Derivative Operations Senior 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.

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.

Are you looking to build your career in a fast‑paced, collaborative, and purpose‑driven environment? Join our Middle & Back Office Oversight team, where you’ll play a key role in supporting global trading activity and ensuring high‑quality operational service delivery. This is an exciting opportunity to work with a wide range of stakeholders, develop your subject‑matter expertise, and contribute to continuous improvement across our derivative operations.

What you’ll be doing:

• Managing daily collateral and derivative operations activities in line with market and regulatory deadlines
• Collaborating with internal teams, outsourced providers and third‑party partners to ensure accurate, timely service delivery
• Supporting the oversight of outsourced retained services and operational processes
• Monitoring KPIs and KRIs and escalating risks, issues or inconsistencies where needed
• Investigating and resolving queries, ensuring clear communication with stakeholders
• Identifying and contributing to improvements in processes, controls, and service delivery
• Applying consistent ways of working and maintaining accurate procedures and documentation
• Participating in service meetings, fostering strong relationships with service providers and internal partners

Qualifications:

• Experience in asset management operations, ideally within collateral management or derivative trade processing
• Knowledge of bilateral and cleared collateral processes, with familiarity of UMR beneficial
• Strong analytical skills with experience reviewing or collating performance or control data
• Ability to work under pressure while meeting deadlines, KPIs and service standards
• Clear communication skills, with confidence engaging stakeholders at various levels
• Strong organisational, problem‑solving and prioritisation abilities
• A collaborative approach with the ability to work independently when required
• Adaptability, resilience and a positive attitude in a fast‑moving environment

Benefits:

• 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)
• Discounts on our own products and at a range of high street stores and online
• Office spaces redesigned in 2023 to support connections and wellbeing

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.