Are you ready to champion the importance of security culture and oversee the delivery of security services? We’re looking for a Governance and Oversight Lead to act as the face of security to our technology partners and support functions, ensuring that security services are relevant, cost-effective, and delivered in accordance with the Resilience and Security Strategy, policies, and procedures.
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:

• Engage and inform support function, technology, and risk stakeholders, providing expert advice and thought leadership.
• Manage monthly governance committee meetings to accurately report the security posture and inform stakeholders of the risk position.
• Oversee technology partners, measuring performance of security services and obligations, and be the point of contact for key stakeholders from Internal Audit, Group Assurance teams, and External Auditors.
• Deep knowledge of the regulatory environment and ensure security services consider business unit requirements.
• Facilitate the delivery of security frameworks and initiatives relevant to the business.
• Own policy and standards framework for Resilience and Security and measure compliance on an ongoing basis.
• Maintain a detailed insight of emerging technology, risks, regulations, and industry trends.
• Implement continuous improvement processes and activities to ensure quality and relevance of information security services.

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:

• Experience in line management and development of teams, including coaching, mentoring and developing junior team members.
• Extensive IT and security experience in a large organisation, with the ability to comprehend and integrate business and security strategies.
• Thorough knowledge of Financial Services business and security issues relevant to the Insurance sector.
• Vision to see a risk-based view of issues and areas of non-compliance with policy or best practice.
• Capability to autonomously pursue overall organisational goals.
• Ability to act calmly, rationally and proportionately in dealing with significant and or potentially reputationally damaging security and data issues.
• Excellent interpersonal skills at all levels, with the ability to build strong relationships.
• Skilled in presenting information concisely and clearly to identify key issues at senior management level.
• CISSP, CISM or equivalent professional security qualification preferred.

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 £80,000 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

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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.