Marketing & Client Service Trainee - AXA

You will join as part of the Investment20/20 programme.

Company Overview

Our ambition is to be a leading responsible asset manager.

At AXA IM, our purpose, to act for human progress by investing for what matters, is central to every action we take as a business.

As a responsible asset manager, we invest for the long-term to help our clients, our people and the world to prosper.

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 with €844 billion in assets (as of end of December 2023).

Working as part of the AXA Group, a world leader in financial protection, our team of over 2,700 people (as of end of December 2023) around the world combine a range of specialist skills and experience to best serve the needs of our clients.

The combination of responsible and long-term defines our investment philosophy, but also how we run our business, what underpins our clients’ partnerships with us, and what drives our people.

Being responsible is in our DNA as a firm and is central to our ethos as an employer. It is embedded in how we grow and protect our people. It unites our team, from our leaders, to our growing number of specialists, to the newest members of our teams.

Careers at AXA IM

Empowering our people to drive progress

As part of a responsible, progressive organisation, our people help us to invest for what matters. Everyone in our diverse, global family shares this responsibility.

Together our people push boundaries and drive forward ideas. They’re willing to be bold and take the lead, using initiative and enterprise to create exceptional service. The kind of service that seeks to drive long-term prosperity for our clients, society and the world we live in.

Diversity and Inclusion

Thrive within a diverse community

At AXA IM, inclusion and diversity are closely linked to our values and to our culture of respect for employees, clients and the communities around us. We always aim to create an environment where everyone feels they belong, are included and can thrive within a diverse community.

Further information on Inclusion and Diversity and AXA IM visit our website.

Programme information

You will join as a trainee as part of the Investment20/20 one-year trainee programme. While we can’t guarantee a permanent position at the end of the 12-month contract, however, if you perform well & if we have an open position available at the time, then permanent employment could be a possibility. The Investment20/20 trainee programme is offered by many investment management firms and 75% of the 3,000 Investment20/20 trainees are offered permanent positions at the end of the one year.

As a trainee, you will be introduced to investment management and you will gain industry knowledge, experience and develop relationships to progress your career and develop skills to secure a permanent role. We will support you in achieving/starting a professional qualification if this is something you are interested in doing (most firms offer it and we highly recommend doing so). As part of the Investment20/20 programme, you will have opportunities to meet and network with over 300 trainees across the industry and participate in socials and insight events.

Our trainee programme is a fixed term one-year contract paying £28,000. You will receive 27 days annual leave. All roles are based in London.

The Team - Northern Europe Marketing Team & Core UK Client Service

The Core UK Marketing & Client Service Trainee will work within the Core Northern Europe Marketing Team and UK Core Client Service assisting with all events, marketing and servicing activities. They will work closely with other internal teams such as; specialist marketing teams, communications team, sales teams & investment specialists, to help raise the visibility of AXA Investment Managers a a responsible investor, business and employer, investing for the long-term so that our clients, people and communities can move forward. The trainee would cover both marketing and events projects across UK Wholesale, UK Institutional and the Dutch market to gain broad experience of marketing & events communications, activities and planning.

The Northern Europe Marketing Team consist of 5 full time members and 1 trainee. The team all report into Lisa Bush (Head of Marketing for Northern Europe). The UK Client Service team consist of 14 full and part time members reporting directly to Julie Hamilton-Redwood Head of Core UK Client Service.

Responsibilities include

Marketing

• Contribute to the implementation of the UK marketing strategy for both Institutional & Wholesale client segments, to include ownership and project management of key industry sponsored and AXA IM proprietary events and all associated marketing activity.
• Help to raise the visibility of AXA Investment Managers and our key corporate themes, as well as provide support as required on other key marketing initiatives such as our virtual sales roadshows (virtual lunches), reporting on events and marketing comms and learning/using our marketing email platform Eloqua and the Salesforce CRM system.
• Event Management & Logistics for UK Wholesale, UK Institutional and the Netherlands.
• Helping to maintain the UK Budget. Raising Purchase Orders’s (PO’s) and receipting invoices for the team.
• Reporting: Keeping ownership on all statistics and return on investment documents across the team.

Client Service

• Help Co-ordinate activities for UK Institutional prospects and clients
• Undertake market research of specific UK Institutional segments
• Co-ordinate pitch prep and key messages
• Support the UK Institutional sales and client team to help achieve agreed targets
• Salesforce super user for the UK Institutional business to ensure all data is correct
• Perform other tasks and projects as assigned from time to time
• Ensure all client documentation is up to date and in line with Group and Regulatory standards
• Adhere to AXA IM’s Risk and Control Policy and follow AXA IM’s standard policies and procedures.

Skills and requirements

• Aptitude and enthusiasm for events & marketing
• Good command of the English language, written and spoken
• Interest in financial markets/asset classes can be helpful
• Great attention to detail
• Good interpersonal skills
• Good organisational skills and keen learner
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint
• Good numeracy skills
• Team player and proactive worker
• Creative and enthusiastic self-starter

Apply online with your CV and a cover letter including your answers to the following three questions in 250 words (maximum) each answer:

• Why are you applying for this particular traineeship?
• Tell us about the most interesting project or piece of work you have completed as part of your studies at either school/college or university. What did you have to do and what interested you most about it?

We are an inclusive employer. Please let the recruitment team know if you have a disability, condition or difference that may require us to make adjustments .

Start date: September 2025

Successful candidates will be asked to attend a competency interview followed by further operational interviews and an HR interview at the end of the process.

Unsuccessful candidates at CV submission stage will be notified by email.