Senior Liability Data Analyst

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.

L&G Institutional Retirement looks after around 700,000 institutional customers who have their retirement benefits secured with us. Operating continuously in the UK market from our entrance in 1987, we are the UK’s longest-running insurer.

Our Institutional Retirement division provides pension risk transfer (PRT) solutions for UK and US defined benefit (DB) schemes, and reinsurance solutions from our global hub in Bermuda. We work with companies, DB pension schemes and their advisors to help them secure and protect scheme members’ retirement benefits.

Joining us means you’ll support customers’ financial security in retirement; help companies to settle their pension liabilities and focus on growing their businesses; and enable investment for the long term to back our pension promises.

Job Description

At Legal & General, we’re building a better society by investing in the things that matter – homes, health, and a secure retirement.

As a Senior Liability Data Analyst, you’ll play a key role in ensuring the integrity and accuracy of pension scheme data, helping us deliver outstanding outcomes for our customers. This is a great opportunity to join a collaborative team where your analytical expertise and pensions knowledge will make a real impact.

This is a hybrid working opportunity that means you can split your working week between your home and the office to find a work/life balance that works for you.

What you’ll be doing:

• Managing operational data tasks including cleansing, validation, transformation and integration
• Consulting with internal stakeholders to understand data requirements and deliver tailored solutions
• Collaborating with partners to improve data quality across systems
• Testing and documenting processes to ensure consistency and reliability
• Creating and maintaining audit trails for all data activities
• Communicating key updates to internal teams and third parties
• Supporting the development of junior team members through training and guidance
• Contributing to the delivery of Pension Risk Transfer transactions from end to end

Qualifications

• Experience working with defined benefit pension schemes
• Strong technical aptitude and advanced Excel skills
• Familiarity with Python, SAS or SQL is beneficial
• Ability to manage tight deadlines and prioritise effectively
• Understanding of project management and testing frameworks
• Knowledge of relevant legislation including GDPR and Treating Customers Fairly
• A collaborative mindset and commitment to excellent customer outcomes
• Degree in mathematics, statistics or equivalent experience

Benefits

• The opportunity to participate in our annual, performance‑related bonus plan and valuable share schemes
• Generous pension contribution
• Life assurance
• Healthcare Plan
• 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
• 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.