Join us as a Trading Team Manager within AXA Commercial and develop your career with a world leader.
You'll be accountable and responsible for the management of the underwriting teams in the Reading and Southampton branches and contribute to the delivery of the wider business plan for AXA Commercial. With focus on visible leadership on conduct, culture, underwriting excellence, and financial performance, there's also great importance placed on the coaching, development and mentoring of the team. You'll lead an accountable culture and take responsibility for profitability, income, and regulatory compliance.
We offer a bespoke development plan and tailored mentoring to support and help you cultivate your skills along your journey with us. We'll offer you the tools to maximise your potential to become a high achieving Trading Team Manager in AXA Commercial.
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 60% of your week away from home, at our office in Reading or Southampton, visiting clients or attending industry events.
What you’ll be doing:
1. Lead and motivate employees to deliver top line and profit.
2. Management control of our conduct and underwriting frameworks.
3. Internal and external stakeholder networking, proactively seeking and acting on feedback to increase internal and external satisfaction ratings.
4. Oversee, organise, and deliver operational plans to achieve a high standard of service to our customers.
5. Maximise process efficiency, productivity, and the use of back-office functions.
6. Investigate and implement business improvements and drive a positive change culture.
7. Support the delivery and successful implementation of new deals.
8. Deliver effective performance management including development, training and succession planning to raise capability and performance.
9. Build a positive culture and role model the AXA values.
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.
Your Profile
What we’re looking for:
10. Self-driven individual, able to develop and lead others to be accountable for their own performance.
11. Strong Leadership and management skills with a successful record of delivering results.
12. Excellent interpersonal skills and experience of building successful long-term relationships both internal and external.
13. Commitment to coaching, mentoring and wider staff development.
14. Pragmatic and confident decision maker.
15. Knowledge of process management and KPI tracking with the ability to prioritise and manage time effectively.
16. Resource / capacity management and planning.
17. Experience of effective performance management including 121’s, goals and objectives.
18. Ability to hold effective performance meetings with teams to drive prioritisation, focus, and results.
As a precondition of employment for this role, you must be eligible and authorised to work in the United Kingdom.
This position has been defined as an Insurance Distribution Directive (IDD) role under the IDD regime which means that in addition to pre-employment screening checks, the successful candidate will be subject to background screening every 4 years with an annual declaration in interim years.
About AXA
With a presence in over 60 countries, and 165,000 employees serving the needs of 107 million customers, AXA is big.
But never too big to care for every single person who works here. So when you join us, we promise to put our collective might behind you and your career.
You’ll work in an open and supportive environment where you’ll be developed, challenged and encouraged to move around to achieve even bigger and better things – nationally and internationally. You’ll learn directly from senior leaders, from the best in our business. And you’ll enjoy real responsibility, really early on.
Every large company today talks about supporting diversity and inclusion. But at AXA UK, these values form an integral part of everything we do. For us, it’s about bringing together the best talent, helping people to realise their full potential by being 100% themselves at work and delivering outstanding service to everyone – regardless of difference.
About the Entity
AXA Commercial protects businesses, from multinationals to micro start-ups, giving them the confidence to thrive. We’re currently making our biggest ever investment to develop the expertise and skills we need to be the best. We’re a vibrant community where everyone is supported to learn, develop, and take ownership of their work.
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:
19. Competitive annual salary
20. Annual company & performance-based bonus
21. Contributory pension scheme (up to 12% employer contributions)
22. Life Assurance (up to 10 x annual salary)
23. 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays
24. Opportunity to buy up to 5 extra days leave or sell up to 5 days leave
25. AXA employee discounts
26. Gym benefits
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