Senior Corporate Communications Executive

Legal & General 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.

We’re recruiting for a Senior Corporate Communications Executive to join us. This role in L&G’s Corporate Affairs focuses on external communications for Asset Management, a major global investor with £1.122 trillion in assets. You will support communications for public and private markets, engaging with various external audiences and international agencies. This role is key in maintaining our brand profile and reputation as a leading responsible investor. Creativity, agility, and understanding of regulatory contexts are beneficial.

What you’ll be doing:

• Protecting and promoting the firm’s profile and reputation through strategic communications, media engagement, and aligning the PR approach with marketing initiatives.
• Managing risks, fostering journalist relationships, supporting business line and corporate communications.
• Working proactively with stakeholders across the Group including marketing, content, public affairs, and employee communications to help identify opportunities and create engaging content for dissemination.
• Managing the business’s external profile, image, and reputation through strategic communications.
• Monitoring daily media coverage and managing reports distributed to stakeholders across the business.
• Ensuring adherence to timely communications processes aligned with business ethics, values, and stakeholder requirements.
• Collaborating with the wider Corporate Affairs community and the marketing team.
• Ensuring compliance with all Consumer Duty accountabilities.

Qualifications

Who we’re looking for:

• Knowledge of external and employee communication, campaigns, PR approaches, and media relations practices and tactics.
• Strong understanding of UK pensions landscape, financial adviser and/or investments industry.
• Experience in a communications consultancy or media relations role within financial services.
• Experience in developing and executing PR strategies and campaigns for high-profile organisations in UK markets.
• Strong relationships with key media contacts in the UK.
• Team player, with a strong work ethic, who takes a collaborative approach to tasks.
• Organised and detail-oriented, with the ability to prioritise effectively.

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.
• Private medical insurance (permanent employees only).
• At least 25 days holiday, plus public holidays, increasing to 26 days after 2 years’ service.
• Competitive family leave.
• Participate in our electric car scheme.
• Discounts for our own products and at a range of high street stores and online.

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.