We are looking for an experienced leader to join our team as People Projects & Transformation Manager. We’re looking for an experienced HR professional with a track record of developing and implementing People Changes in large and complex organisations.

Reporting to the Chief People Officer and part of the AXA Ireland People Leadership Team, you will define and shape the People strategy and lead a plan to deliver it. Responsibilities include;

• Deliver the portfolio of People changes enabling the People and Business strategy, including the people impact of Business Transformation.
• Provide strategic Organisation Design (OD) thought leadership and direction that facilitates the delivery of the transformation agenda.
• Collaborate with People Plan owners to prioritize and align resources, track progress, and keep stakeholders engaged and informed.
• Accountable for the governance of all people change activity, including restructures, up to and including Board level as required.
• Work closely with a team of People Consultants to deliver the People Plan, including strategic change projects and annual cyclical projects.
• Increase the capability in the People Consultant team to scope and deliver change activity, using waterfall and/or Agile methodology, allocating projects and initiatives that will provide stretch or development opportunities.
• Build close and effective relationships with the People Team Centres of Expertise to secure their expertise to deliver the portfolio of People projects.
• Ensure measures of success are in place and tracked, bringing expertise to the table to develop and deliver informative People data & insights.
• Work closely with Internal Communications to ensure consistent communication about all People initiatives and change.
• Input to the AXA Ireland strategic transformation initiatives, including the required business outcomes, and associated organizational impacts in order to define and lead the People elements of transformation across AXA Ireland.

• At least 5 years HR experience with significant Organisation Design and Change delivery experience.
• Proven track record of delivery.
• Experience of leading teams to deliver organizational/structural change in large organizations.
• Knowledge of change and project management methodologies with experience of applying them in a pragmatic way to fit the needs of the organization.
• Highly resilient with the ability to coach and challenge senior stakeholders on complex and business critical decisions.
• Strong commercial acumen and able to analyse and interpret complex business cases to identify the true value to the business.
• Experience of driving transformation within Financial Services is preferred.
• Awareness of Agile operating models and organisation design.

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, at one of our office locations – Dublin, Derry or Belfast. Please note there will be a requirement to travel for team days and in person meetings.

As a precondition of employment for this role, you must be eligible and authorized to work in Ireland and/or the United Kingdom.

This role is an allocated Controlled Function under Fitness & Probity Regime, which means the successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced level of background screening requirements. You can find more information on axa.ie/careers.

This recruitment campaign will be used to support permanent, temporary and/or extension for any upcoming similar positions.

Would you like to wake up every day driven and inspired by our noble mission and to work together as one global team to empower people to live a better life? Here at AXA we strive to lead the transformation of our industry. We are looking for talented individuals who come from varied backgrounds, think differently and want to be part of this exciting transformation by challenging the status quo so we can push AXA - a leading global brand and one of the most innovative companies in our industry - onto even greater things.

In a fast-evolving world and with a presence in 64 countries, our 166,000 employees and exclusive distributors anticipate change to offer services and solutions tailored to the current and future needs of our 103 million customers.

Proud to be part of the AXA Group, at AXA Ireland our values are at the heart of everything we do. We work together as One AXA, embracing our differences to make our teams great. We believe integrity, courage and our customer-first approach is what makes us a great place to work. AXA is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from across all communities.

One of the best things about joining AXA is our rewards package. At AXA Ireland, we’re appreciative of the people who work for us and our rewards package reflects that. You can expect to receive:

• Competitive salary with annual review
• Annual company & performance-based bonus
• Contributory pension scheme (up to 10% employer contributions)
• Life Assurance
• Generous annual leave plus Bank Holidays
• AXA employee discounts
• Education support and plenty of learning opportunities.

AXA is proud to support the needs of our employees and as such understands everyone has individual work and home life responsibilities. We are therefore happy to discuss flexible working arrangements, should this be a requirement for you.

At AXA, we want to become one of the most inspiring companies to work for and to achieve this ambition, we need the best talent to come and work for us. We look for candidates with the right skills and values to join us and selection is based on a fair and equal process. As a financial services company, all successful candidates will require employment checks, so we can ensure regulatory compliance.

We’re proud to be committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all backgrounds.

AXA Ireland dac consider applicants on the basis of skills, experience & qualifications and without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital or veteran status, sexual orientation, disability or any other legally protected status.