Job Description:
Senior Global Total Rewards Project Manager (FTC)
London, UK or Paris, France
Job posting will close: 17/10/2025
AXA XL is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
The Global Reward Centre of Excellence (COE) team has responsibility for the design of global reward policies and philosophy for AXA XL including the annual cycle process design, calendar and communications, AXA Group standards and governance, Long Term Incentive Design/Administration and Executive Compensation Review.
The team is also responsible for providing client coverage to our global and corporate function business areas and has oversight of our regional business unit total reward teams to ensure consistent execution and delivery of AXA XL's Total Reward programs and initiatives.
The Global Senior Total Reward Project Manager position is a part of the Global Reward COE team and is a key support to the Reward Global and Regional Teams with a 360° view on different compensation and benefits topics driving strategic projects coordination and implementation as well as processes and policies creation/improvements in an international and complex environment.
Whatyou'll be doing
What will your essential responsibilities include?
Project Management
* Lead and manage end-to-end Total reward projects including job architecture, communications, operational excellence.
* Develop detailed project plans, timelines, and stakeholder engagement strategies.
* Ensure timely delivery of reward initiatives across multiple geographies
Global Compensation Strategy
* Support the development and execution of global compensation frameworks, including base pay, variable pay, and equity programs.
* Partner with regional HR teams to ensure local relevance and regulatory compliance.
Stakeholder management:
* Partner with HR, Finance, Legal, and business leaders to understand needs and priorities.
* Communicate clearly and regularly with stakeholders to share updates, gather input, and manage expectations.
* Build trust and alignment across regions and functions
Risk & Compliance:
* Ensure projects and processes are compliant with Regulations, Internal audit and risk processes.
Total Rewards Policies and Processes: Continuous review and improvement of policies, processes, practices and guidelines to ensure global consistency. Development of new policies and guidelines as required.
Governance: Collaborate with HR colleagues to ensure adherence and implementation of project governance, reporting timelines, budgets and resource planning.
Compensation Partnering:
* Providing compensation consulting and thought leadership on reward policies and procedures, philosophy, internal and external market positioning, job evaluation, and other aspects of compensation, ensuring clients can effectively recruit and retain top talent.
* Supporting the annual cycle planning and execution as the:
* Primary contact for HR Business Partners and respective Leadership Team members in your client group.
* Owner of the promotion and international mobility cases management processes
* Performing complex analyses and presenting findings to HR Business Partners and Managers to facilitate talent and reward decisions.
* Consulting with HR Business Partners, Recruiting, and Managers to create competitive offer packages for key strategic hires.
* Partnering with Regional Reward teams to ensure consistent execution and delivery of AXA XL's global reward policies and philosophy.
* Assessing market conditions and pay practices to ensure the competitiveness of compensation programs.
Regularly collaborating with internal HR clients, COEs, and multidisciplinary senior-level leaders.
Whatyou'll bring
We're looking for someone who has these abilities and skills:
* Proven international expertise and overall knowledge in Compensation & Benefits
* Effective technical knowledge, solid governance and stakeholder management is required implying and requiring imminent coordination and supervision as well as continuous planning, problem solving and networking.
* Ability to work independently and lead initiatives as required
* Developed Project & Change management skills
* People Management: indirect management skills to get the right support for project delivery
* Excellent relationship, interpersonal, communication and influencing skills
* Proven ethics with high level of commitment, judgement and able to influence at different levels including senior level negotiations
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills; effective consultative/client service skills
* Not afraid to challenge the status quo to simplify processes
* Result oriented: quality and fast delivery mindset, especially
* Detailed analytical skills with the ability to also act as expert and counsel
* Preferred fluency in French and English
* Experience working within a globally matrixed organisation
Whatweoffer
Inclusion
AXA XL is committed to equal employment opportunity and will consider applicants regardless of gender, sexual orientation, age, ethnicity and origins, marital status, religion, disability, or any other protected characteristic. At AXA XL, we know that an inclusive culture and enables business growth and is critical to our success. That's why we have made a strategic commitment to attract, develop, advance and retain the most inclusive workforce possible, and create a culture where everyone can bring their full selves to work and reach their highest potential. It's about helping one another — and our business — to move forward and succeed.
* Five Business Resource Groups focused on gender, LGBTQ+, ethnicity and origins, disability and inclusion with 20 Chapters around the globe.
* Robust support for Flexible Working Arrangements
* Enhanced family-friendly leave benefits
* Named to the Diversity Best Practices Index
* Signatory to the UK Women in Finance Charter
Learn more at AXA XL is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Total Rewards
AXA XL's Reward program is designed to take care of what matters most to you, covering the full picture of your health, wellbeing, lifestyle and financial security. It provides competitive compensation and personalized, inclusive benefits that evolve as you do.
We're committed to rewarding your contribution for the long term, so you can be your best self today and look forward to the future with confidence.
Sustainability
At AXA XL, Sustainability is integral to our business strategy. In an ever-changing world, AXA XL protects what matters most for our clients and communities. We know that sustainability is at the root of a more resilient future. Our Sustainability strategy, called "Roots of resilience", focuses on protecting natural ecosystems, addressing climate change, and embedding sustainable practices across our operations.
Our Pillars:
* Valuing nature: How we impact nature affects how nature impacts us. Resilient ecosystems - the foundation of a sustainable planet and society – are essential to our future. We're committed to protecting and restoring nature – from mangrove forests to the bees in our backyard – by increasing biodiversity awareness and inspiring clients and colleagues to put nature at the heart of their plans.
* Addressing climate change: The effects of a changing climate are far-reaching and significant. Unpredictable weather, increasing temperatures, and rising sea levels cause both social inequalities and environmental disruption. We're building a net zero strategy, developing insurance products and services, and mobilizing to advance thought leadership and investment in societal-led solutions.
* Integrating ESG: All companies have a role to play in building a more resilient future. Incorporating ESG considerations into our internal processes and practices builds resilience from the roots of our business. We're training our colleagues, engaging our external partners, and evolving our sustainability governance and reporting.
* AXA Hearts in Action: We have established volunteering and charitable giving programs to help colleagues support causes that matter most to them, known as AXA XL's "Hearts in Action" programs. These include our Matching Gifts program, Volunteering Leave, and our annual volunteering day – the Global Day of Giving.
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Whoweare
AXA XL, the P&C and specialty risk division of AXA, is known for solving complex risks. For mid-sized companies, multinationals and even some inspirational individuals we don't just provide re/insurance, we reinvent it.
How? By combining a comprehensive and efficient capital platform, data-driven insights, leading technology, and the best talent in an agile and inclusive workspace, empowered to deliver top client service across all our lines of business property, casualty, professional, financial lines and specialty.
With an innovative and flexible approach to risk solutions, we partner with those who move the world forward.
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