Investments Data 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 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.

L&G Asset Management is one of Europe’s largest asset managers, providing clients and partners with complex, responsible investment solutions, across public and private markets. As a global investor, we are present where our clients most need us – from Hong Kong and Singapore, to Chicago and major European financial hubs.

Created by combining our investment management (LGIM) and asset origination (LGC) capabilities, our Asset Management division works with our Institutional Retirement and Retail divisions to benefit our clients and customers – which include individual savers, pension scheme members and global institutions – and deliver enhanced shareholder returns.

Joining us means becoming part of a market-leading team, with capabilities across the full spectrum of asset classes, with an enduring commitment to responsible investment and creating long-term, sustainable value for our clients and partners.

Job Description

At LGIM, data is at the heart of everything we do. As we continue to grow and evolve, we’re looking for an Investments Data Analyst to help us shape the future of our data strategy. This is a fantastic opportunity to work at the intersection of data, technology, and investment operations, collaborating with a wide range of stakeholders to deliver impactful data solutions. If you're passionate about data and want to make a real difference in a dynamic and inclusive environment, we’d love to hear from you. 

What you’ll be doing:

• Collaborating with stakeholders to gather and refine business requirements 
• Delivering user stories, data flows, and mapping specifications for development and testing 
• Supporting scalable, repeatable, and sustainable data design with internal teams 
• Designing and delivering investment-specific data solutions with business and technology partners 
• Analysing existing datasets to identify inefficiencies and propose improvements 
• Investigating data issues and working with stakeholders to resolve root causes 
• Developing data controls and maintaining up-to-date documentation 
• Supporting and signing off User Acceptance Testing for data deliverables 

Qualifications

Who we’re looking for:

• Demonstrated experience in data projects within the asset management industry 
• Strong understanding of financial products, data domains, and governance principles 
• Proficiency in SQL and data analysis tools, with experience in designing data services 
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies and collaborative team environments 
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to engage with diverse stakeholders 
• A proactive, self-starting approach with strong organisational skills 
• Ability to translate complex requirements into clear, actionable insights 
• Experience with platforms like Charles River and knowledge of Python (desirable) 

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 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 heart

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, 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.