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
At Legal & General, we're committed to building a secure, resilient and data-driven organisation. As a Technology Risk Analyst, you'll play an important role in supporting the identification, analysis and reporting of technology, information security and data risks across the Group.
Working alongside risk, technology and business teams, you'll help strengthen our technology risk and control framework, support assurance activities, and provide valuable insights through risk data analysis. This is an excellent opportunity for someone looking to develop a career in technology risk, information security, data governance or operational risk within a collaborative and evolving environment.
What you’ll be doing:
- Supporting the maintenance and embedding of technology risk policies, standards and controls across the Group
- Gathering, validating and analysing risk and control data to support reporting and identify trends, insights and data quality issues
- Assisting with assurance reviews, deep dives and spotlight assessments by collecting evidence and documenting findings
- Collaborating with technology, information security and business teams to support risk management activities and reporting
- Supporting technology change assurance activities by tracking risks, actions and programme updates
- Analysing technology-related risk events and control weaknesses to support lessons learned and continuous improvement
- Preparing risk reports and management information for governance forums, committees and stakeholders
- Promoting awareness of technology risk management practices and maintaining supporting guidance materials
Who we’re looking for:
- An interest in technology risk, information security, data governance or risk management
- Experience in risk, technology, data, operations or another control-focused environment
- The ability to analyse information and use data to support reporting and decision-making
- Knowledge of, or exposure to, technology risk and control frameworks such as ISO 27001, COBIT or NIST
- Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage priorities and deliver quality outputs
- Effective written and verbal communication skills, with the confidence to work with a range of stakeholders
- A collaborative approach and willingness to learn from colleagues across different teams
- Good analytical thinking, sound judgement and the ability to adapt within a changing technology landscape
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 many discounts we offer – both for our own products and at a range of high street stores and online
- We’re creating net‑zero carbon workplaces by 2030 by investing in our sustainable, modern offices across the UK, all designed to bring people together and elevate the in‑person experience
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 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.
