Job Description

About Axis Max Life

Axis Max Life Insurance Limited, formerly known as Max Life Insurance Company Ltd., is a joint venture between Max Financial Services Limited ("MFSL") and Axis Bank Limited.


Axis Max Life Insurance offers comprehensive protection and long-term savings life insurance solutions through its multi-channel distribution, including agency and third-party distribution partners. It has built its operations over two decades through a need-based sales process, a customer-centric approach to engagement and service delivery, and a well-trained human capital.


Axis Max Life has been consistently ranked among the best workplaces by the GPTW Institute, reflecting its commitment to creating a positive and empowering work environment.

#ComeAsYouAre LGBTQIA+ and PwD candidates of all ages are encouraged to apply

JOB DESCRIPTION

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Job Code:

Job Title:

Senior Manager/ Chief Manager - Business Strategy

Band: 4A/4B

Reporting To:

VP Strategy

Supervising:

Nil

Department:

Strategy

ROLE SUMMARY:

The role involves leading the Program Office and working closely with Max Life CxOs, especially with CEO and CFO, as well as Max Life Board and Shareholders. This is a high visibility role which requires a detail/task/project-oriented person who can assume a variety of roles and responsibilities in the areas of Program Management and Strategic Problem solving. The candidate will play a critical role in the driving company's strategy and support growth and profitability aspirations.



KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Board and Shareholder Management

o Preparing and presenting periodic performance updates to board and shareholders on quarterly financials, forecasts, budget and future focus areas. Key responsibilities include


Storyboarding/ defining performance narrative that CEO should present.


Conducting required data analysis for the update and seeking required update/ details from the business and functional leaders


Act as the conduit between internal organization and Board for disseminating and driving progress on actionables/ focus areas arising out of board meeting


o Defining engagement strategy with board and shareholder to foster trust and co-operation between board and Max Life leadership as well as to seek adequate guidance on strategic guidance.


o End-to-end ownership of conducting strategy workshops with board/ shareholders which will include agenda planning, preparation of prioritized strategy discussion documents in collaboration with senior leadership and program managing the actual workshop conduct

Drive

Strategic Planning Process

o Support CEO in driving planning process to define short/medium/long term strategy


o Preparing forward looking business guidance including


Assessment of key trends and drivers - market and competition


Building PoV on what should Max Life aspirations be in short/ medium/ long term


Levers of growth required to pursue the strategy.


o Basis the overall CEO guidance, drive business planning process along with relevant teams to define detailed operating plans and budgets; engage and align with functions/ channels on the same.


o Support CEO/ CFO in engaging and aligning with Max Life shareholders and Board for business plan approval


o Respond promptly and accurately to inquiries from shareholders/ independents regarding performance and strategy


o Provide strategic inputs (on behalf of CEO/CFO) in preparation of Annual Report, Investor Presentation, Market Intelligence Reports, CEO regulator, media and other external releases, etc.


o Monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) & Measures of Success (MOS) to measure the organization's progress toward its strategic objectives

Manage

business performance governance.

Building business understanding and driving organization performance through:

o Facilitating creation of relevant business dashboards for the executive management.


o Defining/ updating performance review templates for business functions/ sales channels that should be used for providing performance update to the executive management


o Conducting and sharing independent critical performance assessment (across functions/ channels) with the CEO, highlighting the things going well and things requiring focus

Anchor the

Market Intelligence Process

o Monitor and analyze market trends, competitor activities, and industry developments that may impact the company's performance and valuation


o Tracking market and competition performance


Establishing/ cultivating sources of information, building industry connects for relevant market and competition data and maintaining open lines of communication


Market data gathering, structuring, maintaining data repository


Conducting relevant analysis to draw insights on performance trends (player wise and market level)


Deep-dive assessments to identify growth levers/ root cause for performance trends


Keeping tab on the future industry trends and drivers to identify new areas of growth


o Tracking abreast of other critical areas - macro economic trends, regulatory environment and developments in insurance industry and trends/ developments in the financial services to proactively identify potential impact on own business.


o Act as the single source of truth for the organization for market intelligence and challenge higher performance


o Maintain confidentiality of sensitive information and handle issues with discretion

JOB REQUIREMENTS

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MINIMUM EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

MBA with at least 5+ years of experience (post MBA) Prior experience in consulting / corporate strategy/ CEO office Demonstrated ability to build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders. Prior experience of working with senior stakeholders (CXOs) for at least 2-3 years. Extensive experience in program/ project planning, execution, and evaluation Excellent skills in MS Excel and MS Powerpoint with the ability to translate complex financial data into clear and concise messages Life insurance experience is an added advantage, but not mandatory Team handling experience (1-2 reportees)

KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/ABILITIES:

Self-starting and self-managed attitude Detail-oriented, organized, and able to manage multiple projects simultaneously Excellent time management, organizational and follow-up skills Result-orientation Strong collaboration & stakeholder management Analytical & problem solving approach

State

Home Office

Branch

Gurugram HO

Department

Business Strategy

Function

Business Strategy

Posted On

27-Jan-2026