Job Description

Join us as a Trading Team Manager working as part of the Schemes & Delegated Authority (SDA) team within AXA Commercial. You’ll be working as part of the SDA team to deliver the SDA strategy by taking personal accountability for the operational oversight to deliver financial results, underwriting excellence and conduct frameworks as well as maintaining strong partner relationships with DA's. Your leadership skills will help to develop our culture through performance management and the coaching and development of the team to ensure delivery of underwriting and financial performance.

We offer bespoke development plans and tailored mentoring to support you and help you cultivate your skills along your journey with us and offer you the tools to maximise your potential to become a high achieving Trading Team Manager in SDA.

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:

Focus on achieving profitability and top line plans to deliver the financial results and lead and motivate others to do the same.
Support the development of others through coaching and training.
Proactively manage resource and organise and drive progress to deliver the operational plan and achieve high standard of service.
Deliver effective performance management to raise capability and performance standards ensuring development needs are identified and captured.
‘Solve Together’ by building excellent external and internal relationships at all levels, establishing trusted partnerships to support execution on the SDA strategy.
‘Act for our Customer’ having a deep understanding and practical demonstration of full compliance with regulatory requirements, conduct and underwriting governance frameworks.
‘Get Clear and Own It’ to consistently deliver first-class service to all stakeholders.
Collaboratively lead in the onboarding and induction of new colleagues.
Role model driving a positive culture through ownership of your own personal development by being curious, networking, and seeking opportunities for growth, to enhance your skills and capability.
Lead the change agenda by identifying continuous improvement and drive change through to resolution by maximising process efficiencies and productivity.

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:

Coaching mindset and the desire to lead others, identifying development areas, providing feedback and building personal development plans.
Ability to drive prioritisation, focus and results through managing teams and holding effective 121’s, goal setting and performance meetings.
Excellent interpersonal, influencing and negotiation skills.
Previous employment in commercial insurance or financial environment is desirable but not essential.
Pragmatic and confident decision maker.
Strong analytical and numerical reasoning skills with ability to manipulate and interpret data to make informed decisions.
Continuous improvement mindset with experience of managing self and team effectively.
Demonstrable delivery of excellent customer service.
Ability to work in a collaborative environment with peers and by acting as an extension of the leadership.
Experience of resource and capacity management and planning.

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

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 £45,000 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
Up to 21 hours volunteering leave per year
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 mel.ainscough@axa-insurance.co.uk.

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Up to £45,000 dependent on experience

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