Investment Initiatives Analyst - 12 month FTC

Legal & General; London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent UK financial services group in London is seeking an Investment Initiatives Analyst. This role involves leading investment process design, collaborating with global teams, and identifying operational risks. Ideal candidates will have a strong understanding of investment strategies and exceptional communication skills. The position offers significant benefits, including performance bonuses and a flexible working culture.

Benefits

Annual performance-related bonus plan

Generous pension contribution

Life assurance

Healthcare Plan

At least 25 days holiday

Competitive family leave

Electric car scheme

Employee product discounts

Responsibilities

• Lead the design of investment processes aligned with the strategic operating model.
• Collaborate with global investment teams to map current and future state processes.
• Partner with technology teams to define optimal system solutions.
• Support the implementation of scalable, end-to-end investment frameworks.
• Identify and mitigate operational risks across investment processes.
• Review business overlaps and recommend centralisation opportunities.
• Build knowledge of the STOM model and CRIMS platform usage.
• Engage with stakeholders across operations, finance, and product development.

Skills

Understanding of the full investment lifecycle and operational risk

Experience in investment desk strategies and fund structures

Familiarity with business process mapping and change impact assessment

Knowledge of technology migration and investment process design

Experience with testing, test planning, and acceptance testing

Ability to work autonomously and collaboratively within a team

Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills

Proficiency in tools such as JIRA and Business Process Management systems

Tools

JIRA

Business Process Management systems

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.

L&G Asset Management is one of Europe’s largest asset managers, providing clients and partners with complex, responsible investment solutions, across public and private markets. As a global investor, we are present where our clients most need us – from Hong Kong and Singapore, to 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 our clients and customers – which include 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 the full spectrum of asset classes, with an enduring commitment to responsible investment and creating long-term, sustainable value for our clients and partners.

Job Description

Are you passionate about shaping the future of investment operations? Join us as an Investment Initiatives Analyst and play a key role in delivering a global strategic operating model. This is a unique opportunity to work across diverse teams, influence change, and help define best practice in a business undergoing exciting transformation.

What you’ll be doing:

• Leading the design of investment processes aligned with the strategic operating model
• Collaborating with global investment teams to map current and future state processes
• Partnering with technology teams to define optimal system solutions
• Supporting the implementation of scalable, end-to-end investment frameworks
• Identifying and mitigating operational risks across investment processes
• Reviewing business overlaps and recommending centralisation opportunities
• Building knowledge of the STOM model and CRIMS platform usage
• Engaging with stakeholders across operations, finance, and product development
  
  

Qualifications

Who we’re looking for:

• Understanding of the full investment lifecycle and operational risk
• Experience in investment desk strategies and fund structures
• Familiarity with business process mapping and change impact assessment
• Knowledge of technology migration and investment process design
• Experience with testing, test planning, and acceptance testing
• Ability to work autonomously and collaboratively within a team
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills
• Proficiency in tools such as JIRA and Business Process Management systems

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 the many discounts we offer – both for our own products and at a range of high street stores and online
• In 2023, some of our workspaces were redesigned. Our offices are great spaces to connect and collaborate and have your wellbeing at the heart
  
  

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, term-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.