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

We’re looking for a Technology Risk and Controls Analyst to join our Technology Risk and Controls function, supporting the management of technology risk across the organisation.

This role offers the opportunity to work closely with technology, cyber security and risk teams, contributing to strong, effective risk management and control practices that support our customers and the wider business. You’ll play a hands‑on role in helping us identify, assess and manage technology risks, while continuing to develop your skills within a collaborative and supportive environment.

What you’ll be doing:

• Monitoring and maintaining key technology controls, ensuring they are effective and appropriately evidenced
• Supporting the identification, tracking and resolution of technology risk issues, audit actions and remediation plans
• Contributing to technology risk and control self‑assessments, supplier assessments and thematic reviews
• Supporting control testing, assurance activity and preparation for internal and external audits
• Gathering, reviewing and maintaining high‑quality risk and control evidence to support compliance and assurance
• Supporting the application and understanding of technology policies, standards and regulatory requirements
• Working collaboratively with technology teams, control owners and risk partners to embed strong risk management practices

Who we’re looking for:

• Experience in technology risk, governance, controls or assurance within a complex environment
• Experience supporting or performing technology control testing and assurance activities
• Knowledge of regulatory or compliance expectations within financial services or similar sectors
• Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple activities and deadlines
• Clear and inclusive communication skills, with confidence working with technical and non‑technical stakeholders
• A collaborative mindset and a desire to learn, develop and contribute to a positive risk culture

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, 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.