Senior Geospatial Consultant

About AXA

AXA is a global leader in insurance and financial services, dedicated to helping customers protect what matters most to them. As the sixth‑largest insurance company in the world, we provide a wide range of services, including health, car, home, and business insurance. We support millions of customers worldwide, helping them navigate life's uncertainties with confidence.

AXA UK, Underwriting, Pricing and Portfolio Management are seeking a talented professional to drive our geospatial strategy and lead strategic initiatives that transform how we understand and manage risk. In this pivotal role, you'll combine data expertise with strategic vision to protect our business, optimise our portfolio, and build competitive advantage through advanced geospatial intelligence.

• Innovate Geospatial Tools & Risk Analysis – Leverage your GIS expertise to develop and enhance peril assessment tools, enabling accurate risk analyses and profitable underwriting decisions across AXA UK.
• Lead Exposure Management Development – Partner with the Exposure Management team to create executable plans for developing, maintaining, and improving web services, datasets, applications, and tools within defined timelines.
• Extend Risk Reporting Beyond Geography – Develop comprehensive reporting and monitoring frameworks for non-geographic risks, including Liability and Financial Lines exposures.
• Provide Geospatial Subject Matter Expertise – Serve as the go‑to expert for geospatial queries, delivering specialised insights on data, visualisation, and bespoke analyses to key business stakeholders to improve risk assessment and reduce losses. Additionally, manage the Exposure Management central mailbox and respond to daily business enquiries related to Exposure Management and Data Quality.
• Manage Infrastructure & Vendor Partnerships – Collaborate with internal/external IT teams to evolve infrastructure capabilities, and liaise with software providers and third‑party data vendors to stay current with upgrades, data updates, and emerging trends.
• Champion Innovation & Knowledge Sharing – Drive the adoption of innovative geospatial solutions and GIS technologies to support evolving business needs, while mentoring colleagues in GIS and geospatial analysis best practices.

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 two days a week (40%) away from home, moving to three days a week (60%) in the future. Away from home means either attendance at one of our office locations, visiting clients or attending industry events.

• Relevant Academic Foundation & GIS Expertise – BSc in Geography, Geospatial Analysis, Data Science, or related discipline, with proven experience as a GIS analyst developing applications, map services, and APIs.
• Advanced ESRI Proficiency – Strong working knowledge of ArcGIS Pro, ArcGIS Online, and Experience Builder, with hands‑on experience creating, publishing, and managing geospatial web services.
• Web Application & Programming Skills – Demonstrated experience building web‑based GIS applications in the ESRI environment; proficiency in Arc Py and geospatial Python libraries; working knowledge of Java script and alternative GIS platforms (e.g., QGIS) is advantageous.
• Cloud & Infrastructure Expertise – Solid knowledge of IT infrastructure and databases; experience with cloud‑based platforms such as Databricks is highly desirable.
• UK Geographic & Hazard Data Mastery – Excellent understanding of UK geographic datasets, hazard data, and Ordnance Survey products; ability to maximise business value and ROI from geospatial investments.
• Data‑Driven Mindset & Collaborative Approach – Strong scientific and analytical mindset with excellent data processing skills; ability to establish consistent, resilient standards and metadata; autonomous, self‑motivated, curious, and a collaborative team player with excellent relationship skills.

As a precondition of employment for this role, you must be eligible and authorised to work in the United Kingdom.

This position has been defined as an Insurance Distribution Directive (IDD) role under the IDD regime which means that in addition to pre‑employment screening checks, the successful candidate will be subject to background screening every 4 years with an annual declaration in interim years.

We’re proud to be an Equal Opportunities Employer and don’t discriminate against employees or potential employees based on protected characteristics. If you have a long‑term condition or disability and require adjustments during the application or interview process, we’re proud to offer access to the AXA Accessibility Concierge.