Business Analyst, L&G - Asset Management, America

L&G – Asset Management, America; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

HSA

Short-term Disability

Long-term Disability

Dental Insurance

Vision Care

Life Insurance

401K

Vacation

Sick Time

Employee Assistance Program

Commuter Benefits

Job summary

L&G Asset Management, America is expanding a US Transformation function to help business leaders design and deliver scalable operating models. You will collaborate across Distribution, Operations, Investments, Data, Compliance and Technology to improve end-to-end processes using structured analysis and hands-on delivery.

The role partners with senior stakeholders to shape strategy, drive execution, and deliver initiatives with cross-functional impact.

Qualifications

• Experience: 2-5 years in asset management or financial services; ideally with Operations, Distribution, Investments, Data, Compliance, Technology, Client Onboarding, Reporting or a related function.
• AI / Technology mindset: comfortable using AI tools to improve speed, quality and insight generation; interested in automation and data.
• Preferred: cross-functional exposure and familiarity with data concepts or SQL; experience supporting business change or project delivery.

Responsibilities

• Partner with business leaders to define priorities and translate strategy into initiatives and delivery plans.
• Analyze workflows, identify inefficiencies, and design scalable, tech-enabled operating models.
• Own initiatives end-to-end; manage timelines, risks and dependencies.
• Develop clear, implementation-ready requirements and documentation.
• Use AI tools to accelerate analysis and drive governance and quality.
• Drive continuous improvement aligned to strategic priorities.

Skills

Asset management

AI mindset

Cross-functional exposure

Data concepts

Process improvement

Tools

SQL

Job description

Company Description

L&G's Asset Management business is a major investor across public and private markets worldwide, with $1.533 trillion in AUM.* Our clients include individual savers, pension scheme members and global institutions, who invest alongside L&G’s own balance sheet.

Company Description

L&G's Asset Management business is a major investor across public and private markets worldwide, with $1.533 trillion in AUM.* Our clients include individual savers, pension scheme members and global institutions, who invest alongside L&G’s own balance sheet.

Our ambition is to be a leading global investor, innovating to solve complex challenges for our clients using the power of L&G. This is rooted in our investment philosophy and processes, which are focused on creating value over the long term.

We believe that incorporating financially material sustainability criteria, when relevant to our clients, can generate value and drive positive change.

Job Description

We are building a dedicated US Transformation function to help business leaders design and deliver scalable operating models for the firm’s highest-priority strategic initiatives. This role partners directly with business leaders to shape strategy and drive execution.

You will work across the Distribution, Operations, Investments, Data, Compliance and Technology functions to improve how the business operates end-to-end using structured analysis and hands-on delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Business Partnership & Strategy Execution: Work alongside business stakeholders to define and execute priorities; translate strategy into initiatives and delivery plans.
• Operating Model Analysis & Design: Analyze workflows, identify inefficiencies, and design scalable tech-enabled operating models.
• Project Delivery: Own initiatives end-to-end; manage timelines, risks, and dependencies.
• Requirements & Solution Development: Develop clear, implementation-ready requirements and documentation.
• AI-Enabled Analysis: Use AI tools to accelerate analysis, synthesize stakeholder inputs, improve process documentation and identify automation opportunities while ensuring quality and governance.
• Continuous Improvement: Drive efficiency and scalability improvements aligned to strategic priorities.

Qualifications

• Experience: 2-5 years in asset management or financial services; ideally with experience in Operations, Distribution, Investments, Data, Compliance, Technology, Client Onboarding, Reporting or a related function.
• AI / Technology Mindset: Comfortable using AI tools to improve speed, quality, and insight generation; interested in how automation and data can improve business processes.
• Preferred: Cross-functional exposure, familiarity with data concepts or SQL, and experience supporting business change, process improvement, or project delivery.

Additional Information

The starting salary offer will vary based on multiple factors, including but not limited to the applicant’s education, job-related experience, skills, and abilities, geographic location, and market factors. This position is also eligible to participate in the company’s annual discretionary bonus plan. Full time employees may be eligible for health insurance with an optional HSA, short term disability, long term disability, dental insurance, vision care, life insurance, Healthcare, Dependent and Limited Care Flexible Spending Accounts, 401K, vacation, sick time, an employee assistance program, and commuter and transit programs. Additional voluntary programs include: supplemental health benefits including accidental injury, critical illness and hospital indemnity insurance and pet insurance.

EOE Statement

As an EOE employer, L&G Asset Management, America will extend equal opportunity to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, ancestry, national origin, age, disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, pregnancy, military status, and/or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state or local laws governing non-discrimination in employment. (2025)