Director of Trading & Product Strategy

AXA UK; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

AXA UK Commercial Direct seeks an ambitious Head of Trading & Product to own trading performance and product strategy across multiple channels. You will combine customer insight, market awareness and commercial judgement to drive growth, shape propositions and strengthen AXA’s position in a competitive insurance market.

The role requires strong leadership, stakeholder management and the ability to build high-performing teams, with a flexible hybrid work model balancing office and remote

Qualifications

• Proven leadership of trading and product functions within insurance or financial services.
• Strong commercial acumen and judgement with market awareness.
• Experience building high-performance trading cultures and delivering growth.

Responsibilities

• Own trading performance and deliver profitable growth across all products and channels.
• Translate insight into decisive commercial action to optimise trading levers.
• Shape and deliver customer-focused products that strengthen AXA’s market position.
• Enable development and execution of new products and growth initiatives.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to unlock opportunities and deliver business value.
• Foster a high-performance culture and develop future capabilities.

Skills

Leadership

Trading

Product strategy

Stakeholder management

Team development

Commercial acumen

Job description

AXA UK Commercial Direct seeks an ambitious Head of Trading & Product to own trading performance and product strategy across multiple channels. You will combine customer insight, market awareness and commercial judgement to drive growth, shape propositions and strengthen AXA’s position in a competitive insurance market.

The role requires strong leadership, stakeholder management and the ability to build high-performing teams, with a flexible hybrid work model balancing office and remote