Technology & Resilience Risk Executive

AXA; Bolton; Hybrid; GBP 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

AXA Insurance UK seeks a Head of Technology and Resilience Risk to lead our technology risk and resilience agenda. You will shape risk frameworks, drive incident response and oversee third-party risk, while engaging with senior stakeholders to protect business continuity and enable innovation.

Reporting to the Director of Risk and Governance, you will sit on senior leadership teams, deliver data-driven insights, and champion a customer-centric risk culture across technology, data and operations.

Qualifications

• Experience leading technology risk and resilience programmes.
• Deep regulatory knowledge for UK insurance and financial services.
• Proven stakeholder engagement and influence across senior levels.
• Proficient in KRIs, governance and assurance methodologies.
• Strong leadership in large teams delivering risk outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Lead technology and operational resilience strategy across the organisation.
• Oversee risk assessments, incident response and third-party risk management.
• Provide executive reporting and insights to governance forums.

Skills

Tech risk leadership

Financial services

Regulatory knowledge

KRI development

Stakeholder management

Communication & reporting

People leadership

Strategic risk leadership

Job description

AXA Insurance UK seeks a Head of Technology and Resilience Risk to lead our technology risk and resilience agenda. You will shape risk frameworks, drive incident response and oversee third-party risk, while engaging with senior stakeholders to protect business continuity and enable innovation.

Reporting to the Director of Risk and Governance, you will sit on senior leadership teams, deliver data-driven insights, and champion a customer-centric risk culture across technology, data and operations.