Job Description
Are you ready to play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our Finance Data and Analytics Hub? At AXA UK Finance Centre of Excellence (CoE), we’re on a transformative journey, and we’re looking for a passionate Data Analyst to join our expanding team. If you have an inquisitive mind and a strong enthusiasm for data, this is your chance to make a significant impact. We’re at the forefront of delivering cutting-edge finance data products on Microsoft’s Azure cloud platform and Databricks, and you’ll be instrumental in helping us understand and transform finance datasets. Join us as we leverage the power of Data Lakehouse and modern technology to enhance financial and regulatory reporting, creating innovative solutions that drive success across AXA Finance.
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. Away from home means either attendance at one of our office locations, visiting clients or attending industry events. We’re also happy to consider flexible working arrangements, which you can discuss with Talent Acquisition.
What you’ll be doing:
- Execution of data analyst activities, using Databricks to solve business problems and develop new products for the wider business.
- Collaborate with Product Owners to identify strategic value opportunities.
- Support the business through the creation of structured finance product datasets, showing actionable and meaningful business insight for strategic or material use cases.
- Engage in the creation of re-usable patterns to enable business functions to transition current business use cases onto Power BI and finance datalake.
- Support local stakeholders with communication and knowledge management to educate and ultimately empower consumers of data on the governance policies and practices.
- Collaborate with peers across technology to deliver inputs to the overarching data strategy and communicate the same through various medium.
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.
What you’ll bring:
- Strong understanding of finance data within an insurance or financial services sector.
- Practical experience in developing data analyst deliverables using languages such as SQL and Python.
- Experience with Cloud transformation tools and technologies such as Microsoft Azure and Databricks.
- Understanding and experience in creating and delivering effective business insight outputs to deliver business value.
- Demonstrate influencing and relationship building skills, both within and outside the immediate team.
- Proven ability to plan and prioritise own work with a flexible approach to adapt to business changes.
- Ability to work under pressure and to strict deadlines whilst maintaining reliability and accuracy.
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.
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 £40,000 to £60,000 dependent on experience
- Annual company & performance-based bonus
- Contributory pension scheme (up to 12% employer contributions)
- Life Assurance (up to 10 x annual salary)
- 25 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 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 leanne.white@axa-insurance.co.uk.
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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.
Salary
£40,000 to £60,000 dependent on experience
