Assurance Lead

We’re looking an Assurance Lead with a continuous improvement mindset to join our team. You’ll be responsible for ensuring that solution delivery complies with business and technical policies, and for ensuring that our third-party service providers meet and exceed expectations. If you’re passionate about compliance, standards, and performance, we want to hear from you!

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. 

What you’ll be doing: 

• Engaging with policy owners across the business (Security, Data, Quality, Cloud, Communications) ensuring alignment to policies and standards
• Looking at implications of policies to Solution Delivery and relevant third parties
• Working with Solution Managers and Principal Engineers to identify and implement the necessary controls
• Recording, managing, and reporting on compliance risks
• Identifying gaps, deficiencies, and improvement opportunities
• Preparing and supporting audit activities, including responding to queries
• Partnering with procurement to establish and maintain performance and productivity measures
• Establishing, maintaining and prioritising the improvements backlog, working with suppliers and key stakeholders
• Leading on the response and resolution of third-party service provider performance escalations

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.

What you'll bring:  

• Demonstrated ability to drive performance with third parties/suppliers
• Sound knowledge of the Software Delivery Lifecycle / DevSecOps
• Experience in Test/Quality Management within an agile and complex federated environment
• Stakeholder management experience
• Ability to lead and work in a team, as well as independently
• Excellent collaborator with the ability to connect with a people in a professional manner 
• Extensive experience in policy and compliance management would be desirable
• Proficiency in using Azure Dev. Ops, Power BI, and Advanced MS Excel would be advantageous

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 £65,000 dependent on experience
• Annual company & performance-based bonus
• Contributory pension scheme (up to 12% employer contributions)
• Life Assurance (up to 10 x annual salary)
• 28 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays
• Opportunity to buy up to 5 extra days leave or sell up to 5 days leave
• AXA employee discounts
• Gym benefits

To apply, click on the ‘apply for this job’ button, you’ll then need to log in or create a profile to submit your CV. We’re proud to be an Equal Opportunities Employer and don’t discriminate against employees or potential employees based on protected characteristics. If you have a long-term condition or disability and require adjustments during the application or interview process, we’re proud to offer access to the AXA Accessibility Concierge. For our support, please send an email to lauren.standen@axa-insurance.co.uk.  

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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.