Strategy Senior Analyst

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 a leading global player in pension risk transfer (PRT) and the UK’s largest Asset Manager. We’ve written more than £40bn of PRT in the last 4 years and look after around 700,000 institutional customers who have their retirement benefits secured with us.Our Institutional Retirement division provides PRT solutions for UK and US defined benefit (DB) schemes, and reinsurance solutions from our global hub in Bermuda. We work with companies, DB pension schemes and their advisors to help them secure and protect scheme members’ retirement benefits.Joining us means you’ll support customers’ financial security in retirement; help companies to settle their pension liabilities and focus on growing their businesses; and enable investment for the long term to back our pension promises.Who we are Institutional Retirement is the only insurer to have been operating continuously in the UK market from our entrance in 1987 to the present day. Our UK retirement annuity book stands at an estimated £86.1 billion at 31 December 2023. Across our retail and institutional retirement businesses, we look after more than 1 million customers, around c.700,000 of whom are institutional customers who have had their retirement benefits secured with us. Job DescriptionWe’re looking for a Strategy Senior Analyst to join our Institutional Retirement division, to support high‑impact strategic initiatives across the business and the wider L&G Group.Working within our Corporate Development function, you’ll contribute to shaping our global commercial strategy, supporting decision‑making, assessing growth opportunities and helping evolve our investment approach. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who enjoys cross‑functional collaboration, thrives in a dynamic environment and wants to play a meaningful role in influencing strategic outcomes for a growing international businessThis is a hybrid working opportunity, which means you can split your working week flexibly between your home and our London office in Moorgate to help you achieve a work-life balance that works for you.What you'll be doing:Supporting the development and optimisation of our global commercial strategy working closely with Pricing, Investments, Reinsurance and Business Partnering teamsContributing to the successful delivery of key strategic projects by carrying out essential research analysis and taking ownership of significant elements of projects and processesAssisting Strategy Directors and other senior leaders with BAU strategic activity, including the execution of major divisional transactions as well as managing and communicating our commercial strategyWorking collaboratively across the L&G Group to optimise the balance sheet from a capital and liquidity perspectiveConducting competitor analysis and gathering insights to inform divisional decision‑makingDeveloping and maintaining strong relationships with stakeholders across the division and wider Group to enable effective collaboration and awareness of evolving opportunities and pain pointsFacilitating communication between internal teams and external partners to support delivery of projects and solutionsEmbedding Conduct Risk principles into daily operations to ensure good customer outcomesEnsuring business processes and internal controls support effective risk management and positive customer outcomesQualificationsWho we're looking for:Strong quantitative skills, with significant progress towards or completion of an actuarial qualification, CFA or equivalentUnderstanding of insurance balance sheets, capital and profit reporting, and ALM principlesKnowledge of Solvency II and ideally an awareness of US or Bermudian regulatory frameworksAbility to communicate complex technical concepts clearly to a range of audiencesExperience or awareness of the PRT market in the UK and/or USAbility to apply strong analytical and problem‑solving skills with a proactive approach to deliveryAbility to manage expectations effectively and keep stakeholders well informedAn independent thinker who can confidently debate ideas constructively, when requiredWhatever 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:Competitive SalaryThe opportunity to participate in our annual, performance-related bonus plan and valuable share schemes Generous pension contribution Life assurance Private medical insuranceAt 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 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 heartAdditional InformationAt 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.