Head of Application Solutions Guild

About AXA: AXA is a global leader in insurance and financial services, dedicated to helping customers protect what matters most to them

As the sixth-largest insurance company in the world, we provide a wide range of services, including health, car, home, and business insurance

We support millions of customers worldwide, helping them navigate life's uncertainties with confidence

AXA UK Support Functions look after our three customer-facing business units, providing the infrastructure and expertise to make sure we can be there for our customers

Job overview: As Head of Application Solutions Guild, you'll lead the strategy and execution for application solutions across AXA UKI

You’ll own the standards, patterns, and delivery approaches for core business applications, oversee modernisation initiatives, and partner with product, engineering, and enterprise architecture to ensure cross-functional alignment and maximum business value

You’ll also build and mentor a community of solution architects and technical leads to raise capability and consistency across domains

Key responsibilities: Define and evolve the application engineering, design standards, and delivery patterns for core business applications

Guide solution design across change programmes and product teams to ensure technical alignment and business value

Own the modernisation roadmap for legacy applications, promoting re-platforming, integration, or retirement where appropriate

Ensure applications are secure, scalable, and support interoperability across platforms and services

Collaborate with engineering, product, and enterprise architecture to ensure application decisions align with AXA’s broader technology strategy

Provide oversight for application lifecycle management, from selection and configuration through to support and optimisation

Drive continuous improvement in delivery quality, technical debt reduction, and performance management across the application portfolio

Lead and develop a team of solution architects and technical leads, fostering collaboration and capability-building across domains

Work arrangements: 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 two days a week (40%) away from home, moving to three days a week (60%) in the future

Away from home means attending the office, visiting clients or attending industry events

Your skills & experience: Extensive experience in application engineering, solution design, or technical leadership across complex enterprise environments

Deep experience in designing and integrating enterprise-scale applications across multiple business domains

Strong understanding of modern application architectures including APIs, microservices, event-driven design, and cloud-native patterns

Experience working across packaged solutions (e.g., ERP, CRM, policy admin systems) and custom-built applications

Skilled in managing technical risk, vendor solutions, and delivery trade-offs

Knowledge of secure application development, data privacy, and compliance best practices

Familiar with CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, and application monitoring tools

Excellent stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to align technical delivery to business outcomes

As a precondition of employment for this role, you must be eligible and authorised to work in the United Kingdom

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