Performance Manager

AXA UK; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Annual performance-based bonus

Contributory pension scheme

Life Assurance

Private medical cover

28 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays

Employee discounts

Job summary

A leading insurance company in the UK is seeking a Performance Manager to oversee the success of their home and motor portfolios. This role entails managing portfolio performance with a focus on strategic pricing and underwriting interventions. The ideal candidate will have strong leadership and analytical skills, with a proven track record in the insurance market. This position offers a competitive salary and a flexible working arrangement to help balance work and life commitments.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership skills with the ability to lead, collaborate, and motivate teams effectively.
• Previous experience working at a senior level with a sound understanding of the insurance market.
• Strong operational and strategic planning skills.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of delivering planned GWP and policy volumes for partners.
• Manage overall COR and performance indicators for product segments.
• Oversee scheme management to achieve performance goals.

Skills

Leadership skills

Relationship management

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Operational planning

Job description

AXA Retail are looking for a Performance Manager to 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, employing robust analytical skills to deliver on AXA’s business objectives through effective performance management. If you’re passionate about data‑driven decision‑making and want to contribute to our continued growth, this is an exciting opportunity to make a meaningful impact.

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.

What you’ll be doing

• Take full ownership of delivering planned GWP and policy volumes for designated partners and product segments.
• Manage overall COR and performance indicators for the product segment and/or broker accounts to ensure targets are met.
• Oversee scheme management of individual schemes and products to achieve performance goals.
• Quantify and deliver KPI financials and product pipeline opportunities, including underwriting criteria, product limits, and covers.
• Develop and maintain strong external trading relationships with partners through regular engagement.
• Ensure adherence to product development governance, controls, and regulatory standards, including FCA compliance.
• Build and maintain internal relationships to drive positive business outcomes and support strategic objectives.
• Support the development and execution of the Intermediary strategy in line with AXA’s overall 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.

What you’ll bring

• Proven leadership skills with the ability to lead, collaborate, and motivate teams effectively.
• Previous experience working at a senior level with a sound understanding of the insurance market.
• Proven track record of successfully implementing and delivering pricing and product interventions.
• Excellent relationship management skills, with experience building strong, long‑term internal and external relationships.
• Written and verbal communication skills to engage stakeholders at all levels.
• A pragmatic decision‑maker with strong analytical and numerical reasoning abilities.
• Strong operational and strategic planning skills, with the ability to think strategically and understand the “bigger picture.”
• Sound knowledge of insurance principles and practice, along with a solid understanding of FCA and compliance requirements.

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

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 £00,000
• Annual 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

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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.