Senior Attribution Analyst (Fixed Income)

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 global asset management business provides our clients and partners with complex, responsible investment solutions, working internationally across public and private markets. 

Who we are 

We are one of Europe’s largest asset managers and a major global investor across public and private markets.

Asset Management is a critical driver of our Group strategy. The business aims to work synergistically with our Institutional Retirement and Retail divisions to benefit our clients and customers, and deliver enhanced shareholder returns.  

Our investment philosophy and processes are focused on creating value over the long term. We believe that incorporating financially material sustainability criteria, when relevant to our clients, can create value and drive positive change. 

Job Description

We are looking for a Senior Attribution Analyst to join our Performance & Attribution team. In this role, you will support a wide range of investment strategies by delivering high‑quality attribution analysis and insight. You will work closely with colleagues across investments, product, data and technology, helping to shape and continuously improve the service we provide to our internal and external stakeholders.

We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and experiences and value different perspectives, ideas and ways of working.

What you’ll be doing:

• Delivering attribution analysis across a range of asset classes including Fixed Income, LDI and Multi‑Asset
• Developing and enhancing attribution models, tools and reporting
• Collaborating with fund managers, strategists and product specialists to support investment decision‑making
• Working closely with data, technology and investment partners to improve processes and controls
• Meeting with stakeholders to understand requirements and explain attribution results
• Ensuring appropriate controls and governance are applied across all attribution activities
• Sharing knowledge and best practice within the team and wider business
• Staying up to date with market developments, investment methodologies and client needs

Who we’re looking for:

• A degree‑level qualification, ideally in a quantitative subject or equivalent experience
• Experience working in an analytical role within investment management or a related field
• Strong knowledge of investment strategies and performance and attribution analysis
• A solid understanding of fixed income instruments, derivatives and bond mathematics
• Experience working with data and programming tools such as Python, VBA or SQL
• Excellent analytical and problem‑solving skills with strong attention to detail
• The ability to work confidently both independently and as part of a collaborative team
• Curiosity, initiative and a genuine interest in financial markets

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.