institutional Retirement and Retail divisions to benefit clients—including individual savers, pension scheme members, and global institutions—and deliver enhanced shareholder returns.

Joining us means becoming part of a market-leading team with capabilities across all asset classes, committed to responsible investment and creating sustainable, long-term value for our clients and partners.

Job Description

Are you passionate about data and its potential to transform business outcomes? Join our Chief Data Office (CDO) as a Senior Data Analyst and help shape the future of data services across LGIM and the wider L&G group. You’ll be leading the design of scalable, sustainable data solutions that support strategic goals and deliver real value.

What you’ll be doing:

• Collaborating with stakeholders to understand business goals and translate them into data services
• Designing end-to-end data solutions in partnership with business, technology, and change teams
• Gathering and documenting requirements through user stories, features, and epics
• Delivering analysis artifacts including data flows, service descriptions, and mapping specifications
• Investigating data issues and identifying root causes with cross-functional teams
• Developing data controls and supporting user acceptance testing
• Estimating analysis effort and supporting delivery planning
• Contributing to the enterprise-wide data strategy

Qualifications

Who we’re looking for:

• Experience working on data projects within the asset management industry
• Strong analytical skills and experience in requirements gathering and service design
• Knowledge of financial products, data domains, and governance principles
• Collaborative approach with experience working across multidisciplinary teams
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies and user story development
• Ability to analyze complex data flows and map data movement
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills
• A proactive, adaptable mindset with a passion for data-driven value creation

Benefits:

• Participation in annual performance-related bonus plan and share schemes
• Generous pension contribution
• Life assurance
• Healthcare plan (permanent employees only)
• At least 25 days holiday plus public holidays, increasing to 26 after 2 years, with holiday buy/sell options
• Competitive family leave
• Electric car scheme via salary sacrifice (permanent employees only)
• Discounts on products and partner stores
• Modern, wellbeing-focused office spaces

Additional Information

At L&G, we believe in generating positive returns today while building a better future for all.

If you join us, you’ll be part of an inclusive culture, collaborating with diverse backgrounds and experiences. Our leaders are committed to integrity, your future, and wellbeing. We support career development through various initiatives.

We value outcomes over attendance and are open to flexible working arrangements, including part-time, term-time, and job sharing, where feasible.

Don’t worry if you don’t meet every criterion. Focus on your strengths, potential, and how you connect with our purpose.