Chief of Staff, CH
AXA XLSwitzerland14 days ago
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Chief of Staff Switzerland (80 - 100%) - Temporary for 8 months (maternity cover)
Zurich, Switzerland
The Chief of Staff role is a temporary position with a duration of 8 months, serving as maternity cover, from December 2025 to July 2026. The Chief of Staff will have responsibility for acting as a trusted thought partner to the Country Manager Switzerland and serving as an advisor and sounding board for new ideas and initiatives, as well as acting as a point of contact or liaison between the Swiss Management team, other regional and other global stakeholders within AXA Group.
What You’ll Be Doing
What will your essential responsibilities include?
What You’ll Bring
We’re looking for someone who has these abilities and skills:
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.
Learn more at axaxl.com
What We Offer
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.
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 2023-26 Sustainability strategy, called “Roots of resilience”, focuses on protecting natural ecosystems, addressing climate change, and embedding sustainable practices across our operations.
Our Pillars
Zurich, Switzerland
The Chief of Staff role is a temporary position with a duration of 8 months, serving as maternity cover, from December 2025 to July 2026. The Chief of Staff will have responsibility for acting as a trusted thought partner to the Country Manager Switzerland and serving as an advisor and sounding board for new ideas and initiatives, as well as acting as a point of contact or liaison between the Swiss Management team, other regional and other global stakeholders within AXA Group.
What You’ll Be Doing
What will your essential responsibilities include?
- Act as a trusted thought partner to the Country Manager Switzerland and the local Management team
- Assist and communicate with Country Manager Switzerland in decision-making, programme management, and initiative implementation on local and regional strategic initiatives
- Act as a point of contact or liaison between local management Team, BUs, divisional and global stakeholders within AXA group
- Coordinate, mobilise and facilitate strategic initiatives from development through to successful execution under the guidance of the Country Manager
- Maintain a 360° view of the Country Manager’s scope to manage priorities: Assess inquiries directed to the Country Manager and propose the proper course of action / delegation to the appropriate individuals
- Identify and manage strategic / operational business topics that require Country Manager’s attention, decision making and implementation ensuring the effective involvement of the local management team - and more widely with senior leaders across the organization, including APAC & Europe.
- Help the Country Manager to prioritize time and appointments: handle cadence and agendas of key meetings
- Work with the local management team and all internal stakeholders to coordinate and align on key organisational projects, processes and procedures for optimised efficiency and productivity
- Act as sounding board for the stakeholders of key strategic projects: provide open, honest feedback and recommendations to ease and speed execution
- Ensure ongoing alignment with the BU and the whole division AXA XL
What You’ll Bring
We’re looking for someone who has these abilities and skills:
- Strong Collaborator: develop and maintain productive working relationships with internal and external stakeholders. Provide guidance and seek input from others as needed to achieve the best result possible. Capable of working and collaborating with a virtual team, across multiple diverse geographies and cultures
- Strategic Leadership: role model by setting a high bar for performance, engagement and commitment. Significant experience partnering at the executive level. Takes initiative. Ability to lead independently
- Strong Communicator: excellent verbal and written communication, collaboration, presentation and influencing skills are essential. Able to communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders at all levels of sophistication. Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and efficiently juggle numerous concurrent responsibilities
- Thought Leadership: provide thought leadership while also listening and engaging others. Ability to persuade and the capability to implement real progress and widespread innovation
- Results Oriented: a keen ability to execute and deliver results. Approach tasks proactively and anticipate needs. Thinks quickly and has the flexibility to (re-)prioritise multiple work streams / projects / tasks without sacrificing quality. Act with a sense of urgency. Understands and has experience in project management.
- Analytical thinking: able to interpret data appropriately in order to analyse or direct / engage with others as needed
- Industry Experience: substantial industry experience; deep knowledge of reinsurance and insurance
- Languages: Fluent in English and German, both written and spoken
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.
Learn more at axaxl.com
What We Offer
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
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 2023-26 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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