Governance Transformation Consultant - 9 month FTC

London, England, United Kingdom

7/15/2025

Are you ready to make a significant impact in the world of governance and change management? At AXA, we're seeking a dynamic and experienced Governance Transformation Consultant, to join us on a 9 month fixed term contract, to support the redesign of our governance frameworks at an enterprise level. This role is pivotal in driving strategic alignment and ensuring effective execution across our organisation.

As Governance Transformation Consultant, you'll play a crucial role in reimagining our governance processes, strategic budgeting cycles, and delivery assurance frameworks. You'll collaborate with senior management and various stakeholders to ensure our governance and change initiatives meet the needs of AXA Group, delivering clear value and confidence in execution. This also involves designing, testing, and rolling out innovative frameworks that align with our new ways of working, including Guilds and Tribes methodologies.

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:

• Design and implement a streamlined governance and change framework at the enterprise level.
• Refresh and enhance overall governance processes and structures.
• Manage end-to-end governance frameworks across delivery modes and internal requests.
• Oversee tooling requirements to support refreshed enterprise governance.
• Foster a cultural shift towards increased ownership and streamlined reporting.
• Develop best-in-class artifacts that support the new governance framework.
• Embed new funding and prioritisation processes for product lifecycle and change delivery.
  
  
  

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:

• Exceptional initiative, organisational skills, and flexibility in a fast-paced environment.
• Proven experience in governing complex change portfolios within Insurance or Financial Services, with a track record of successful delivery amid competing demands.
• Strong analytical abilities to understand and address complex business, technology, and financial issues, coupled with excellent presentation and communication skills.
• Results-driven mindset with solid project management expertise and the ability to influence and network effectively across stakeholders.
• High level of numeracy and financial acumen.
  
  
  

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 £74,000 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.