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.

Are you ready to lead strategic tax initiatives in a dynamic and collaborative environment? We're looking for a Senior Tax Manager, Real Estate to join our Group Tax team on an 18 month fixed-term basis to cover maternity leave. This is a fantastic opportunity to work closely with our Real Estate business within Private Markets, providing expert tax guidance and oversight across a diverse property portfolio.
You'll be joining a team that values diverse perspectives, encourages innovation, and supports professional growth. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive.
What you'll be doing:

• Leading tax advisory and compliance support across our Private Markets property portfolio
• Partnering with Real Estate teams to provide practical tax guidance on transactions and operations
• Overseeing tax risk management from fund structuring to investment exit
• Managing and mentoring a team of Property Tax Managers to deliver high-quality outcomes
• Aligning tax approaches across Group Tax and supporting new product launches
• Enhancing tax governance frameworks and driving process improvements
• Liaising with external advisors and industry bodies to represent our property tax interests
• Supporting cross-divisional tax coordination and regulatory reporting

Qualifications
Who we're looking for:

• Professionally qualified in Accounting (e.g. ACA, ACCA) and/or Tax (e.g. CTA)
• Significant post-qualification experience in real estate tax within a large corporate or practice
• Strong understanding of UK and European property funds and tax structures
• Proven ability to explain complex tax issues clearly to non-specialists
• Experience managing tax aspects of property transactions and fund operations
• Skilled in team leadership, coaching, and workload prioritisation
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills
• Adaptable, analytical, and committed to continuous improvement

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.

Skills Required