COO Strategy & Performance Lead

AXA Group; Dublin; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

AXA Ireland is seeking a Strategy and Performance Manager for its Chief Operating Office to drive enterprise priorities and coordinate governance across the COO. You will develop roadmaps, manage intake, and craft compelling narratives for internal and external stakeholders.

The role involves overseeing Board papers, dashboards, and performance metrics while challenging priorities and dependencies to enable better decision-making. Some travel and onsite presence at head offices are expected.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in strategic planning, management consulting, or senior business roles (essential)
• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Finance, Economics, or related field (essential)
• MBA (desirable)
• Proven experience managing operational governance, project delivery, and performance metrics
• Enthusiastic about AI and motivated to embrace new technologies
• Excellent communication skills with experience crafting narratives for diverse audiences
• Strategic thinking with operational execution
• Stakeholder management and organizational acumen

Responsibilities

• Assist in the development of the COO road map and develop the roadmap report.
• Own the COO's operational intake process; triage, prioritise, and sequence requests to optimise resource allocation.
• Oversee governance processes for COO requests, board papers, and regulatory asks, ensuring timely contributions and narrative consistency.
• Craft the COO's strategic and operational narrative across internal and external channels (All Hands, quarterly updates, Group disclosures).
• Develop high-quality Board papers, strategic narratives, and senior-level presentations.
• Lead forward-looking planning processes for upcoming priorities and strategic themes.
• Act as key liaison for COO priorities, fostering cross-functional collaboration.
• Maintain the COO scorecard, tracking operational, financial, and strategic metrics.
• Collaborate with Finance on benefits realisation, value tracking, and budget management.
• Challenge priorities, identify duplication, and surface risks and dependencies to support better decision-making.
• Oversee operational dashboards and reports.
• Lead/manage resources to achieve financial targets, planning, forecasting, and managing budgets.

Skills

Strategic planning

Management consulting

Stakeholder management

Performance metrics

Narrative development

Budget management

Project governance

Education

Bachelor's degree

MBA (desirable)

Job description

AXA Ireland is seeking a Strategy and Performance Manager for its Chief Operating Office to drive enterprise priorities and coordinate governance across the COO. You will develop roadmaps, manage intake, and craft compelling narratives for internal and external stakeholders.

The role involves overseeing Board papers, dashboards, and performance metrics while challenging priorities and dependencies to enable better decision-making. Some travel and onsite presence at head offices are expected.