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About the Role
This role supports the CEO and helps shape the CEO Office's rhythm, focus, and impact. You will bring together priorities and perspectives across a complex, multi-billion-pound organization, turning insight into action, engaging senior stakeholders, and ensuring the CEO is prepared for key conversations and decisions. You will gain exceptional exposure across the business and AXA Group, playing a trusted and influential role.
Responsibilities
- Plan the CEO’s diary commitments with the EA and Chief of Staff, ensuring all meetings are prepared for.
- Liaise with colleagues to collate summarized briefing documents for CEO meetings, including papers and issue resolution.
- Coordinate the delivery of internal and external presentations and scripts for CEO meetings, aligning messaging with business strategy.
- Use initiative to manage the CEO’s internal and external social media visibility.
- Manage the delivery of UK Board reports and monthly updates to Group colleagues.
- Coordinate Management Committee papers, dashboards, and timely reporting of actions.
- Track organizational performance through financial reporting, forecasting, and data analysis.
- Set agendas for leadership team meetings, site visits, and business updates.
- Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders across AXA UK & Ireland and AXA Group.
- Develop and agree goals, performance frameworks, and annual target letters with the Executive team.
- Collate documentation for Executive 1:1s with the CEO, identifying discussion areas.
- Coordinate and manage the agenda for Management Committee meetings.
- Support or manage key strategic projects on behalf of the CEO.
- Manage the Business Manager Community, organizing quarterly activities and social events.
- Support the management of the CEO Office budget.
- Act as AXA Gracechurch Street Office Site Lead and Smart Working Ambassador, enhancing engagement and managing the site budget.
- Cover for the CEO’s Chief of Staff or PA during their leave.
Requirements
- Enjoy being part of a small team that delivers high-value support and advice.
- Balance a “big picture” view of the business with a strong eye for detail.
- Demonstrate excellent organisational skills and outstanding relationship management.
- Show ambition to learn how big businesses work.
- Work hard in a supportive team and gain a unique view across a multi-billion-pound turnover business.
- Rapidly understand, assimilate, analyse and act on complex business issues.
- Develop a strong understanding of the AXA UK & Ireland business across all functions.
- Manage a high-volume, highly complex workload, prioritising conflicting demands daily with discretion and professionalism.
- Demonstrate strong relationship management, impact and influencing skills.
- Understand the wider financial services market and its expected future development.
- Produce high-quality briefings and presentations in a fast-paced environment.
- Bring a proactive, action-oriented and delivery-focused mindset, combined with project management skills and the ability to focus on detail when needed.
- Show passion for delivering high-quality work and continuous improvement.
Skills
- Organizational skills
- Relationship management
- Impact and influencing skills
- Project management skills
Location
- AXA Gracechurch Street Office
Work Type
- Hybrid
About the Company
- AXA is a global leader in insurance and financial services, dedicated to helping customers protect what matters most to them.
- As the sixth-largest insurance company in the world, we provide a wide range of services, including health, car, home, and business insurance.
- We support millions of customers worldwide, helping them navigate life's uncertainties with confidence.
- AXA UK Support Functions look after our three customer-facing business units, providing the infrastructure and expertise to make sure we can be there for our customers.
Equal Opportunity
- 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 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 suzie.elliott@axa-uk.co.uk.