Trade Services Senior Analyst

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Company Description

Legal & General 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

Legal and General Asset Management are currently looking to hire a Trade Services Senior Analyst to own the Middle Office support model workflow from an oversight perspective to support the business, primarily to manage cancel and rebooks within CRD. To partner with the business and stakeholders to help define roles and responsibilities and rollout a more broadened support model and roles and responsibility matrix

With the outsourcing of BAU to a 3rd party vendor there is a requirement to design and build a Middle Office support mode for the business with primary focus on cancel and rebooks in CRD, but to be developed into a much broader support model to ensure we are supporting the business to the standard expected

What you'll be doing:

• Supporting all cancel/rebooks in CRD for all product types
• Working with outsource providers and Portfolio managers to cancel and rebook NDF fixing rate trades and non-economic trade rebooks within CRD
• Using CRD to export and send trade blotters
• Facing off to outsource providers and third parties to increase the level of service we are receiving
• Participating in strategic planning with the business and stakeholders to determine a target operating support model with clearly documented roles and responsibilities
• Developing a CRD roadmap customized to the LGIM environment.
• Creating/reviewing procedures that reflect processes, policies, and any workflows needed to support the trade services process and activities for retained and outsourced services
• Partnering with Technology and the business to support the development of improved product templates and customize the CRD product roadmap
• Completing daily trade retained services/tasks for all asset types effectively and in line with market and regulatory deadlines. Proactively working with LGIM stakeholders, Outsource Provider, and third parties to ensure all asset services activities are managed
• Working in partnership and collaboration with team members and outsourced providers to ensure daily tasks are completed in line with agreed service standards and deadlines (including accuracy, timeliness, and client service measures)

Qualifications

Who we're looking for:

• Previous Middle Office experience with knowledge of CRD
• Extensive product knowledge covering all vanilla asset classes
• Demonstrate experience of the asset management industry/experience relevant to role and activities performed
• Strong knowledge in the outsourced service area covering operational service delivery knowledge and client expectations
• Experience in working with and overseeing 3rd party relationship service delivery
• Client focussed and able to liaise with all levels of seniority internally and externally
• Ability to work under pressure and meet strict deadlines, KPI's, KRIs and Service Levels.
• Strong influencing skills in managing relationship / client service engagement.

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
• Private medical insurance (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
• 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

Legal & General is a leading financial services group and major global investor, named Britain's Most Admired Company in 2023, for the second year running. Rated top in our sector and top for inspirational leadership, we have a strong heritage and an exciting future.

We aim to build a better society for the long term by investing our customers' money in things that make life better for everyone.

If you join us, you'll be part of a welcoming 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 strive to be open, mindful and inclusive, so are always willing to discussing flexible working arrangements and reasonable accommodations for candidates with specific needs.

If you're open to find out more, we'd love to hear from you.

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