Legal & General
Risk & MI Governance Manager
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About Legal & General Group (L&G)
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, striving to build a better society, improve lives, and create value for shareholders.
We are one of the world’s largest asset managers, offering powerful asset origination capabilities. These underpin our retirement and protection solutions, including:
- Pension risk transfer (international)
- Life insurance (UK and US-based)
- Workplace pensions and retirement income (UK-focused)
About the Role: Risk & MI Governance Manager
The Group Functions at L&G provide the critical back-end services crucial for business success across the organisation. We’re seeking a high-impact Risk & MI Governance Manager who will:
- Strengthen governance frameworks
- Enhance financial control systems
- Support evidence-based decision-making
This role directly aids in effective financial oversight, ensuring robust and consistent controls. You’ll collaborate closely with senior stakeholders, offering their challenges, insights, and guidance—focusing on delivering strong prudent financial stewardship and superior customer outcomes.
Responsibilities
Key Functions & Duties:
- Provide independent oversight and constructive challenge to ensure risks are effectively managed and governance standards are applied uniformly.
- Design and maintain financial control frameworks aligned with Group standards.
- Identify, monitor, and support the mitigation of key financial and enterprise risks.
- Produce high-quality, repeatable Management Information (MI) to guide leadership decisions and oversight.
- Manage and enhance Risk & Change Forums, ensuring risks, issues, and actions are tracked and escalated effectively.
- Partner with Finance and stakeholders across the Group to influence planning, resourcing, and risk management.
- Develop and improve technical accounting controls: promoting consistent knowledge and practices in Finance teams.
- Ensure governance and reporting align with regulatory expectations while delivering meaningful customer outcomes.
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Requirements
Essential Skills & Experience:
- Deep understanding of financial controls, governance, and risk management within financial services.
- Solid knowledge of:
- Insurance accounting
- Actuarial processes
- Regulatory frameworks, including IFRS and Solvency II.
- Proven ability to design and embed governance structures and risk management processes.
- Experience producing high-quality MI and translating complex insights for senior stakeholders.
- Confidence in influencing and challenging senior executives in complex, high-stakes environments.
- Strong multitasking skills – able to manage risks, issues, and priorities efficiently.
- Experience overseeing financial reporting cycles controls and audit processes.
- Exceptional communication skills (written and verbal) and experience in stakeholder engagement.
Benefits
At Legal & General, we support your whole well-being and performance with a tailored compensation package, including:
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- Performance-related bonuses and attractive share schemes.
- Generous pension contributions.
- Life assurance coverage.
- Enhanced healthcare plan (permanent employees only).
- Holiday entitlement:
- Males minimum of 25 days (plus statutory public holidays).
- 26 days annual leave after 2 years’ service.
- Optional buy and sell holiday allowance.
- Competitive family leave policies.
- Electrification options: Salary sacrifice scheme for electric cars (permanent employees only).
- Value-added savings: Discounts on L&G’s own products and high-street partners.
Our Sustainable Workplaces:
We’re committed to creating net-zero carbon offices by 2030, offering modern, socially designed workspaces across the UK.
About Working at Legal & General
We’re committed to ethical leadership and fostering inclusivity. Our purpose-driven culture encourages collaboration, embraces diversity in thought, and prioritises wellbeing and career growth.
- We care more about performance and outcomes than attendance, offering flexibility (where possible) in working arrangements such as:
- Part-time roles
- Term-time working
- Job-sharing
- Self-development isn’t limited to regulatory qualifications—we create opportunities to grow your expertise while aligning with L&G’s purpose.
Do you meet every requirement? Unlikely—but instead, we welcome application from those who showcase strengths, initiative, passion, and alignment with our mission.
Join us in shaping financial futures, together.
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