Solutions Strategy Associate - London, United Kingdom - Legal & General Investment Management

Legal & General Investment Management
Legal & General Investment Management
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London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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We're looking to hire a proactive and driven Solutions Strategy Associate to join Legal and General Investment Management (LGIM) in a varied position, to highlight LGIM capabilities that clients could consider to enhance the efficiency of their portfolios


An exciting opportunity where you'll gain broad experience to the whole of Solutions in Defined Benefit pension schemes and multiple asset classes.

This role will allow you to support and work with the portfolio managers whilst offering exposure to client hence allowing the opportunity to develop pitching skills

What you'll be doing

  • Considering a client's portfolio in the context of their objectives and to highlight LGIM capabilities that the client could consider to enhance the efficiency of the portfolio and to better align their investment strategy with their objective. This could relate to a specific area of the portfolio (e.g. LDI, synthetic equity, cash management or cashflow matching, or it could encompass the whole portfolio
  • Acting as investment point of contact and centre of excellence for a number of clients including those with investments in LDI and related collateral waterfalls
  • Contribute to innovative and practical thought leadership, in additional to updating and maintaining technical input for collateral relating to presentations, RFPs and other marketing collateral
  • Evolving the business offering and servicing across LGIM to better support our clients (for example reporting collateral waterfalls). This may be implemented through being involved in Strategic projects both within Solutions and in crossteam working groups across LGIM
  • Automating and streamlining the existing processes conducted by all members of the team, retaining ownership for appropriate tasks while moving ownership for other tasks
  • Driving forward a OneLGIM approach in DB by being the link between Investments and the Distribution channels as well as improving the link between the investment specialist teams across investments
What we're looking for

  • To hit the ground running in this role you'll have a track record of successful relationship management
  • Appropriate experience of working within asset management OR knowledge of some of the asset classes is preferred
  • You'll be Clientfocused, team player, with a 'can do' attitude, with the ability to engage and motivate others
  • An understanding of DB pension schemes with an appropriate understanding of DB clients objectives, the regulations they face and the challenges they need to overcome desirable
  • An understanding of the Pension Risk Transfer market and how DB pension schemes transact with insurers is desirable
  • You'll have excellent attention to detail and have the ability to clearly articulate thoughts and ideas in a logical manner
  • This role offers autonomy and ownership of clients and projects, so we require a self starter, who is comfortable managing multiple deadlines and tasks

Benefits:

When you commit to Legal & General, we'll commit to you too. That means we'll recognise and reward your hard work, your performance and your contribution.


If you join us, you'll get access to some great benefits, including private medical insurance, at least 25 days holiday (excluding bank holidays), a generous pension scheme, life assurance, and Income Protection.

You can participate in our electric car scheme, which offers employees the option to hire a brand new electric car through tax efficient salary sacrifice.

We're also proud to offer competitive family leave.

You'll have the opportunity to participate in our annual, performance-related bonus plan and valuable share schemes.

And then there are the many discounts we offer that you can take advantage of - both for our own products and at a range of high street stores and online offerings.

About L&G
The brand with the brolly is choosing today to change tomorrow.

Since 1836, we've grown to become one of the world's largest asset managers, homebuilders, pension providers and insurance brands.


We're all here to improve the lives of our customers, build a better society for the long term, and create value for our shareholders - helping to shape a better future for society and the planet.

We need people who share our ambitions, agility and entrepreneurial spirit to help us do it.

At L&G, you'll find a balance that helps you be your best. Empowered by hybrid working, we're supported by technology and workplaces that enable us to work effectively wherever we are. We come together in offices to collaborate and connect, and use time at home for individual, focused activities. And, when we achieve great things, we celebrate our success and reward strong performance.


Today, there's over 10,000 of us, working towards our mission, with plenty of opportunities to grow your career as we grow L&G.

Will you join us?

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