Researcher - Executive Search

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.

Our in-house Executive Hiring team plays a vital role in shaping the future of L&G by identifying and attracting exceptional leadership talent across our diverse business portfolio. As a Researcher, you will be instrumental in supporting this mission by delivering high-quality talent mapping, market intelligence, and candidate engagement.

You’ll work closely with Executive Search Partners and senior stakeholders to build robust pipelines of senior-level talent, with a particular focus on diversity and strategic hiring needs. Your work will help inform hiring decisions through comprehensive research, real-time market insights, and a deep understanding of the financial services landscape - especially within asset management.

This role is not a people management position, but it requires someone who is a natural leader in the space - someone who can influence, collaborate, and bring credibility through expertise and insight. Our ambition is to provide an exceptional experience to both candidates and hiring managers, offering a live view of the talent market and the intelligence needed to support L&G's continued growth.

Principal accountabilities:

• Work collaboratively with the Executive Search Partners to understand their research needs and to implement research processes and procedures.
• Contribute towards the delivery of key recruitment projects within the Strategic Resourcing team, by working closely with the recruitment Project Lead to enhance processes.
• Identify diverse candidates using a plethora of tools, for future and active leadership appointments. Keeping in touch with pipelined candidates via a plethora of methods, such as phone calls and bespoke campaigns.
• Contribute towards organising and running bespoke internal and external events, which showcase our diverse mix of leaders, and help us pipeline for the future.
• Review applications and conduct pre-screening interview calls with prospective candidates, to provide the Executive Search Partners with the strongest candidates to recommend to Executive hiring managers.
• Track and analyse talent trends, competitor movements, and market insights to inform hiring strategies.
  
  

• Strong understanding of the financial services industry, with knowledge of key market players, regulatory landscape, and leadership structures. Familiarity with asset management—including investment strategies and fund structures, is highly beneficial.
• Proven experience in Executive search or talent research —either in-house or agency.
• A passion for providing incredible service to candidates and hiring managers.
• Highly organised, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Strong research and analytical skills with the ability to synthesise complex information.
• Familiarity with Executive search tools and ATS platforms (e.g., LinkedIn Recruiter).
• Whilst this role does not have direct leadership responsibilities, they’ll be a natural leader in the Executive hiring space - able to influence, collaborate, and build credibility with senior stakeholders without direct line management responsibilities.
  
  

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.