Governance & Risk Manager

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. 

Who we are 

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 to benefit our 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

We're looking for a Governance & Risk Manager to join our Asset Management Chief Operating Office team. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in strengthening governance, risk management and control frameworks across a complex and evolving business.

Working closely with stakeholders across the business, you'll provide expert guidance on risk and governance matters, support effective decision-making and help embed a strong risk culture. You'll have the opportunity to influence strategic initiatives, drive continuous improvement and ensure risks are identified, assessed and managed effectively.

What you’ll be doing:

• Leading the delivery and continuous improvement of governance, risk and control frameworks across the business
• Supporting the identification, assessment and management of operational risks and emerging risk themes
• Producing risk reporting, management information and governance papers for senior stakeholders and committees
• Managing risk and control assessments and overseeing the timely completion of remediation activities
• Partnering with business teams to strengthen controls, improve processes and enhance risk awareness
• Supporting operational resilience, business continuity and scenario testing activities
• Providing expert guidance on governance and risk matters and delivering constructive challenge where appropriate
• Driving continuous improvement initiatives that enhance the effectiveness of governance, risk and control arrangements

Who we’re looking for:

• Experience working within governance, operational risk, enterprise risk or controls functions in a financial services environment
• Strong understanding of governance frameworks, risk management principles and internal control environments
• Experience producing risk reporting and presenting information to senior stakeholders and governance forums
• Knowledge of operational resilience, risk assessment methodologies and control frameworks
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to interpret complex information and identify practical solutions
• Excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence, challenge and build effective relationships
• Experience delivering process improvements and driving positive change across teams
• Strong communication skills with the ability to explain risk and governance concepts clearly to a range of audiences

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
• 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 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.