Strategy Analyst - 12 month FTC

AXA UK; London; Hybrid; GBP 34,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading insurance provider in London is seeking a Strategy Management professional to shape the future of their business. This role involves collaboration with senior stakeholders, analyzing market trends, and contributing to strategic initiatives. The ideal candidate has strong communication and analytical skills, and experience in consulting or strategy. A competitive salary of up to £40,000 and flexible working arrangements are offered.

Benefits

Competitive annual salary

Discretionary company & performance-based bonus

Contributory pension scheme

Life Assurance

Private health cover

28 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays

Wellbeing services

Employee discounts

Qualifications

• Ability to communicate complex information clearly.
• Building strong relationships across the business.
• Proactive and able to work with ambiguity.
• Experience in consulting, in-house strategy or finance is helpful.

Responsibilities

• Support the development and execution tracking of AXA UK&I’s strategy.
• Deliver regular analysis of competitors and industry trends.
• Collaborate with Business Units and Group Strategy teams.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Strong analytical skills

Detailed organisation and planning skills

Good commercial acumen

Intellectually curious

Team player

Job description

Description

Do you have an interest in Strategy Management and keen to be a key driver in shaping the future of our business. This exciting role offers the opportunity to work closely with the UK&I Management Committee and Board, supporting some of the most significant and impactful decisions across AXA UK&I. You’ll play a vital part in developing and maintaining our strategic direction, delivering key initiatives that enhance market position, profitability, and competitive advantage.

You’ll be involved analysing market trends, monitoring competitors, and assessing the broader external and internal environment to identify growth opportunities. This role provides exceptional visibility across AXA UK&I and Group, allowing you to collaborate with senior stakeholders and contribute to high-profile projects such as the delivery of our inaugural Board Strategy Day, supporting the UK&I CEO’s engagement with Group leadership, and conducting biannual competitor benchmarking. If you are passionate about strategic thinking and want to make a tangible impact within a dynamic organization, this is an excellent opportunity to develop your career.

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, moving to the majority of your working week from September 2025. 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:

• Supporting the development, ongoing refinement and execution tracking of AXA UK&I’s strategy, including running the annual strategy process and identifying and monitoring key priorities and objectives.
• Support delivery of high-impact strategic initiatives and analysis
• Delivering regular and proactive analysis of competitors, markets, and industry trends to keep the Management Committee and broader business informed and strategically agile.
• Delivering strategic analysis, insights and ad-hoc requests including for the Board, CEO, Management Committee and Group
• Working collaboratively with Business Units (BUs), support functions, and Group Strategy teams to deliver strategic projects

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:

• Excellent communication skills – be able to communicate complex information clearly and succinctly
• Interpersonal skills – building strong relationships, partner and influence at different levels across the business, to create buy-in and help drive solutions
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills
• Detailed organisation and planning skills
• Good commercial acumen
• Intellectually curious, proactive and able to work with ambiguity
• A great team player
• Experience in consulting, in-house strategy or finance would be helpful

Internal candidates are encouraged to apply for this role as a secondment opportunity through the internal careers site.

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 £40,000 dependent on experience
• Discretionary company & performance-based bonus
• Contributory pension scheme (up to 12% employer contributions)
• Life Assurance (up to 10 x annual salary)
• Private health 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 UK Support Functions power AXA’s three customer-facing business units, providing the infrastructure, support and expertise to ensure our customers can always count on us. Whether you’ve got heaps of experience and qualifications behind you, or you’re just starting out, we’ll give you the support and opportunities to help you grow and develop with confidence.