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 Group Functions provide the services that all areas of the business need. This requires a talented and diverse team behind the scenes, who enable everyone at L&G to do what they do best.
Joining us means helping to improve the lives of our customers and contributing to the success of the business every day.
Job Description
Are you passionate about shaping the future of technology in a dynamic and forward-thinking organisation? We’re looking for a Strategic Technology Analyst to join our team and help drive innovation, performance, and engagement across our technology initiatives. This is a fantastic opportunity to work at the heart of strategic transformation, collaborating with a wide range of stakeholders to deliver meaningful change.
What you’ll be doing:
- Supporting the development and delivery of the Enterprise Technology Strategy engagement and communication plan
- Coordinating strategic planning, governance, and performance management activities across technology initiatives
- Analysing market, peer, and competitor technology trends to inform strategic thinking
- Identifying emerging technologies and assessing their potential impact on business operations
- Contributing to the creation of multi-year technology roadmaps and investment plans
- Collaborating with internal teams and external partners to align strategic priorities
- Presenting insights and recommendations to senior leaders in a clear and compelling way
- Tracking key performance indicators and supporting portfolio management activities
Qualifications
Who we’re looking for:
- Proven experience in strategy, technology portfolio management, or business analysis
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a strategic and innovative mindset
- Confidence in presenting complex information to senior stakeholders
- Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement capabilities
- Proficiency in Microsoft 365 tools, particularly SharePoint, Excel, and PowerPoint
- Familiarity with performance tracking frameworks such as KPIs and OKRs
- Ability to manage multiple priorities with strong attention to detail
- A collaborative approach and a passion for driving positive change
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.
