Underwriting Trading Team Lead

AXA UK; Kings Hill; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

AXA UK in Maidstone seeks a Trading Team Manager to lead and develop the underwriting team, delivering top performance and profitability while upholding underwriting excellence. You will foster accountability, ensure regulatory compliance, and build strong stakeholder relationships.

You will benefit from a tailored development plan and mentoring to support growth and help you reach your full potential as a high-achieving leader in AXA Commercial.

Qualifications

• Self-driven and able to develop and lead others to be accountable for performance.
• Proven leadership and management skills with a track record of delivering results.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to build long-term relationships.
• Committed to coaching, mentoring and staff development.

Responsibilities

• Lead and motivate employees to deliver top line and profit.
• Management control of our conduct and underwriting frameworks.
• Stakeholder networking to increase internal and external satisfaction.
• Oversee and deliver operational plans to achieve high service standards.
• Maximise process efficiencies and back-office usage.
• Drive continuous improvements and positive change culture.
• Support delivery and implementation of new deals.
• Deliver performance management including development and succession planning.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder mgmt

Coaching

Communication

Process mgmt

KPIs

Resource planning

Performance mgmt

Job description

AXA UK in Maidstone seeks a Trading Team Manager to lead and develop the underwriting team, delivering top performance and profitability while upholding underwriting excellence. You will foster accountability, ensure regulatory compliance, and build strong stakeholder relationships.

You will benefit from a tailored development plan and mentoring to support growth and help you reach your full potential as a high-achieving leader in AXA Commercial.