Product Analyst (Funds Oversight)

LegalAndGeneral; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Share schemes

Life assurance

Healthcare

Holiday 25+

Electric car scheme

Discounts

Sustainable offices

Job summary

Legal & General is seeking a Product Analyst to join our Product Oversight team in London. You will help govern L&G’s product range across fund structures and jurisdictions, ensuring products stay fit for purpose and meet regulatory requirements for clients.

Collaborating with Investments, Distribution, Risk, Compliance and Operations, you will support launches, changes and reviews, and develop product knowledge to provide technical support on regulation, disclosures and operational needs.

Qualifications

• Degree-qualified or equivalent qualification.
• Interest in asset management and willingness to learn.
• Strong organisational skills with multi-priority management.
• Analytical mindset with critical thinking and problem solving.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and relationship-building.
• Experience in asset/wealth management or product development is advantageous.
• Proficient in MS Office; data analysis tools or AI experience is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Support management of products throughout their lifecycle and deliver initiatives.
• Coordinate launches, changes and enhancements with milestones and risks.
• Contribute to product governance, focusing on responsible investing and liquidity.
• Assist fund, thematic and product reviews for performance and outcomes.
• Develop product and regulatory knowledge to support disclosures and operations.
• Collaborate with operations and service providers for new products.
• Analyze industry, competitor and regulatory developments for evolution.

Skills

Analytical mindset

Excellent communication

Relationship-building

Organizational skills

Attention to detail

Microsoft Office

Excel

PowerPoint

Word

Data analysis tools

AI applications

Collaborative

Proactive attitude

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Job description

• Permanent/Regular or Fixed Term Contract/Temporary: Permanent (UK and ROW) / Regular (US)
• L&G Business Unit: Legal & General Investment Management
• L&G sub Business Unit: LGIM
• Primary Location: London, One Coleman Street
• Job Family: Product

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. 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 global asset management business provides our clients and partners with complex, responsible investment solutions, working internationally across public and private markets.

We are one of Europe's largest asset managers and a major global investor across public and private markets.

Asset Management is a critical driver of our Group strategy. The business aims to work synergistically with our Institutional Retirement and Retail divisions tobenefitour clients and customers, and deliver enhanced shareholder returns.

Our investment philosophy and processes are focused on creating value over the long term. We believe that incorporating financially material sustainability criteria, when relevant to our clients, can create value and drive positive change.

Job Description

Are you curious about how investment products are governed, maintained and enhanced throughout their lifecycle? We're looking for a Product Analyst to join our Product Oversight team, where you'll play an important role in supporting the management and governance of L&G's product range across multiple fund structures and jurisdictions.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to build their career in asset management product governance. Working closely with colleagues across Investments, Distribution, Risk, Compliance and Operations, you'll help ensure our products remain fit for purpose, meet regulatory requirements, and continue to deliver good outcomes for clients. Full on-the-job training will be provided.

What you'll be doing:

• Supporting the management of products throughout their lifecycle, helping to deliver product initiatives in line with strategic, regulatory and customer requirements
• Coordinating product launches, changes and enhancements, tracking milestones, actions, risks and deliverables
• Contributing to product governance activities, with a focus on responsible investing and fund liquidity, ensuring compliance with relevant policies, frameworks and regulatory obligations
• Assisting with fund, thematic and product reviews to assess performance, customer outcomes and future enhancement opportunities
• Developing product and regulatory knowledge to provide technical support across areas such as regulation, disclosures and operational requirements
• Working with operational teams and service providers to support the implementation of new products and product changes
• Analysing industry, competitor and regulatory developments to help identify opportunities for product evolution and innovation
• Building strong relationships across Product, Investments, Distribution, Risk, Compliance and Operations to support successful delivery of projects and initiatives

Who we're looking for:

• Degree-qualified or holding an equivalent qualification
• Interest in the asset management industry and a strong willingness to learn and develop product expertise
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining accuracy and attention to detail
• Analytical mindset with the ability to interpret information, think critically and solve problems effectively
• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills, both written and verbal
• Experience in asset management, wealth management, product development or product management would be advantageous
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel, Word and PowerPoint; experience with data analysis tools or AI applications would be beneficial
• Collaborative and inclusive approach, with a proactive attitude and a commitment to continuous improvement

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
• 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

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 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.