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 global asset management business provides our clients and partners with complex, responsible investment solutions, working internationally across public and private markets.

Who we are

We are one of Europe’s largest asset managers and a major global investor across public and private markets.

Asset Management is a critical driver of our Group strategy. The business aims to work synergistically with our Institutional Retirement and Retail divisions to benefit our clients and customers, and deliver enhanced shareholder returns. 

Our investment philosophy and processes are focused on creating value over the long term. We believe that incorporating financially material sustainability criteria, when relevant to our clients, can create value and drive positive change.

Job Description

We’re looking for a Manager of Business Intelligence and Market Insights to join our Strategy, Product and Marketing team. This is a key role focused on delivering high-quality, data-led insights that help shape business strategy and drive informed decision-making.

You’ll play a central role in creating an ‘outside-in’ view of the firm, providing clear, objective intelligence on competitors, client behaviours and market dynamics. Working closely with colleagues across Product, Distribution, Investment and Strategy, you’ll help build a trusted centre of excellence for insight and analytics across the business.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone who enjoys combining data, commercial thinking and stakeholder engagement to influence outcomes at a senior level.

What you’ll be doing:

Creating and disseminating clear, insightful views of products, capabilities and market positioning across the business
Partnering with Product, Distribution and Strategy teams to support key decisions with data-led insight
Delivering market intelligence on competitors, client behaviour and industry trends to support growth and defend market position
Supporting sales and client teams with high-quality, tailored insight for strategic and tactical opportunities
Building and enhancing data capabilities, including improving data governance, integrity and accessibility
Developing user-friendly tools and self-serve data solutions to enable wider access to insights
Contributing to capability reviews, benchmarking and strategic evaluations to inform business priorities
Supporting senior leadership with regular reporting, analysis and insight to shape strategic direction

Who we’re looking for:

Experience in business intelligence, consulting, product strategy or a similar analytical role within asset management or a related industry
Strong working knowledge of market and data tools such as Morningstar, Broadridge, Preqin, PitchBook or Bloomberg, with deep expertise in at least several
Advanced skills in Excel, PowerPoint and Word, with the ability to present insights clearly and effectively
Experience using data visualisation tools such as Tableau or Power BI
Applicants holding, or working towards, a relevant qualification such as IMC, CFA or CAIA
Proven ability to manage and influence a wide range of stakeholders across different functions and seniority levels
Strong communication skills, with the ability to translate complex data into clear, actionable insights
Commercial awareness with the ability to identify opportunities, risks and the ‘so what’ behind the data

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:

Generous pension contribution
Income protection
Reward Gateway - Access to a shopping discount scheme called Smart Spending
Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
Private medical insurance
27 days holiday - Buy annual leave days to reach the maximum holiday entitlement of 30 days
Life assurance
Cycle to work
My family care

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.

Permanent/Regular or Fixed Term Contract/Temporary: Permanent (UK and ROW) / Regular (US)

L&G Business Unit: Legal & General Investment Management

L&G sub Business Unit: LGIM

Primary Location: Cardiff, Knox Court

Job Family: Marketing

Compensation: EUR 85000 - EUR 125000 - yearly

Manager, Business Intelligence and Market Insights

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