Company Description Legal & General (L&G) is a leading UK financial services group and major global investor.
Read on to fully understand what this job requires in terms of skills and experience If you are a good match, make an application.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.L&G Retail supports the savings, protection and retirement needs of around 14 million people, through our portfolio of retail and workplace businesses.Our Retail division helps people enjoy a more colourful retirement, both directly and through their employers, including Lifetime Mortgages, Retirement Interest Only Mortgages and financial advice on our range of lending products.We are the UK’s number one individual life insurer, and also provide Group Protection products for employers – all helping people to plan for the unexpected. We support home buying through our Mortgage Club – the UK’s largest – and our award-winning Surveying Services team. And our fintech team finds and supports socially useful start-ups and scale-ups working in the workplace, home, insurance and wealth areas.Joining us means helping create brighter financial futures for all our customers.
Job Description We are seeking a skilled RPA Developer to join our dynamic team. In this role, you will be responsible for the design, development, maintenance, and support of Robotic Process Automations (RPA) using Blue Prism, as well as solutions built with Visual Basic for Applications (VBA), across our DC Operations.The ideal candidate will bring a creative and pragmatic approach to problem-solving, identifying opportunities to streamline manual processes through automation. You will play a key role in driving operational efficiency while ensuring robust change control practices are followed and measurable benefits are consistently tracked.What you’ll be doing:Ensuring the ongoing performance and reliability of RPA solutions and VBA applications across DC Operations. Promptly resolving issues, conduct root cause analysis, and maintain comprehensive documentation in line with established standardsCreating and deploying robust RPA solutions and VBA that align with best practices. Leveraging technical expertise to develop innovative, value-driven automation that reduces manual processing where a strong return on investment can be demonstratedWorking closely with non-technical stakeholders to define and assess business requirements. Ensuring mutual understanding of deliverables and incorporate all value-adding elements into the final solutionDefining, following, and continuously improving development lifecycles to ensure requirements are well-documented, agreed upon, and delivered effectivelyManaging automation projects from inception to completion. Influencing and engaging senior stakeholders to secure buy-in and ensure alignment with strategic goals and resource optimisationIdentifying opportunities to enhance operational efficiency through data analysis and insight. Designing and implementing tools that proactively support business needs and drive performance improvementsProviding technical support for key Management Information (MI) and work management systems. Safeguarding data integrity and develop enhancements that enable accurate, efficient information retrieval and reportingOffering expert guidance and mentorship in programming, testing, and automation practices. Fostering knowledge sharing and support the development of team capabilities
Qualifications Who we’re looking for:Knowledge of past and present products, and the purpose of the products. In addition ensure that knowledge is acquired and maintained on new product propositions.Advanced knowledge of appropriate systems utilised across DC Savings (FPF etc)Expert understanding of SQL (Transact & DB2) to build efficient, complex queries & Database Applications.Extensive Expert knowledge of Robotic Process Automation and Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) so that Applications can be built and supported to best practice standards.Ability to support defect/ issue analysis, data investigations and business acceptance testingExcellent numeric aptitude, having a strong analytical and problem solving abilityAbility to recognise and define complex patterns and relationships in data held in MI systems and databasesAbility to model and document detailed application requirements, translating technical specifications into programmed applicationsAbility to functionally test developed applications to ensure performance against technical specificationsWhatever 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 schemesGenerous pension contributionLife assuranceHealthcare 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 holidayCompetitive family leaveParticipate 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 onlineIn 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. xwwtmva Remote working/work at home options are available for this role….