Pricing Programme Manager - 12 month FTC
Description
Are you a strategic and collaborative leader with a passion for driving transformative change? We're seeking an energetic Pricing Programme Manager to join us on a 12-month fixed-term contract, responsible for coordinating, overseeing, and delivering the results of our Pricing Transformation programme. Based within the Retail Transformation team, you'll work closely with a wide range of stakeholders across both AXA Retail and UK businesses, ensuring successful delivery and fostering a positive working environment and culture throughout the transformation journey. If you're ready to lead impactful change in a fast-paced, innovative environment, we'd love 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 two days a week (40%) away from home, moving to three days a week (60%) in the future. 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:
• Oversee and deliver multiple Pricing workstreams within Pricing transformation, ensuring timely delivery.
• Ensure UK&I and Retail change delivery standards are met through appropriate models, managing governance forums to keep stakeholders engaged and informed.
• Effectively manage risks, issues, and dependencies, ensuring escalations are timely for appropriate mitigation.
• Develop and manage the programme budget and expenditure, maintaining financial oversight.
• Establish a robust governance framework to support the entire Pricing transformation, aligning with existing change governance.
• Lead overall programme planning, resource management, and contingency planning to deliver agreed outcomes and contractual requirements.
• Manage relationships with clients, stakeholders, suppliers, and key customers to ensure delivery aligns with programme scope and requirements.
• Promote programme management best practices and ensure benefits realisation is achieved through effective project closure.
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:
• Proven track record of delivery in technical, ideally within complex, multi-organisational environments.
• Previous experience with project management methodologies, with hands-on experience in Agile practices.
• Expertise in strategic decision-making and budget management, demonstrating the ability to make informed choices that align with business goals and optimise resource allocation.
• Confidence to influence stakeholders at all levels of the business.
• Good understanding of end-to-end IT solutions and the IT delivery lifecycle.
• Experience in Stakeholder Management across multiple operating companies or business units.
• Proven experience of managing relationships with 3rd parties including establishing contracts and managing quality.
• Knowledge or experience in Pricing with a technical understanding preferred.
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 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 Retail helps people live the life they love, knowing we've got their back, at home and on the road. Our people are vital to us becoming more digital, faster and easier to access. We're a dynamic team of experts completely committed to making sure our customers 'get back to the good stuff' when the unexpected happens.