Senior Schemes Delegated Authority Underwriter

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 Retail helps people get back to the good stuff with quick, fuss-free home and car insurance and brilliant customer service.

Are you ready to play a pivotal role in shaping the success of AXA's Retail Intermediary division? We're seeking a dynamic and strategic professional to control the performance management of our DA Specialist Home and Motor Portfolio, which generates approximately £550 million GWP annually. This high-impact role involves managing key portfolios such as niche motor, motorcaravan, goods carrying vehicles, and non-standard home, ensuring optimal pricing, underwriting interventions, and robust governance. You'll be entrusted with delivering portfolio trading initiatives, driving performance through analytical insights, and meeting AXA's ambitious business objectives. If you thrive in a collaborative environment and are passionate about performance management, this is your opportunity to make a meaningful difference in a fast-paced, results-driven setting. Whilst the role is working in our Personal Lines team, we also welcome applications from candidates with a background in Commercial Insurance

• Lead annual and interim budget planning with AXA Finance, updating the P&L at broker level throughout the year.
• Support onboarding of new products and seek new business opportunities with existing or new partners.
• Ensure underwriting conformance and report compliance against AXA's appetite.
• Produce and maintain key performance logs and reports for internal and audit purposes, ensuring timely delivery.
• Deliver planned GWP and policy volumes for partners and segments, meeting performance targets.
• Manage risk, KPIs, and regulatory compliance to optimize profitability and efficiency.
• Build strong internal and external relationships to support growth, collaboration, and compliance standards.
• Deputise at governance forums such as Third-Party Governance and Intermediary Meetings when required.

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 two days a week (40%) away from home, moving to three days a week (60%) from January 2027. Away from home means attending the office, visiting clients or attending industry events.

• Proven understanding of the intermediary insurance market.
• Track record of successfully implementing and delivering pricing and product interventions, supported by excellent analytical, numerical reasoning, and strategic planning skills.
• Exceptional relationship management skills, with experience building long-term internal and external partnerships, complemented by strong written and verbal communication abilities.
• Pragmatic decision-maker capable of balancing operational and strategic priorities, with sound knowledge of insurance principles, FCA, and compliance requirements.
• Skilled in thinking strategically, understanding the bigger picture, and applying both short-term and long-term planning to achieve business goals.
• Knowledge of Polaris rating is advantageous
• Use of Power BI is desirable but not essential.

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.