We are recruiting for a new role as a Data Strategy & Governance Lead.
This new role is designed to support the execution of our data governance and strategy initiatives. In this position, you will report to the Data Strategy & Governance Senior Manager and play an essential role in maintaining the Data & Analytics roadmap, managing demand intake, overseeing data cataloguing, and facilitating governance processes.
Your primary focus will be on ensuring the seamless operation of data strategy and governance initiatives, providing operational support, and aligning our efforts with business objectives, regulatory requirements, and AXA Group’s overarching data vision.
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 40% of your week away from home, moving to the majority of your working week from September 2025. Away from home means either attendance at one of our office locations, visiting clients or attending industry events.

• Develop and enforce data governance policies that enhance customer trust, transparency, and data protection.
• Collaborate with business units to ensure ethical management of customer data in compliance with regulatory standards.
• Maintain and track the Data & Analytics Roadmap to align initiatives with business strategy.
• Manage the demand intake process for data-related requests, ensuring proper prioritization, documentation, and tracking.
• Assist in the governance framework by supporting policy execution, compliance tracking, and reporting.
• Help manage and maintain AXA Ireland’s data catalogue, ensuring metadata accuracy and currency.
• Work with data owners and stewards to ensure consistent metadata management and data governance adoption.
• Foster strong relationships with stakeholders across the business and IT to support governance processes and drive a data-driven culture.

Your Profile

• 5+ years’ experience in a data governance, data strategy, business analysis, or related role, within a large organisation, experience in financial services, insurance, or other regulated industries would be beneficial.
• A minimum of a primary degree with a significant mathematical and statistical element, with a certification in data governance, data management, or business analysis (e.g., DAMA CDMP, Collibra Ranger Certification) beneficial.
• Proven experience in supporting data governance processes, including data cataloguing, metadata management, and demand intake.
• Strong understanding of data analytics concepts such as predictive modelling, data visualization, and data storytelling & familiarity with data governance tools (e.g., Collibra, Informatica, Alation) & exposure to AI governance, data ethics, or emerging data trends.
• Familiarity with the data lifecycle management, from discovery to delivery of insights.
• Knowledge of data management tools and practices, including metadata management, data lineage, and data quality frameworks.
• Excellent organizational and coordination skills, with experience in managing roadmaps, project plans, or demand intake processes.
• Understanding of data privacy regulations (e.g., GDPR) and governance frameworks (e.g., DAMA-DMBOK).
• Strong collaboration skills across business and IT teams, with exceptional communication and stakeholder management abilities.
• Ability to simplify complex data insights for non-technical audiences.

As a precondition of employment for this role, you must be eligible and authorized to work in Ireland and/or the United Kingdom.
This recruitment campaign will be used to support permanent, temporary and/or extension for any upcoming similar positions.
About AXA
Would you like to wake up every day driven and inspired by our noble mission and to work together as one global team to empower people to live a better life? Here at AXA we strive to lead the transformation of our industry. We are looking for talented individuals who come from varied backgrounds, think differently and want to be part of this exciting transformation by challenging the status quo so we can push AXA - a leading global brand and one of the most innovative companies in our industry - onto even greater things.
In a fast-evolving world and with a presence in 64 countries, our 166,000 employees and exclusive distributors anticipate change to offer services and solutions tailored to the current and future needs of our 103 million customers.
About the Entity
Proud to be part of the AXA Group, at AXA Ireland our values are at the heart of everything we do. We work together as One AXA, embracing our differences to make our teams great. We believe integrity, courage and our customer-first approach is what makes us a great place to work. AXA is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from across all communities.
What We Offer

One of the best things about joining AXA is our rewards package. At AXA Ireland, we’re appreciative of the people who work for us and our rewards package reflects that. You can expect to receive:

• Competitive salary with annual review
• Annual company & performance-based bonus
• Contributory pension scheme (up to 10% employer contributions)
• Life Assurance
• Generous annual leave plus Bank Holidays
• AXA employee discounts
• Education support and plenty of learning opportunities.

AXA is proud to support the needs of our employees and as such understands everyone has individual work and home life responsibilities. We are therefore happy to discuss flexible working arrangements, should this be a requirement for you.
At AXA, we want to become one of the most inspiring companies to work for and to achieve this ambition, we need the best talent to come and work for us. We look for candidates with the right skills and values to join us and selection is based on a fair and equal process. As a financial services company, all successful candidates will require employment checks, so we can ensure regulatory compliance.
We’re proud to be committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all backgrounds.
AXA Ireland dac consider applicants on the basis of skills, experience & qualifications and without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital or veteran status, sexual orientation, disability or any other legally protected status