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Chief Counsel

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AXA

Jan 24

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  • Job
    Full-time
    Expert Level
  • Legal
    Healthcare
  • London

Requirements

  • A Trusted Advisor: An established senior lawyer who can confidently engage with top executives, including the AXA UK & Ireland General Counsel and the AXA Health CEO.
  • Insightful and Pragmatic: You possess sharp, commercially sound judgement and a broad perspective on complex issues, with the emotional intelligence to influence stakeholders effectively.
  • Risk Savvy: You have a deep understanding of risk management, with the foresight to identify emerging challenges and the pragmatism to address them proactively.
  • Experienced: Ideally, you bring senior-level experience from the financial services or corporate sector, with a strong background in corporate/commercial law.
  • As a precondition of employment for this role, you must be eligible and authorised to work in the United Kingdom.

Responsibilities

  • Strategic Legal Leadership: Proactively manage the legal landscape for AXA Health, ensuring alignment with our vision and purpose.
  • Support Growth Initiatives: Collaborate with AXA UK and Ireland on high-stakes strategic projects, including M&A activities and supporting our Treasury, Investments, and Pensions team.
  • Build Strong Relationships: Establish trusted partnerships with senior stakeholders across AXA UK and Ireland, contributing to the effective leadership and development of AXA Health and the broader business.
  • Empower Your Team: Lead a high-performing, collaborative legal team that partners closely with stakeholders across the business to deliver exceptional results.
  • Inspire Change: As a member of the AXA UK & Ireland Legal Leadership team, support the General Counsel in providing top-tier legal services, while embodying AXA’s global purpose and fostering a positive team culture.

FAQs

What is the role of the Chief Counsel for Health and Strategic Projects?

The Chief Counsel will manage the legal landscape for AXA Health, drive innovation, support strategic initiatives, and influence key decisions impacting clients and the organisation's success.

What are the working arrangements for this position?

The position requires at least 40% of the week to be worked away from home, with a transition to the majority of the working week away from home by September 2025. Flexible working arrangements may also be discussed.

What responsibilities are associated with this role?

Responsibilities include providing strategic legal leadership, supporting growth initiatives like M&A activities, building strong relationships with senior stakeholders, empowering the legal team, and inspiring change within AXA Health.

What qualifications are preferred for applicants?

Applicants should ideally have senior-level experience in the financial services or corporate sector, with a strong background in corporate/commercial law and the ability to engage with top executives.

What type of experience is required for this position?

Candidates are expected to have extensive experience as a senior lawyer, with a strong focus on risk management, commercial judgement, and the ability to navigate complex legal issues.

What is offered in terms of compensation and benefits?

The role offers a competitive annual salary, annual company and performance-based bonuses, a contributory pension scheme, life assurance, annual leave, employee discounts, and gym benefits.

How does AXA Health view diversity and inclusion?

AXA Health is committed to being an Equal Opportunities Employer and does not discriminate against employees or potential employees based on protected characteristics.

What should candidates do if they require adjustments during the application process?

Candidates requiring adjustments can contact the AXA Accessibility Concierge by emailing Stacey.hunt@axa-uk.co.uk for support.

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Employees
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Mission & Purpose

We always start with our customers. As one of the largest global insurers, our purpose is to act for human progress by protecting what matters. Protection has always been at the core of our business, helping individuals, businesses and societies to thrive. And AXA has always been a leader, an innovator, an entrepreneurial company, fostering progress in all its dimensions. Our purpose also links back to the Group's roots. From the outset, AXA has been committed to acting as a force for collective good. From solidarity-based actions with AXA Hearts In Action to work on prevention issues with the AXA Research Fund and the fight against climate change, AXA has always been attentive to its social environment and embraced its responsibility as an insurer: responsibility for taking action upstream in order to better understand risks, with one goal in mind: to ensure better protection.

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