Overview
In this role you will lead AXIS’s talent management and workforce readiness agenda to ensure the organization has the leadership, skills, and capabilities to deliver priorities today and in the future. You’ll establish frameworks and governance for performance, succession, and development, shaping leadership pipelines and workforce decisions. You’ll translate business strategy into talent priorities, assess gaps, and drive targeted investments and actions. This position offers an opportunity to influence strategy, enable growth, and advance a data-driven, collaborative HR agenda.
Pay / Benefits
- medical plans for you and your family
- health and wellness programs
- retirement plans
- tuition reimbursement
- paid vacation
- comprehensive benefits package
Responsibilities
- Lead core talent management processes (goal setting, performance management, talent reviews, assessments, succession planning, development planning)
- Establish governance and frameworks to enable high-quality talent decisions and stronger leadership pipelines
- Lead workforce readiness efforts by identifying required leadership, skills, and capabilities
- Assess workforce gaps and determine actions to build, buy, borrow, reskill, redeploy, or automate capabilities
- Identify development needs through performance, talent, succession, assessment, and workforce planning insights
- Partner with Head of Learning to address leadership, skill, and capability gaps through development programs and investments
- Collaborate with business leaders, HR Partners, COO organization, and transformation teams to assess workforce impact of strategy, technology, AI, and operating changes
- Translate changes into recommendations for skills, roles, mobility, succession, and talent investments
- Leverage talent data, workforce intelligence, assessments, and market insights to provide risk-aware, actionable recommendations to senior leaders
- Monitor health and effectiveness of talent and workforce practices and drive continuous improvement
- Lead and develop Talent Operations & HR Business Analyst; manage external partners; drive adoption of practices across HR and the business
- May assume additional duties relevant to the role
Key requirements
- Deep expertise in talent management (performance, talent reviews, assessments, succession, development planning)
- Ability to translate strategy into talent priorities and workforce readiness
- Influence senior leaders using talent data and business insights
- Experience creating practical governance frameworks for enterprise-wide consistency
- Ability to assess complex issues, identify risks, and turn findings into actions
- Change leadership, prioritization, and adoption of organization-wide initiatives
- People leadership—leading a team and managing external partners
- Maintaining discretion with sensitive talent information
- Influence and collaboration with senior leaders
- Strategic thinking and business acumen
- Change management and adaptability
- Workday (or similar systems)
- Talent analytics and workforce intelligence
- Assessment tools and solutions governance
Head of Talent Management & Workforce Readiness in London employer: Axis Capital
AXIS Capital is an exceptional employer that fosters a culture of inclusivity and empowerment, ensuring that every employee feels valued and supported. With a commitment to professional growth, employees have access to comprehensive benefits, including health and wellness programs, tuition reimbursement, and competitive compensation packages. Working in either the vibrant New York or London office, you will be part of a dynamic team that prioritises ethical practices and intelligent risk-taking, making it an ideal environment for those seeking meaningful and rewarding careers in finance.
