Share Plan Manager

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. 

At Legal & General, we're committed to creating rewarding experiences for our colleagues and supporting them throughout their careers. As Share Plan Manager, you'll play a key role within the Group Reward function, helping to deliver the administration, governance and continuous improvement of our employee and executive share plans. Working with a wide range of stakeholders across the business and external providers, you'll ensure our share plans operate effectively, accurately and compliantly while providing an excellent experience for employees and participants worldwide.

What you’ll be doing:

• Managing the day-to-day operation, administration and governance of employee and executive share plans
• Overseeing relationships with plan administrators and external suppliers to ensure high-quality service delivery
• Managing employee enquiries and supporting share awards, vestings, exercises and related payroll processes
• Delivering financial, tax, payroll, governance and ad hoc reporting requirements
• Identifying opportunities to improve processes and enhancing the employee share plan experience
• Supporting the administration of internationally mobile employee arrangements
• Collaborating with Company Secretariat on AGM activity, voting instructions and regulatory announcements
• Building effective relationships with colleagues across Reward, Payroll, Finance, Tax, Legal, Compliance and Treasury

Who we’re looking for:

• Strong knowledge of UK and international share plan administration and associated legislation
• Experience working with share-based incentive arrangements such as restricted shares, restricted stock units or nil-cost options
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining excellent attention to detail
• Confidence communicating with colleagues, suppliers and senior stakeholders across the business
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills
• A collaborative approach with the ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team
• Advanced Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint skills
• Previous in-house share plans experience would be advantageous

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

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.