Performance Executive

AXA Group; Ipswich; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurance provider in the UK seeks a Performance Executive to manage portfolio performance for their Home and Motor products. The role involves strategic pricing and governance, ensuring targets are met through strong relationship management. The ideal candidate will have senior-level experience in the insurance market. AXA offers competitive salaries, performance bonuses, and flexible working arrangements to support work-life balance.

Benefits

Competitive annual salary

Annual performance-based bonus

Contributory pension scheme

Life Assurance

Private medical cover

25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays

Wellbeing services

Employee discounts

Qualifications

• Solid understanding of the insurance market.
• Proven track record in pricing and product interventions.
• Experience building long-term partnerships.

Responsibilities

• Oversee portfolio performance and pricing.
• Manage overall performance indicators for broker accounts.
• Develop trading relationships with stakeholders.

Skills

Experience working at a senior level

Understanding of the insurance market

Excellent relationship management skills

Strong written and verbal communication

Pragmatic decision-making

Analytical and numerical reasoning

Knowledge of insurance principles

Understanding FCA and compliance

Job description

Join AXA Retail as a Performance Executive and drive the success of our Intermediary Home and Motor portfolios. You’ll oversee portfolio performance, making strategic pricing and underwriting interventions to optimise results while ensuring strong governance and oversight. You’ll be responsible for portfolio trading activities, leveraging your analytical skills to support AXA’s business objectives through effective performance management. If you’re data-driven, detail-oriented, and passionate about delivering impactful results, this is an exciting opportunity to contribute to AXA’s continued growth and success.

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. We’re also happy to consider flexible working arrangements, which you can discuss with Talent Acquisition.

Whatyou’llbe doing:

• Deliver planned GWP and policy volumes for designated broker accounts.
• Manage overall COR and performance indicators for the allocated broker accounts to ensure targets are met.
• Support and quantify KPI financials and product pipeline opportunities, including underwriting criteria and product limits.
• Develop and maintain strong external trading relationships through regular engagement with key stakeholders.
• Oversee product development governance, controls, and compliance with regulatory standards.
• Build and maintain internal relationships to support positive business outcomes.
• Contribute to the delivery of the Intermediary Strategy and business objectives.

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

We know that some candidates may be discouraged from applying if they don’t meet every requirement. If you’re excited by this job and the prospect of working at AXA but you’re not sure you tick every box, we’d still encourage you to apply.

Whatyou’llbring:

• Experience working at a senior level with a solid understanding of the insurance market.
• Proven track record of successfully implementing and delivering pricing and product interventions.
• Excellent relationship management skills, with experience building long-term internal and external partnerships.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, able to convey complex information clearly.
• A pragmatic decision-maker with excellent analytical and numerical reasoning abilities.
• Skilled in both long-term and short-term planning, with strong analytical capabilities.
• Hold sound knowledge of insurance principles and practices.
• Understand and able to apply FCA and compliance requirements to ensure regulatory adherence.

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

Whatweoffer:

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
• Annual company & performance-based bonus
• Contributory pension scheme (up to 12% employer contributions)
• Life Assurance (up to 10 x annual salary)
• Private medical cover
• 25 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’re 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:

AXA Retail helps people live the life they love, knowing we’ve got their back, at home and on the road. Our people are vital to us becoming more digital, faster and easier to access. We’re a dynamic team of experts completely committed to making sure our customers ‘get back to the good stuff’ when the unexpected happens.