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Product Principal - Active Fixed Income
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Product Principal - Active Fixed Income
Product Principal (Active Fixed Income) – LGIM
Legal & General Investment Management
Company Description
Legal & General (L&G) is a leading UK financial services group and major global investor, safeguarding people’s financial futures since 1836. Our mission is to build a better society while improving customer lives and creating value for shareholders.
We are one of the world’s largest asset managers, delivering innovative solutions:
- Pension risk transfer (global)
- UK/US life insurance
- UK workplace pensions & retirement income
- Complex, responsible investment solutions across global markets
Asset Management is central to our strategy, driving growth through synergies with retirement and retail divisions. Our approach focuses on long-term value creation, integrating ESG and financial materiality to drive positive change.
About the Role
We’re seeking a collaborative and commercially minded Product Principal to join our Strategy, Product & Marketing team within Active Fixed Income Product. This high-impact role shapes a client-focused product offering globally, ensuring growth, governance and superior client outcomes.
Responsibilities
Core duties include:
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- Leading the design and delivery of active fixed income and liquidity products across fund structures
- Managing the entire product lifecycle (launches, enhancements, mergers, closures)
- Driving product development projects, aligning stakeholders and hitting key milestones
- Ensuring compliance with governance, regulatory frameworks and internal policies
- Reviewing the product portfolio to assess commercial viability and innovation opportunities
- Providing technical expertise in regulation, structure, distribution and market positioning
- Building relationships with internal teams, service providers and external partners
- Monitoring market/competitor/regulatory trends to inform strategic direction
Key Requirements
Successful candidates will have:
- Strong experience in asset management product strategy and lifecycle management
- Expertise in active fixed income strategies and knowledge of liquidity products
- Familiarity with fund structures (UCITS, non-UCITS, ETFs, SMAs) and cross-jurisdictional funds
- Proven experience in product launches, stakeholder management and high-level influencing
- Solid understanding of product governance, regulation and risk frameworks
- Project management capability for complex initiatives
- Degree-qualified, with professional qualifications (e.g. IMC, CFA, CAIA) advantageous
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Benefits
- Performance-related bonuses and share schemes
- Generous pension contributions
- Life assurance & healthcare plan (permanent employees)
- 25+ days’ holiday (26 days after 2 years, with buy/sell options)
- Competitive family leave
- Electric car scheme (tax-efficient, permanent staff only)
- Discounts on L&G products and high-street retailers
- Net-zero workplaces (sustainable offices by 2030)
- Flexible working (agile policies for career growth)
Our Purpose & Culture
At L&G, we balance returns with impact, creating a welcoming, inclusive environment with:
- Collaboration across diverse backgrounds
- Leaders committed to your career and wellbeing
- Proven rewards for both performance and behaviours
Flexible working is core—we accommodate part-time, term-time and job shares where possible.
Location: London, One Coleman Street Contract: Permanent (UK/International) / Regular (US in listed market) Business Unit: LGIM – Legal & General Investment Management Job Family: Product
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