Business Manager, Wholesale Business Expansion

Boston, MA | New York, NY

About the role

Our ambition is to unlock a more sustainable and prosperous tomorrow by helping businesses navigate the world’s risks. In the Americas, we’ll live up to that ambition by delivering value far beyond the insurance policies we provide. We’re confronting our clients’ risk management challenges by finding solutions that further their strategic goals and help them build more sustainable, thriving businesses.

The Business Manager will play a key role in building and scaling the Wholesale business across E&S brokers and Delegated Authority (“Programs”), directly supporting the Head of Business Expansion, Wholesale in a fast-paced, high-visibility role. This position sits at the intersection of strategy and execution, supporting growth initiatives through rigorous analysis, business case development, project management, and operational enablement. The successful candidate will help translate strategy into action, supporting leadership and the underwriting field organization as the Wholesale platform continues to grow and evolve.

You will report to the Head of Business Expansion, Wholesale – Growth Office.

Responsibilities

• Executive Support: Act as a strategic partner to the E&S Brokerage and Programs Leadership Team to provide operational, project, and strategic support aligned to growth initiatives.
• Data Analysis: Analyze financial and non-financial data—including financial results, KPIs, competitor intelligence, and industry insights—to assess business performance, key drivers of results, and support business case development and strategic decision-making.
• Business Case Development: Collaborate cross-functionally with internal stakeholders and Wholesale Leadership to prioritize initiatives and deliver data-driven recommendations that inform investment decisions supporting profitable growth and operational excellence.
• Project Management: Manage multiple concurrent initiatives by prioritizing workstreams, aligning cross-functional teams, establishing execution roadmaps, and driving progress against defined milestones.
• Communication & Change Support: Develop and deliver clear, consistent communications across the underwriting unit to support change management initiatives and enable understanding and adoption of new processes and ways of working.
• Reporting & Storytelling: Prepare and present leadership-ready materials that clearly articulate strategy, insights, rationale, and recommendations to executive audiences.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business, Finance, Economics, or a related field. MBA or advanced degree is a plus.
• Experience in business management, chief of staff, or analytical role within the insurance or financial services industry.

Skills

• Excellent analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex data and generate actionable insights.
• Proficiency in financial analysis, modeling, and business case development.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Comfortable engaging across all business functions and at all levels in the business.
• Outstanding presentation skills and an ability to facilitate and build consensus.
• Excellent project management and organizational abilities.
• Ability to work without supervision and collaboratively with cross-functional teams.
• Ability to easily flex with changing workloads and prioritization.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Excel and PowerPoint.

About the company

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. By combining a comprehensive and efficient capital platform, data-driven insights, leading technology, and the best talent in an agile and inclusive workspace, we empower our teams 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.

Learn more at axaxl.com.

Benefits

• Five Business Resource Groups focused on gender, LGBTQ+, ethnicity and origins, disability, and inclusion with 20 Chapters around the globe.
• Robust support for Flexible Working Arrangements.
• Enhanced family-friendly leave benefits.
• Named to the Diversity Best Practices Index.
• Signatory to the UK Women in Finance Charter.
• Competitive retirement savings plan.
• Health and wellness programs.
• Wide range of learning opportunities to hone professional skills and support career development.

Learn more about Inclusion & Diversity at AXA XL.

Pay

The U.S. base salary range for this position is USD 120,000 – 180,900. Actual pay will be determined based upon the individual’s skills, experience, and location. We strive for market alignment and internal equity with our colleagues’ pay.

For more details about AXA XL’s benefits offerings, please visit US Benefits at a Glance.

Sustainability

At AXA XL, Sustainability is integral to our business strategy. In an ever-changing world, AXA XL protects what matters most for our clients and communities. We know that sustainability is at the root of a more resilient future. Our 2023-26 Sustainability strategy, called “Roots of resilience,” focuses on:

• Valuing nature: Protecting and restoring natural ecosystems by increasing biodiversity awareness and inspiring clients and colleagues to prioritize nature in their plans.
• Addressing climate change: Building a net-zero strategy, developing insurance products and services, and mobilizing thought leadership and investment in societal-led solutions.
• Integrating ESG: Incorporating ESG considerations into internal processes and practices to build resilience from the roots of our business through training, partner engagement, and evolving sustainability governance and reporting.

AXA Hearts in Action: Volunteering and charitable giving programs, including Matching Gifts, Volunteering Leave, and the annual Global Day of Giving.

For more information, see Sustainability at AXA XL.