Chief of Staff

Job Description - Chief of Staff (20250001D20240702)

Chief of Staff, CEO Americas

New York, US (Other Locations Considered)

The Chief of Staff to the CEO of the Americas region will serve a critical function in supporting the CEO's Office to ensure the success and execution of the regional strategy. You will act to ensure priorities are met, assess, and mitigate risks to the CEO's Office by identifying and solving problems before they arise, fostering collaboration, and working closely with the regional and global leadership teams on transversal topics. You will engage with all relevant stakeholders to manage key relationships for the CEO's Office.

This role will support key strategic areas – Strategy, Operations, Communications, Governance, and Innovation through collaboration and support with other members of the regional and global teams. Reporting to and primarily providing support to the CEO of the Americas region, this role requires a robust partnership with Senior Leaders across AXA XL and AXA Group on matters of strategic importance, often of a highly confidential or sensitive nature.

What will your essential responsibilities include?

• Coordinate the successful execution of strategic initiatives within the CEO scope.
• Report progress and identify risks.
• Act as a sounding board for the stakeholders of the projects, offering candid feedback and recommendations to streamline execution.
• Facilitate communication and serve as a primary liaison for internal stakeholders, building trusted relationships and ensuring efficient cooperation with various parts of the Leadership team.
• Maintain a 360° view of CEO activities to manage BAU priorities.
• Digest information and anticipate issues proactively.
• Assess inquiries directed to the Chief Executive Officer, Americas and propose the proper course of action/delegation to the appropriate individuals.
• Help the Chief Executive Officer, Americas to prioritize time and appointments: handle cadence and agendas of key meetings (leadership team meetings, direct reports, main clients, and key stakeholders internally and externally).
• Create and design high-quality presentations for internal and external meetings.

· Serve as a trusted advisor and strategic collaborator for the Chief Executive Officer, Americas, providing guidance and feedback on new ideas and initiatives.

Communications Management:

• Act as the point of contact with the global communications team to ensure cohesive communications across the Americas region.
• Collaborate with the global communications team to draft and refine communications, ensuring alignment with regional strategies and nuances.

You will report to the Chief Executive Officer, Americas.

We’re looking for someone who has these abilities and skills:

• 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.
• Compelling 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.
• Effective Communication Management: This role requires excellent verbal and written communication, collaboration, presentation, and influencing skills, along with the ability to effectively engage with internal and external stakeholders of varying levels of sophistication in a fast-paced environment while handling multiple concurrent responsibilities efficiently.
• Results Oriented: A keen ability to execute and deliver results. Approach tasks proactively and anticipate needs. Think quickly and have the flexibility to (re-)prioritize multiple work streams/projects/tasks without sacrificing quality.
• Continuous Improvement Focused: Willing to ask questions and explore new ideas. Eager to learn and focused on continuously improving technical skills.
• Thought Leadership: Provide creative thought leadership while also listening and engaging others. Ability to persuade and the capability to implement real progress and widespread innovation.
• Analytical thinking: Able to interpret data appropriately in order to analyze or direct/engage with others as needed.
• Industry Experience: Substantial industry experience; deep knowledge of reinsurance and insurance.

Inclusion & Diversity

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 a diverse workforce enable business growth and are critical to our success. That’s why we have made a strategic commitment to attract, develop, advance and retain the most diverse workforce possible, and create an inclusive culture where everyone can bring their full selves to work and can reach their highest potential.

Location

US-NY-New York

Other Locations

US-IL-Chicago, US-PA-Exton, US-CT-Hartford, US-CT-Stamford

Work Locations

US NY New York 225 Liberty Street WFP 225 Liberty Street Floors 40 and 41 New York 10281

Job Field

Project & Change Management

Schedule

Full-time

Job Type

Standard

AXA XL is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any colleague or applicant for employment on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, military status or any other category protected by local law.