Senior Private Markets Investment Specialist

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.

We are seeking a highly skilled and collaborative professional to join our Private Markets team. This role will be central to driving strategic growth projects across Europe, supporting fund launches, and enhancing our competitive positioning. You will work closely with sales, product, and distribution teams, bringing deep market insights and technical credibility to accelerate investor readiness and deliver impactful results.

• Driving delivery of strategic new business projects with a focus on EU markets
• Collaborating with sales teams to support distribution and grow AUM and revenue streams
• Contributing specialist Private Markets knowledge to product and distribution teams for growth initiatives
• Acting as a subject matter expert to internal and external stakeholders
• Coordinating business proposals and presentations to support new business initiatives
• Pitching new business proposals to investors and key internal stakeholders
• Supporting the triage and prioritisation of new business opportunities
• Leveraging external networks to originate innovative ideas, market intelligence and opportunities

• Strong understanding of JVs, syndications, and the EU competitor landscape
• Excellent presentation skills with a track record of producing high-quality investor materials and business cases
• Subject matter expertise in investor due diligence and onboarding processes
• Proven ability to collaborate effectively with sales and product teams to support strategy positioning and launches
• Significant relevant experience (12+ years), ideally in a client or investment-facing role, with a 2:1 undergraduate degree
• Passion for working on growth projects in the private markets space
• Strong persuasive writing, business case development and communication skills
• Organised, versatile, and collaborative, with a positive attitude and ambition to succeed

• 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 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 work spaces were redesigned. Our offices are great spaces to connect and collaborate and have your wellbeing at the heart

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, 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.