Planning Analyst (Jira and Jiara Align)

Legal & General; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading UK financial services group is looking for a Planning Analyst to join its Group Technology Strategy team. This hands-on role will shape and deliver the Enterprise Technology Strategy through collaboration while developing integrated plans. Candidates should possess strong planning and coordination skills, and experience with Jira and Microsoft 365, particularly Excel and PowerPoint. This role supports diverse working options and values a welcoming and inclusive culture.

Benefits

Annual performance-related bonus

Generous pension contribution

Life assurance

Healthcare plan

At least 25 days holiday

Competitive family leave

Electric car scheme

Employee discounts

Modern office spaces

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on integrated planning and management skills in risk and issue management.
• Attention to detail with coordination and organizational skills.
• Experience with Jira and Jira Align.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the integrated technology roadmap.
• Co-lead Big Room Planning sessions with key stakeholders.
• Document and track key performance indicators (KPIs).
• Coordinate critical meetings and manage action logs.
• Create high-quality presentations for stakeholder alignment.

Skills

Integrated planning skills

Coordination skills

Jira

Microsoft 365

Data analysis

Collaborative problem-solving

Tools

Jira Align

SharePoint

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

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 are seeking a Planning Analyst to join our Group Technology Strategy team and play a key role in shaping and delivering our Enterprise Technology Strategy. This is a dynamic, hands‑on position focused on planning, coordination, and the creation of integrated plans that bring technology‑enabled initiatives to life. You will collaborate closely with senior leaders and cross‑functional teams to influence the future of technology at Legal & General—driving simplicity, connectivity, and sustainable growth across the organisation.

What you’ll be doing:

• Developing and maintaining the integrated technology roadmap, ensuring alignment with strategic initiatives and fostering collaboration with senior leaders and cross‑functional teams
• Co‑leading and coordinating Big Room Planning sessions to drive engagement, collaboration, and cross‑functional participation
• Documenting and tracking key performance indicators (KPIs) and objectives and key results (OKRs) to monitor progress against the Technology Strategy and roadmap
• Coordinating and supporting critical meetings while owning plans, resources, risks, issues, and action logs—including oversight of the Technology Solution Alignment sub‑committee
• Capturing and following up on actions from key meetings and workshops to ensure timely execution and accountability
• Maintaining dashboards, reports, and documentation to provide clear visibility of progress and outcomes
• Preparing high‑quality presentations, communications, and engagement materials to support stakeholder alignment and strategic initiatives

Qualifications

Who we’re looking for:

• Strong hands‑on integrated planning and management skills, involving dependency, sequencing, risk and issue management
• Strong co‑ordination and organisational skills with a real attention to detail
• Solid experience with Jira and Jiara Align
• Confidence using Microsoft 365 tools, especially SharePoint, Excel and PowerPoint
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities in a structured way
• Comfortable working with data to generate insights and recommendations
• Proactive mindset with a collaborative approach to problem‑solving
• Interest in technology, innovation and AI

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 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

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.