Senior Regulatory Consultant - Defined Benefits

Legal & General; Hove; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services company in the UK is seeking a Senior Regulatory Consultant to ensure compliance with regulatory standards. You'll be responsible for assessing and monitoring activities related to regulatory compliance, governance, and risk management. The ideal candidate thrives in a collaborative environment and possesses strong analytical skills, with qualifications like PMI being essential. This role offers an opportunity to join a supportive workplace focused on positive outcomes for customers.

Benefits

Performance-related bonus plan

Generous pension contribution

Life assurance

Healthcare plan

At least 25 days holiday

Competitive family leave

Electric car scheme

Employee discounts

Qualifications

• Pension qualifications such as PMI or equivalent experience.
• Strong understanding of defined benefit pension schemes and legislation.
• Knowledge of governance frameworks and Consumer Duty principles.

Responsibilities

• Acting as a first line control for regulatory and legislative change.
• Conducting gap analyses and supporting remediation planning.
• Reviewing governance frameworks and internal controls.
• Tracking and reporting on regulatory risks and events.
• Preparing and delivering management information reports.
• Engaging with stakeholders to present findings and recommendations.
• Supporting regulatory projects and embedding required changes.

Skills

Strong understanding of defined benefit pension schemes

Clear written and verbal communication skills

Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities

Ability to manage multiple projects

High attention to detail

Education

Pension qualifications such as PMI

Job description

Job Description

We’re recruiting for a Senior Regulatory Consultant to join us. At Legal & General, we’re building a better society by investing in the things that matter most—housing, health, and infrastructure. As a Senior Regulatory Consultant, you’ll play a key role in ensuring our Client Services team meets the highest standards of regulatory compliance and governance. You will assess, track, analyse and monitor activities related to regulatory compliance, governance, and risk management, including Consumer Duty within PRT Client Services. This will include liaison with regulatory bodies, L&G Group and Institutional Retirement colleagues to ensure all requirements are understood, adhered to, clearly documented and shared and risks appropriately managed and mitigated as appropriate. We’re looking for someone who thrives in a collaborative environment and is passionate about delivering good outcomes for customers.

What you’ll be doing:

• Acting as a first line control for regulatory and legislative change
• Conducting gap analyses and supporting remediation planning
• Reviewing governance frameworks and internal controls
• Tracking and reporting on regulatory risks and events
• Preparing and delivering management information reports
• Engaging with stakeholders to present findings and recommendations
• Supporting regulatory projects and embedding required changes
• Liaising with third‑party administrators and monitoring performance

Qualifications – Who we’re looking for:

• Pension qualifications such as PMI or equivalent experience
• Strong understanding of defined benefit pension schemes and legislation
• Knowledge of governance frameworks and Consumer Duty principles
• Experience building relationships across teams and with external partners
• Ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines
• Clear written and verbal communication skills
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving abilities
• High attention to detail and professional integrity

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 :

Benefits

• 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. Share this article