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One of the world's leading insurers in the protection of property, people and assets, AXA is 145,000 employees and contributors who are committed to our customers on a daily basis, 51 countries in which we distribute our products and services and more than 90 million customers who place their trust in us worldwide.  As a responsible corporate citizen, AXA is committed to social and environmental causes on a daily basis. We are committed to an inclusive policy that recognizes and values individual differences. Do these ambitions speak to you? Then come and change the world with us!

YOUR WORK ENVIRONMENT

The headquarters of the AXA Group (GIE AXA) brings together our corporate activities. It provides guidance and support to subsidiaries around the world, to ensure the coordination and monitoring of the Group's global strategy, the application of its standards, the consistency of commercial approaches and the sharing of best practices. The headquarters gathers approximately 1000 employees and is distinguished by its strong international culture (45 nationalities), which makes it a rich and stimulating place to work.

You will join the Investor Relations Department, whose  purpose is to effectively communicate the AXA’s financial performance and strategy to the investment community (investors, analysts and rating agencies), ensuring transparency and alignment with the company's overall goals while positioning attractively the Equity Story. Those are key stakeholders for the AXA Group, as a major listed and rated company.

Key dimensions, decision bodies and committees

• 900 institutional investors, >350 investor meetings per year, 25 sell side analysts.
• 3 rating agencies, multi-million-euro contracts, AXA Group rating and ca.15 AXA entities.
• Full Year and Half Year Management Meeting Committee (CEO, CFO, Head of IR, Head of PBRC): Active involvement in the committee to build/present storylines and materials of AXA’s earnings communication.
• Investor Day steering committee: Principal coordinator.
• Annual Rating Committee with AXA senior management and Rating agencies: Lead the preparation of the meeting and actively participate to the discussion.

Context and major challenges

• Convince our external stakeholders that AXA represents an attractive investment opportunity by building a convincing and credible Equity story.
• Provide high quality service to our demanding stakeholders both externally (investors, analysts, rating. - agencies) and internally (CEO, CFO, MC members).
• Deliver high quality communication materials under tight deadlines.
• Ensure alignment between the Group’s strategy and shareholders’ interest.
• Navigate complex and diverse 360 business and function topics and connect it to the Equity story.

YOUR ROLE AND RESPONSABILITIES:

1. Production and publication of quarterly financial reports

• Prepare investor presentations and Press Release, working closely with Finance and Legal teams
• Work on Q&A and scripts for senior management

2. Production of ad-hoc investor documents and events (Investor Day, AXA Roundtable)

• Investor Day 2024 process, 6-month project, coordinating with close to 10 MC members and their teams
• Articulation of the strategy in a digestible manner and creation of the supporting documents for investors to communicate the long-term strategy, vision and goals
• Preparation of the roundtable event to provide deeper insights into the businesses, being the point of contact of an AXA entity to deliver documents and prepare speakers

3. Participation and preparation of Investor roadshows and conferences

• Define investor targeting with sell-side banks
• Preparation of supporting documents when needed, and key messages/Q&A for management to ensure the delivery of a consistent narrative
• Build relationship with investor to earn their trust and be top of mind

4. Management of sell-side analysts

• Frequent interaction with sell-side to steer their estimates and control what they write in their notes
• Readily answer any query or questions to support them and make them engaged with our stock

5. Preparation of communication material related to M&A transactions

• Work closely with M&A team to draft press release and presentation of transactions, with a focus on anticipating the potential pushbacks that could arise
• Keep track of investor sentiment from past disclosure or competitor transaction to gauge impact on investor sentiment

6. Competitor tracking and benchmarking to identify market trends

• Tracking daily performance, analyzing market trends, monitoring analyst reports
• Prepare summary of competitors for management, comparing AXA performance and providing feedback to management about investor perception to steer strategic decision making

YOUR PROFILE

• Financial Acumen: understanding financial statements and ability to interpret financial data to investors.
• Communication skills: ability to distill complex messages into easily understandable narratives (both in writing for Press Release / presentation, and in speaking for calls, one-on-one meetings), to craft a story that is persuasive and coherent, and public speaking (mostly during calls / roadshows whgen necessary).
• Analytic skills: understanding and interpreting market trends, competitor performance and investor sentiment to stay on top of what could affect AXA’s standing with investors.
• Attention to details: accuracy in reporting to avoid inaccurate of misleading information that could have Legal implications or loss of investor confidence and result in reputational risk.
• Problem-solving and critical thinking: ability to anticipate investor concerns to proactively address them before they become an issue; also being able to adapt company communication quickly to changing landscape, be it market, company performance.
• Collaboration and cross function cooperation: ability to work with many internal departments and manage relationship effectively with all of them, as well as ensure alignment of messages for all stakeholders.
• Excellent level of English.

WHY JOIN US

You will join:

• A responsible company, towards people, including its employees and customers, and towards the planet 
• A company with strong values
• A company promoting internal mobility and the training of its employees
• A company offering many benefits (learn more here: Reward & Benefits | AXA Group)
• A flexible company, allowing hybrid work, in the office and from home.

In line with our commitments, we celebrate each new hire by taking action for global reforestation: we plant a tree for every recruitment. So, are you ready to apply?