Country Manager, Canada - Toronto, Canada - AXA

AXA

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Toronto, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

As Country Manager, Canada, you will be responsible for executing AXA XL's strategy in Canada.

You will provide leadership by managing, coordinating, encouraging and mediating between all product lines and functional departments within the country.

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What will your essential responsibilities include?

Integrating all disciplines across your country organization through aligned goal setting in close cooperation with underwriting and functional departments.
Collaborating with underwriting managers and support functions to determine how global product strategies may be executed.
Developing business plans for the country in line with global and regional strategy.
Monitoring and reviewing the annual plan with Regional and Product heads and amend/stretch target where applicable.
Actively seeking new business opportunities which fit with AXA XL's risk appetite and global strategy.
Driving growth by identifying new markets (e.g., new channels, new products or acquisitions) and by further developing existing markets (e.g., deeper relationship with existing brokers and clients) in collaboration with AXA XL's underwriting unit leaders and functional line managers.
Developing and effectively managing senior broker and client relationships for the enterprise in collaboration with the underwriting unit heads.
Developing and further enhancing Broker and Distribution Management plans locally and be responsible for effective local implementation of centrally negotiated global broker agreements.
Monitoring broker performance and managing remuneration levels across all lines with underwriting heads.
Representing and marketing AXA XL and its products to the Insurance market, leading a customer focused approach providing innovative and customized solutions to customer needs.
Providing strategic insight into the local market opportunities across AXA XL's underwriting units.
Ensuring that AXA XL is in compliance with appropriate legal, tax and regulatory issues, including acting as liaison with regulators.
Developing business plans for Canada in line with Regional and Product heads and amend where applicable.
Ensuring service delivery levels, both internal and external, are managed effectively and are at industry leading standards.
Fulfilling various board responsibilities including relationship management with the regulator. Act as the Chief Agent in Canada of the company for the purposes of the _Insurance Companies Act._
Ensuring submission volumes, quote rates, new business and retention ratios are at budgeted levels.
Effectively managing the Sales & Distribution operating costs and maintaining oversight of other operating costs to ensure the efficiency of the office.
Leading the Canadian sales organization, including supervising Client & Distribution Leaders, an Office Manager and an Administrative Assistant for the Canadian market.
Lead and promote a collaborative, diverse and inclusive working environment.
Develop and sustain a culture of high engagement by leading through the AXA XL Leadership Commitments

You will report to the CEO, Americas.

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

Required Skills and Abilities:

Extensive relevant work experience (experience in the large corporate insurance business, ideally with underwriting, claims or reinsurance background) in own functional and/or operational area.
Experience managing relationships through impact and influencing skills.
Ability to deliver performance through a team.
Excellent negotiation skills.
Experience in working in a globally managed company and within matrix organizations.
Outstanding service mentality.
Robust interpersonal and leadership skills and the ability to interact with different internal departments and external partners.

Desired Skills and Abilities:

Analytical and organizational skills.
Successful implementation of practical and theoretical understanding of:
people management techniques and approaches; and,

- problem-solving and decision-making techniques.

Sound understanding and use of financial planning, analysis and reporting approaches.
Good understanding of regulatory requirements.

FIND your future
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.

Inclusion & Diversity
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