Internship - Project Leader – Social & Inclusive Business - January 2027

AXA; Paris; Hybrid; EUR 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

International work environment

Hybrid work model

Navigo pass reimbursement

Inter-Company Committee

Company restaurant & meal vouchers

Early Talent community

Job summary

AXA Group Headquarters seeks a driven project-focused professional to support market research and business development across European geographies. You will join a dynamic, inclusive team at AXA EssentiALL, contributing to strategies that reduce insurance inequalities and drive growth.

This role offers hybrid work in Paris, with opportunities to engage across international teams and develop professional skills within a leading global insurer.

Qualifications

• Fluent in French and English, both written and spoken.
• Strong analytical, planning, autonomy and detail-oriented abilities.
• Experience or interest in development and social issues; financial inclusion a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead market research and analysis for European markets.
• Support business development and project management across AXA HQ and entities.
• Produce external and internal communications materials and support governance.

Skills

French language

English language

MS Office advanced

Analytical skills

Project management

Autonomy

Attention to detail

Tools

MS Office Suite

Job description

Why AXA?

At AXA, we work together every day for human progress by protecting what matters. It’s a foundation of our actions, our strategy, and the way we collaborate across the Group. Every day, we contribute to human progress in a way that is practical, responsible, and meaningful, creating a shared sense of direction, commitment, and collective impact that connects people across teams, countries, and roles.

YOUR WORK ENVIRONMENT

As one of the world’s leading insurers in the protection of property, people, and assets, AXA brings together 154,000 employees and contributors across 50 countries, serving over 95 million customers worldwide. As a responsible corporate citizen, AXA is deeply engaged in social and environmental initiatives and actively promotes an inclusive culture where every voice matters, differences are valued, and everyone is encouraged to grow through our strategy Care and Dare.

About AXA Group Headquarters (GIE AXA)

AXA Group Headquarters (GIE AXA) brings together the Group’s corporate functions and plays a central role in shaping and driving AXA’s global strategy. It supports subsidiaries worldwide by ensuring strategic alignment, governance, operational and technical excellence, consistency of standards, and the sharing of best practices across the organization. With nearly 1,000 employees representing 45 nationalities, the headquarters embodies AXA’s strong international culture and offers a dynamic, collaborative, and intellectually stimulating environment: where global impact meets everyday teamwork. If these ambitions resonate with you, come and help shape the future of protection with us! Within AXA EssentiALL, AXA’s inclusive insurance business unit, your will join our team as project leader focusing on European geographies. Determined to be an insurer with a positive impact, AXA continues to take action to reduce insurance inequalities around the world. AXA EssentiALL is dedicated to protecting low-to-middle income populations in Asia, Africa, Latin America and Europe to help them secure their socio-economic trajectories. We are developing insurance solutions to underinsured and ill-served populations covering 20 million customers worldwide by 2026.

Your Role And Responsibilities

What You’ll Do

Support Market And Consumer Research

• Lead research on market trends or specific segments of customers
• Identify main actors and competitors, legal schemes, national plans on financial inclusion and inclusive insurance.

Support business development efforts and project management in our different European Markets:

• Conduct research and analysis on potential partners to support new business generation, prepare discussion materials to present to potential public or private partners.
• Take part to the global coordination and project management alongside other stakeholders at AXA HQ and within our entities.
• Support partnership and stakeholder outreach by taking part in production of communications materials both external (e.g., position AXA in industry and think tank reports, articles and interviews, events, etc.) and internal (e.g., team governance, newsletters, etc.).

YOUR PROFILE

Who You Are

• Fluency in French and English (oral & written). Another European language is a strong plus (e.g., Spanish, Italian, German…)
• Analytical skills with strong planning ability, autonomy and attention to detail.
• Capacity to consolidate and summarize information from varied sources.
• Experience in / interest for development and social issues. Knowledge of financial inclusion is a strong plus.
• Strong interest in project management, intrapreneurship, business strategy & transformation.
• MS Office: Word, Excel & Power Point – advanced level (mandatory)

In AXA, we are convincing that diversity did the wealth of our company. We ensure equal skills-based application review and accommodate specific needs.

What We Offer

• An international work environment - over 45 nationalities present on site!
• State of the art office spaces in the heart of Paris with remote work allowed.
• 60% reimbursement of Navigo pass
• Generous Inter-Company Committee.
• Company restaurant and meal vouchers.
• And most importantly: a valuable experience within an active Early Talent community!

WHY JOIN US

You Will Join

• A responsible company, towards people, including its employees and customers, and towards the planet
• A company with strong values
• A company promoting internal mobility and the training of its employees
• A company offering many benefits (learn more here: AXA Careers)
• A flexible company, allowing hybrid work, in the office and from home.

In line with our commitments, we celebrate each new hire by taking action for global reforestation: we plant a tree for every recruitment.

AXA Group Headquarters (GIE AXA) is committed to equal employment opportunity and will consider applicants regardless of gender, sexual orientation, age, ethnicity and origins, marital status, religion, disability, or any other protected characteristic. At AXA Group Headquarters, we know that an inclusive culture enables business growth and is critical to our success.