Investment Operations Initiatives Delivery Manager

Investment Operations Initiatives Delivery Manager

• Full-time
• Permanent/Regular or Fixed Term Contract/Temporary:
  Permanent (UK and ROW) / Regular (US)
• L&G Business Unit:
  Legal & General Investment Management
• L&G sub Business Unit: LGIM
• Primary
  
  Location:
  
  London, One Coleman Street
• Job Family:
  Back Office Ops

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 tobenefitour 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.

We’re currently looking to hire an Investment Operations Initiatives Delivery Manager to join L&G Asset Management.

As Investment Operations Initiatives Delivery Manager you’ll be accountable for supporting successful delivery of operating model change across Investment Operations with a focus on OTC and ETD post trade workflow.

You’ll work with internal and external stakeholders to deliver high quality solutions and collaborate with teams to effectively deliver change at a fast pace, as well as embracing teamwork and open communication in the workplace.

You’ll use your experience to work with internal and external teams to deliver fit for purpose, scalable, global solutions based on standardised services, leveraging automation and AI capabilities where relevant and manage resolution or escalation of risks and issues as delivery progresses.

What you’ll be doing:

• Managing delivery of initiatives from design and build through to testing and operational readiness across Investment Operations
• Working closely with stakeholders, outsourced providers and third parties to ensure timely, high-quality delivery aligned to business and regulatory requirements
• Collaborating across teams to track milestones, manage risks and issues, and ensure effective escalation where required
• Facilitating workshops and driving alignment across stakeholders to agree pragmatic solutions to complex challenges
• Contributing subject matter expertise and supporting innovative approaches to delivering operating model change
• Identifying and driving continuous improvement opportunities to enhance processes and ways of working
• Building and maintaining strong relationships with vendors and partners, representing the business in forums and discussions
• Ensuring solutions are implemented in line with risk, control and regulatory frameworks while supporting long-term operational scalability

Who we’re looking for:

• Experience with in asset management and strong understanding of investment operations
• Knowledge of post-trade derivatives workflows, including OTC and ETD processes
• Proven experience delivering operating model change within operational or outsourced environments
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills across a range of internal and external partners
• Experience working within risk and control frameworks and delivering compliant solutions
• Excellent planning, organisation and problem-solving skills, with the ability to manage competing priorities
• Clear and confident communication skills, with the ability to tailor…