Optimisation Consultant

AXA; Tees Valley; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health insurance company in the UK is seeking an innovative Optimisation Consultant. This role focuses on driving continuous improvement within the digital product portfolio through process mapping, agile methodologies, and operational efficiency initiatives. Key responsibilities include partnering with business functions, analysing existing processes, and developing optimisation strategies. The ideal candidate should have experience in the health insurance sector and related digital transformation certifications. Competitive salary up to £65,000 plus benefits offered.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Performance-based bonus

Contributory pension scheme

Private medical cover

Wellbeing services and resources

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience within a health insurance or related financial services environment.
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects, ensuring timely delivery.
• In-depth understanding of health insurance regulations and compliance standards.

Responsibilities

• Align optimisation strategies with strategic goals.
• Develop long-term optimisation strategies driving innovation.
• Analyse and redesign existing processes to increase productivity.

Skills

Process mapping

Lean methodologies

Digital transformation

Agile methodologies

Intelligent automation

Data analytics

Presentation skills

Education

Relevant certifications in process improvement (e.g. Lean Six Sigma)

Qualifications specific to health insurance

Tools

Agile frameworks (Scrum, Kanban)

Project management tools

Job description

We’re looking for an innovative, collaborative and driven Optimisation Consultant to join us at AXA Health, to play a crucial role leading on continuous improvement activity within our digital product portfolio. This role is instrumental in harnessing digital capabilities, including automation, RPA, and agile methodologies, to streamline processes, enhance compliance and deliver superior value. As our Optimisation Consultant, you’ll oversee process mapping, transformation initiatives, systems thinking interventions, and technology‑enabled projects aimed at eliminating waste, boosting operational efficiency and identifying growth opportunities within the health insurance domain through detailed analysis and discovery 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 40% of your week away from home in our Tunbridge Wells office, moving to the majority of your working week in the future. 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:

• Align optimisation strategies with strategic goals and collaborate with senior management.
• Develop long‑term optimisation strategies driving innovation and advantages in the business.
• Partner with business functions to identify opportunities, implement enhancements, and ensure effective resource utilisation.
• Guide interventions to identify areas for improvement across business functions.
• Analyse and redesign existing processes to increase productivity and enhance performance.
• Utilise data analytics to identify trends and provide actionable insights for informed actions.
• Establish key performance indicators to measure the success of optimisation efforts.
• Oversee change management efforts to ensure successful adoption of process improvements and optimisation initiatives.

Requirements / Qualifications:

• Demonstrable experience in process mapping, lean methodologies and digital transformation within a health insurance or related financial services environment.
• Proficiency in applying agile methodologies, intelligent automation, system thinking and RPA to drive operational improvements.
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects including technology‑enabled and agile initiatives, ensuring timely delivery and alignment with strategic health insurance goals.
• Experience using agile frameworks such as Scrum or Kanban, and project management tools to manage workflows and enhance team productivity.
• Ability to prepare and deliver compelling presentations and reports for executive audiences with an emphasis on technological transformation, agile practices and process improvement in health insurance operations.
• In‑depth understanding of the health insurance industry, including regulatory requirements, compliance standards, and operational challenges.
• Insight into leveraging digital capabilities such as RPA, intelligent automation, and agile project management, to drive transformation and improve patient and member experience.
• Relevant certifications or qualifications in process improvement e.g. Lean Six Sigma, digital transformation, agile methodologies, intelligent automation are highly desirable. Experience or qualifications specific to the health insurance sector and systems thinking will be an advantage.

As a precondition of employment for this role, you must be eligible and authorised to work in the United Kingdom.

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.

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:

Benefits

• Competitive annual salary of up to £65,000 dependent on experience
• Annual company & performance‑based bonus
• Contributory pension scheme (up to 12% employer contributions)
• Life Assurance (up to 10 × 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