AXA Investment Managers (AXA IM) is a leading global asset manager offering a diverse range of global investment opportunities in both alternative and traditional asset classes. Through our products we aim to diversify and grow portfolios, while delivering long-term investment performance and value for clients.
AXA IM manages approximately €844 billion in assets, of which €480 billion are categorised ESG-integrated, sustainable or impact, as at the end of December 2023. We are committed to reaching net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 across all eligible assets, and to integrating ESG principles across our business, from stock selection to our corporate actions and culture.
Part of the AXA Group, a worldwide leader in insurance and asset management, AXA IM employed over 2,700 employees and operates from 23 offices in 18 countries globally at end of December 2023.
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Description of the department
The AXA IM Prime Business Development department comprises of Prime Sales teams, Prime Marketing and Product teams and prime Client Relationship and Reporting teams.
These 3 teams accompany the investment managers of AXA IM Prime in designing new product launch, organizing their marketing campaigns, events and PR, as well as supporting sales with appropriate materials for successful raising activities.
Purpose of the role
The Global Marketing Intern will work in the AXA IM Prime (“Prime”) Product and Marketing Function and will partner with the sales teams, the Product team, the Investment managers and other internal teams. The roleholder will assist the AXA IM Prime Senior Marketing Manager and the AXA IM Prime Institutional sales to help the delivery of marketing activities.
These will include the promotion of key Prime expertise presentations, each Prime Product presentation, and Prime institutional marketing activities aimed at the pension and insurance segments. The intern will also work on ad hoc marketing projects to gain a wide experience of marketing communications and planning, for example providing support for the implementation of marketing campaigns both at a global and local level.
Main responsibilities of the role
Contribute to the implementation of the global marketing strategy to raise the visibility of AXA Investment Managers PRIME and of key Prime Products, as well as provide support as required on other key marketing initiatives such as RI strategic campaign and institutional marketing activities for the pensions and insurance client segments. In addition to have great organisational and planning skills: the candidate will have excellent design skills for marketing materials production.
Main tasks
- Help the global marketing manager to implement a number of marketing activities to raise the profile of AXA IM, this will include in particular:
- Help to implement our marketing strategy for AXA IM Prime, which is key brand pillar for AXA Investment Managers. This will involve working in close partnership with the Prime sales, Investment teams, coms teams, and local marketing teams to develop a comprehensive cross-border marketing and communications plan.
- Help and work closely with tier one Institutional markets to implement a sound content distribution plan.
- Help the Prime marketing and sales managers to deliver on strategic and sales campaigns, by providing support for the delivery of some activities such as email campaigns, delivery of content items, production of some quarterly videos, coordination of global events, updating global digital hubs, putting together result metrics, supporting our sales campaigns
- Help the Prime Investment teams with some of their projects as required, including creating AXA IM prime branded templates, the creation of email templates, building campaign distribution lists and reporting on metrics through the campaign management tool.
- Suggest/implement new processes, procedures or practices that help the team become a more efficient and effective resource for the AXA IM Prime business.
- Help manage the team’s overall efficiency by helping to prepare meetings as well as maintaining workflows and pipeline documents as and when relevant. Including help managing budgets in terms of raising PO, processing invoices etc
- Structured development: The candidate will have the opportunity to shadow marketing managers over the course of the placement, to learn more about, and contribute to, global marketing strategy and execution within an international fund management business.
Skills-based development: Over time the candidate will also take ownership of ad hoc marketing projects to develop project management and broader communications skills. The candidate will also be expected to develop investment knowledge and understanding of the fund management industry as a whole through exposure to fund management and investment sales teams.
Qualifications
- 2nd year undergraduate student with a focus on Marketing, Management/Business or Finance
- Aptitude and enthusiasm for marketing communications
- Previous experience/interest in financial markets/asset classes helpful
- Very strong attention to detail
- Good interpersonal skills
- Strong organisational skills
- Good knowledge of Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
- Strong numerical skills
- Team player
- Creative and enthusiastic self-starter
- Knowledge of an additional language would be a benefit
About AXA
The AXA Group is a global leader in insurance and asset management, with 160,000 employees serving 105 million customers in 62 countries.
We protect and advise our clients at every stage of their lives, offering products and services that meet their needs in the areas of insurance, personal protection, savings and asset management.
- Our mission: To act for human progress by protecting what matters
- Our values: Customer first, Integrity, Courage and One AXA
At AXA IM we are investing with a clear purpose – to make the world a better place. We act for human progress by investing for what matters. Our conviction-led approach enables us to uncover what we believe to be the best global investment opportunities across alternative and core asset classes. We are already entrusted by our clients with more than €887 billion in assets.
AXA IM is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and we encourage candidates with disabilities or any other protected characteristic to apply. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodation to qualified applicants and employees with disabilities, when needed, to apply for a position or to perform essential job functions.
What we offer
We are committed to offer you an environment where you can:
- Grow your potential: Be part of a forward-thinking business with internal opportunities and personalized learning paths available to help constantly develop your skills and abilities.
- Shape the way you work: Work for a company which is highly committed to providing flexibility & balance to its employees, offering you a large range of benefits (hybrid working, competitive health benefits, among many others.).
- Thrive within a diverse community: Play a role within a responsible company that actively recognizes and values individual differences in a diverse and inclusive workforce.
- Move the world forward: Join a responsible employer that acts in favor of societal and environmental causes as an investor, insurer and company, notably through the AXA Heart in Action association. As part of our commitment to sustainability and environmental responsibility, we will celebrate your arrival by planting a tree.
