Up to £75,400 dependent on experience It’s an exciting time to join AXA, with significant investment planned in all UK&I businesses to transform, deliver new digital services to our customers and streamline and automate our business processes and we have a new opportunity for a Solution Lead to join us. Reporting into the Solutions Manager, you’ll provide hands on technical expertise within a Product Team and be the driving force in guiding software development, delivery, and continuous improvement. You’ll support resource allocation, recruitment, retention, development of people and performance management. At AXA we work smart, empowering our people to balance their time between home and the office in a way that works best for them, their team and our customers. You'll work at least 40% of your week away from home, moving to the majority of your working week from September 2025. We’re also happy to consider flexible working arrangements, which you can discuss with Talent Acquisition. What you’ll be doing: Researching, designing and implementing technical solutions that meet stakeholder needs and deliver tangible benefit to our business Guiding and contributing to the delivery of code Proactively driving continuous improvement of the wider engineering community & act in a mentoring capacity Upholding best practice architecture, design, development, test and deployment principles Working with stakeholders to ensure delivery plans and product improvements are feasible and aligned to business goals Ensuring impediments, debt and enablers are clearly communicated and understood by key stakeholders Actively participating in leader training to ensure management and coaching skills are kept up to date Due to the number of applications we expect to receive for this role, we reserve the right to close this advert earlier than the listed closing date to ensure we’re able to effectively manage interest. Therefore, if you’re interested in joining us at AXA, please don’t hesitate to apply. We know that some candidates may be discouraged from applying if they don't meet every requirement. If you’re excited by this job and the prospect of working at AXA but you’re not sure you tick every box, we’d still encourage you to apply. What you'll bring: Proven experience in hands-on software engineering Expert in .NET framework/ C# Strong understanding of Clean Code practices, Object Orientation, SOLID Principles and Design Patterns Knowledge or experience of React JS Excellent knowledge of development lifecycles Proven experience providing leadership and managing people Working knowledge of agile practices and principles e.g. Scrum, Kanban Strong decision making and influencing skills Good collaboration skills As a precondition of employment for this role, you must be eligible and authorised to work in the United Kingdom. What We Offer: At AXA UK, we’re appreciative of the people who work for us and our rewards package is reviewed regularly to reflect that. You can expect to receive: Competitive annual salary of up to £75,400 dependent on experience Annual company & performance-based bonus Contributory pension scheme (up to 12% employer contributions) Life Assurance (up to 10 x annual salary) 28 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays Opportunity to buy up to 5 extra days leave or sell up to 5 days leave AXA employee discounts Gym benefits To apply, click on the ‘apply for this job’ button, you’ll then need to log in or create a profile to submit your CV. We’re proud to be an Equal Opportunities Employer and don’t discriminate against employees or potential employees based on protected characteristics. If you have a long term condition or disability and require reasonable adjustments during the application or interview process, we’re proud to offer access to the AXA Accessibility Concierge. For our support, please send an email to lauren.standenaxa-insurance.co.uk. Who we are: AXA UK Support Functions power AXA’s three customer-facing business units, providing the infrastructure, support and expertise to ensure our customers can always count on us. Whether you’ve got heaps of experience and qualifications behind you, or you’re just starting out, we’ll give you the support and opportunities to help you grow and develop with confidence.