Distribution & Marketing Business Manager

AXA UK; Bournemouth, Tunbridge Wells; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurance firm in Bournemouth is looking for a role that supports the Distribution and Marketing Directorate. The candidate will coordinate strategic initiatives, manage stakeholder communication, and prepare performance reports. Candidates should have excellent communication skills, strong organisational abilities, and experience in report writing. The position offers a competitive salary and various benefits, including a contributory pension scheme and private medical cover.

Benefits

Competitive annual salary

Discretionary performance-based bonus

Contributory pension scheme

Life Assurance

Private medical cover

28 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays

Wellbeing services

Qualifications

• Highly organised and proactive – able to manage multiple priorities calmly.
• Strong Microsoft Office suite skills.
• Ability to balance strategic and operational priorities.

Responsibilities

• Deliver solutions to ad-hoc tasks coordinated across AXA Health.
• Participate in strategic business initiatives within Distribution.
• Prepare regular performance reports and presentations.
• Coordinate stakeholder communication and management plans.

Skills

Commercially minded

Organisational skills

Excellent communication

Strong influencing skills

Self-motivation

Analytical ability

Report writing

Numeracy

Microsoft Office skills

Job description

Description

This role sits at the heart of the Distribution and Marketing Directorate, providing key support to the Distribution and Marketing Director and wider leadership team to help drive progress on our strategic priorities, ensure alignment across our teams and support the smooth running of the Directorate.

You'll engage on day-to-day matters, strategic initiatives and key projects, coordinating across AXA Health and AXA UK&I. You'll coordinate and provide timely reporting and analysis to facilitate informed decision making and direction on business activity.

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%) in the future. Away from home means either attendance at one of our office locations, visiting clients or attending industry events.

What you’ll be doing:

• Deliver solutions to ad-hoc tasks and projects delegated by the Distribution and Marketing Director and Head of Distribution Improvement and Transformation, coordinating across AXA Health and AXA UK&I; report progress and consider internal/external market factors.
• Participate in and coordinate key strategic business initiatives and programmes within Distribution (e.g., Operating Model reviews, supporting business strategy and distribution-wide initiatives).
• Hold and manage the communication and engagement plan for the function.
• Establish and manage effective relationships with key stakeholders within AXA Health, AXA UK&I and other entities.
• Prepare regular performance reports and high-quality presentations and board updates, helping to interpret financials and performance trends and supporting the Distribution and Marketing Senior Leadership Team with data-driven decision making.
• Coordinate leadership meetings, preparing and helping ensure we stay focused on the right priorities.
• Monitor progress against Distribution and Marketing strategic commitments, highlighting risks and opportunities to drive success.
• Support prioritisation of commitments for the Distribution and Marketing Director, delegating activities to direct reports where necessary or acting on their behalf.
• Liaising across multiple teams to ensure information, decisions and initiatives flow smoothly between Distribution and Marketing, Product and Proposition, Transformation, COO and Pricing and Finance and any relevant Committees.
• Preparing narratives for updates, blogs and wider communications across the organisation.

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\u2019re able to effectively manage interest. Therefore, if you\u2019re interested in joining us at AXA, please don\'t hesitate to apply.

What you’ll bring:

• Commercially minded, with an interest in performance, numbers and what drives our results
• Highly organised and proactive – able to manage multiple priorities and deadlines calmly and confidently
• Excellent communication skills with stakeholders at all levels and ability to build trusted relationships
• Strong Influencing skills, political awareness and stakeholder sensitivity; comfortable working with senior leaders
• A high level of initiative, self-motivation and personal organisation
• Ability to rapidly understand, assimilate, analyse and make recommendations from business and financial information
• Expertise in report writing and creating clear, engaging PowerPoint material alongside capability in Excel, Data and utilising AI
• Results and delivery focussed
• Highly numerate with ability to manage complex numbers
• Strong Microsoft Office suite skills
• Ability to balance strategic and operational priorities in a dynamic environment

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 £55,000
• Discretionary company & performance-based bonus
• Contributory pension scheme (up to 12% employer contributions)
• Life Assurance (up to 10 x annual salary)
• Private medical cover
• 28 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays
• Opportunity to buy up to 5 extra days leave or sell up to 5 days leave
• Wellbeing services & resources
• AXA employee discounts

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\u2019re 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 [e-mail].

Who we are:

At AXA Health, we’re passionate about helping our members to put their health first, whether that’s individuals and families, small businesses, or huge corporates. From fast access to diagnosis and treatment, to guidance and tools that can help them manage their health every day, not just when there’s a problem, our members can be confident we’ll guide them, every step of the way.