Data Business Partner

We have an exciting opportunity for a Data Business Partner to join our AXA Commercial Data team. Using your extensive Insurance knowledge, you'll liaise and advise between the Commercial Data team and the business in AXA Commercial, working with key stakeholders to understand their challenges and opportunities. Your role will be pivotal in translating business needs into data-driven solutions, ensuring that our data strategies align with our commercial business objectives. You'll encourage data ownership and stewardship with a view to embedding this within the business and ensure that the leadership team have the tooling to maintain a high level of data quality. As data maturity grows, you'll help to drive data literacy within the business through showing them innovative, forward thinking data approaches and solutions, enabled by technology and tooling provided centrally, so that the business is truly using data to drive forward against AXA Commercial's 2024 to 2028 business strategy. 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:

• Primary liaison between the Commercial Data team and the Commercial Insurance business units, communicating Commercial wide data literacy initiatives such as, training, access, and adoption of PowerBI within the business.
• Identify and prioritise data use cases that will drive business value, ensuring that initiatives align with overall business strategy and goals.
• Monitor and report on the impact of data-driven initiatives including value creation and benefits realisation.
• Support the business with embedding of data ownership and stewardship principles to create responsibility and accountability within the business teams.
• Drive strategic transformation and data agenda and conceptualise innovative strategies and solutions to demonstrate the art of the possible to the business.
• Facilitate trade off prioritisation decisions within or across the Commercial business.
• Determine priority of business demand and creates project business cases to be approved by appropriate governing bodies.
• Oversight of data projects and initiatives in the business, enabled by the relevant central data teams.
• Provide input into any resolutions for major data project risks, issues, budget, and scope changes., We acknowledge and appreciate the exceptional efforts of our people in protecting what matters most to our customers. In exchange we offer a series of core and supporting benefits designed to empower our people to thrive both professionally and personally., We believe in hiring people who possess the appropriate skills and values that align with our vision. Our selection process is fair and equitable, ensuring that all candidates have an equal opportunity to join us. We are dedicated to promoting diversity and inclusion, and we actively encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we take pride in treating our employees and potential hires with respect and without discrimination based on any Protected Characteristics., AXA UK are recognised as a Disability Confident Leader. We actively encourage applications from people who face barriers in the workplace due to a disability or long-term health condition. We participate in the Disability Confident 'Offer of Interview' scheme. This means a fair and proportionate number of candidates with long-term health conditions or disabilities who meet the essential criteria of a job, will be offered an interview.
• You'll need to show you meet the essential criteria as detailed in the job advert or job description
• You don't need to share the details of your long term health condition or disability for your application to be considered under this scheme
As part of your application, you'll be asked if you would like to 'opt in'. To ensure ease of access, every job advert lists a responsible Talent Acquisition contact, who'll be able to connect you with our Accessibility Concierge if you require any support. Screening & Conduct As a regulated financial services company, all successful candidates will be subject to pre-employment checks. Additionally, adherence to the Prudential Regulation Authority's (PRA) Insurance Conduct Standards and the Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) Conduct Rules will be required., This depends on the location of the role, and what works best for you and the interviewer. We'll give you all the information you need to prepare for whichever format's used for your interview.I'm struggling to connect to my online interview, what should I do? Don't worry, we know these things happen. Get in touch with the person who arranged your interview, or the Talent Acquisition contact. One of the team will be able to help get the interview started or re-arrange it for a different time.How do I get feedback on my interview? Whenever possible, we'll call and provide feedback by phone. Sometimes, we'll need to provide feedback by email.How can I prepare for my interview? We'll send a candidate preparation pack before the interview to help you prepare.


• Extensive, demonstrable experience across multiple Insurance functions with a deep knowledge of Underwriting, Claims, Pricing and Operations, preferably in the Commercial sector.
• Strong Insurance background, preferably in the Commercial sector.
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Sciences, Data Science, Statistics or a related field.
• Proven experience across a range of data roles with a strong understanding of data analytics, data management and business intelligence.
• Confident in explaining complex data concepts to non-technical stakeholders, with the expertise to drive collaboration through communication.
• Strong problem-solving skills with a proactive approach to identifying business need and opportunities, and a knowledge of how to balance strategic thinking with operational implications.
• Data partnering experience in complex organisations with geographically dispersed employees.
• Focus on business value needs and results over solutions, with significant experience managing, delivering, and measuring success.
• Experience of successfully managing the data agenda, involving multiple stakeholders, from start to finish.
• Ability to manage multiple data use cases and prioritise effectively in a fast-paced environment, using initiative and maintaining steadfast focus on the outcome.
  
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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, When will I hear back from you after my interview?
We aim to provide feedback as soon as the interview process allows. The time period will vary depending on the role.How do I discuss the package I've been offered for a role? You can discuss the package with your Talent Acquisition contact at offer stage.Yay! I've got the role, what's next? We'll carry out a number of background checks before you start. This is known as 'screening'.Do you do any background checks? Yes. All financial services companies, including AXA, are regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). Being part of a regulated industry means we must check the background of all applicants before we confirm a job offer. Pre-employment screening is not just regulatory, it also gives us the confidence that our people are the right fit to protect what matters to customers, colleagues, and our business.
• Who is screened? Everyone, from first-jobbers to senior directors! Often, the higher up the career ladder you are, the more stringent the screening becomes.
• What is screened? Identity and address; qualifications; employment history; credit check; criminal record; directorships.
If you think anything may affect these checks, please tell us.What benefits or perks do you offer? At AXA, we appreciate the people who work for us and regularly review our rewards package to reflect that. The advert for the role you're interested in will detail what you can expect to receive, but you can see an overview of our benefits and perks on our Why Join Us page.Does AXA offer car allowance or a company car? This depends on the grade, role, and eligibility of the employee. Check the benefits listed on the ad for the role you're interested in or confirm with your recruitment contact.