Distribution Manager

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.

L&G Asset Management is one of Europe's largest asset managers, providing clients and partners with complex, responsible investment solutions, across public and private markets. As a global investor, we are present where our clients most need us - from Hong Kong and Singapore, to Chicago and major European financial hubs.

Created by combining our investment management (LGIM) and asset origination (LGC) capabilities, our Asset Management division works with our Institutional Retirement and Retail divisions to benefit our clients and customers - which include individual savers, pension scheme members and global institutions - and deliver enhanced shareholder returns.

Joining us means becoming part of a market-leading team, with capabilities across the full spectrum of asset classes, with an enduring commitment to responsible investment and creating long-term, sustainable value for our clients and partners.

Job Description

We're recruiting for a Distribution Manager to join our Public Markets Distribution team focussing on our Solutions business area.

What you'll be doing:

• Collaborating closely with the Head of Solutions Distribution and investment stakeholders, supporting activities including sales, product development and strategy across LDI, B&M credit, derivative overlays, and FM/OCIO (with a preferred focus on the latter)
• Managing a pipeline of new business activity, owning the full sales cycle process - partnering closely with investment and client teams for coordination and sales messaging
• Partnering closely with internal and external stakeholders (including consultants, professional trustees, and direct relationships), retaining and extending ratings
• Developing a strong understanding of L&G's clients, products, and services to drive conversations with clients and consultants on L&G's unique proposition
• Supporting the Head of Solutions Distribution in executing sales plans across regional channels (including the UK, Europe, Middle East, and Asia) and institutional investor types
• Deepening understanding of L&G's clients, products, and services to lead conversations with clients and consultants on L&G's unique proposition

Qualifications

Who we're looking for:

• Proven experience in the investment/asset management industry ideally with a sales exposure
• Strong knowledge of OCIO / FM from a sales and / or investment perspective, supported by good knowledge across LDI, B&M and derivative overlay (direct sales exposure to all not expected)
• Strong knowledge of current investment market and economic issues
• An established external investment consultant and professional trustee network with a desire to extend
• Awareness of the global institutional client universe and differing needs
• Ability to field questions from consultants - directly and with support from partner teams
• Consultancy type skill set, ability to 'scope out' client requirements
• Ability to tailor the content and style for audiences with different levels of sophistication, with a passion for simplifying as appropriate

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.
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