International Customer Service Associate

Job description details

Job ref: 2025-3206

Closing date: 16/06/2025

Location:
Tunbridge Wells

Career area:
CLAIMS AND ASSISTANCE

Salary:
From £29,598 inc shift allowance


Are you passionate about delivering outstanding customer service? Want to work for an award-winning company? Do you have previous customer service experience? Then we at AXA - Global Healthcare would love to hear from you!

We’re recruiting International Customer Service Associates to join us on a full-time permanent basis in Tunbridge Wells. You’ll join our dedicated teams who take pride in supporting customers 24/7 around the world with their medical claims journey.

Our aim is to become an even bigger player in the global marketplace in the next 2 years and we’re committed to ’Delighting our Customers’. Did you know that we place our people and our culture at the core of our ambitions?

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. After your training period, you'll work part of your week away from home at our office in Tunbridge Wells.

Working Hours & Shift Pattern:

Our shift patterns are designed to offer 24/7 support to our customers and involve a blend of day shifts, night shifts and weekends and will earn you 20% shift allowance in addition to your basic salary.

For example:

  • Early Shift – starting between 6.00am – 8.00am.
  • Core Shift – starting between 8.00am -10.30am.
  • Late Shift – starting between 12.00pm – 2.30pm.
  • Night Shift – starting at 10pm.

Induction & Training:

Induction Date: 26th August

To help you settle into the team and to set you up for success in your new role, you’ll attend a 10-week training and coaching programme, delivered by specialists in the Tunbridge Wells office. During this time, you’ll work Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm, and you’ll need to be able to commit to full attendance.

What you’ll be doing:

  • Ensuring the delivery of excellent customer service by providing relevant, detailed, and accurate information to every customer.
  • Using your initiative and the information tools available to provide the best outcome for our customers.
  • Answering calls whilst adhering to standard response times.
  • Ensuring accurate and timely completion of documentation and follow up of cases.
  • Remaining calm in the face of challenge to effectively help our customers when they need us the most.

Due to the number of applications we expect to receive for this role, we reserve the right to close this advert earlier than the listed closing date to ensure we’re able to effectively manage interest. Therefore, if you’re interested in joining us at AXA, please don’t hesitate to apply.

We know that some candidates may be discouraged from applying if they don't meet every requirement. If you’re excited by this job and the prospect of working at AXA but you’re not sure you tick every box, we’d still encourage you to apply.

What you’ll bring:

  • Experience in a customer facing role is essential.
  • Customer focused, with the ability to show empathy and build rapport, listening and assessing situations to make decisions whilst conducting yourself in a professional manner.
  • Highly adaptable to change and managing multiple priorities.
  • Excellent attention to detail with the ability to meet deadlines when working in a fast-paced environment.
  • Ability to connect with a variety of people over the phone and via email, translating complex information in a simple way whilst following a call guide.
  • Resilient and ambitious, taking ownership of complex queries and using own initiative.
  • Experience in navigating complex, multiple IT applications simultaneously together with proven experience working with MS office or Google Workspace.

When applying to this role, we’ll ask you to complete several screening questions. Please ensure you answer these as they form part of our shortlisting process.

If successful at application, you’ll be invited to join a 15-minute virtual group introduction call via Teams where we’ll explain the role further. These will be held on 23rd, 25th and 27th June.

Following your attendance to the call, you’ll be invited to attend an assessment day which will take place on 1st, 3rd, 7th and 9th July in our Tunbridge Wells office.

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

What we offer:

At AXA – Global Healthcare, we’re appreciative of the people who work for us and our rewards package is reviewed regularly to reflect that. You can expect to receive:

  • Competitive annual starting salary of £24,665 rising incrementally to £27,770 over an approx. 24-month period as you progress in the role.
  • 20% shift allowances of up to £4,933.
  • Annual company & performance-based bonus.
  • Contributory pension scheme (up to 12% employer contributions).
  • Life Assurance (up to 10 x annual salary).
  • Private health cover.
  • 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays.
  • Opportunity to buy up to 5 extra days leave or sell up to 5 days leave.
  • Wellbeing services & resources.
  • AXA employee discounts.

To apply, click on the ‘apply for this job’ button, you’ll then need to log in or create a profile to submit your CV. 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. For our support, please send an email to laura.venables@axa-uk.co.uk.

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Who we are:

Proud to be part of the AXA Group, AXA – Global Healthcare specialise in supporting the healthcare needs of globally mobile citizens, around the world. From a routine medical check up to a lengthy hospital stay, individuals and businesses have relied on the global support and protection we offer, for more than 55 years. Today, we support members living in more than 200 countries from our global hubs in the UK, Europe, Asia, India, USA and Middle East.

What we offer

We acknowledge and appreciate the exceptional efforts of our people in protecting what matters most to our customers. In exchange we offer a series of core and supporting benefits designed to empower our people to thrive both professionally and personally.

Competitive Salary

Annual Bonus

25 - 28 Days Annual Leave

Volunteering Days

Pension Scheme

Life Assurance

Employee Discounts

AXA Share Plan

Gym Benefits

Retail Discounts

Wellbeing Apps

Voluntary Benefits

Our Values

Our Values shape what we do and how we do it.
They inspire, guide, empower & unite us.

Customer first

All our thinking starts with the customer

Integrity

We’re guided by strong moral principles

Courage

We speak our mind and act to make things happen

One AXA

Being together and being different makes us better

Inclusion

At AXA we have a culture of trust, respect and care, where everyone belongs. We have an ambition to become one of the most inspiring companies to work for, as such we’re committed to supporting employee needs, providing meaningful career development, and celebrating differences. We all have a role to play in ensuring a working environment in which everyone, regardless of who they are, can reach their true potential. 

Equal Opportunities

We believe in hiring people who possess the appropriate skills and values that align with our vision. Our selection process is fair and equitable, ensuring that all candidates have an equal opportunity to join us. We are dedicated to promoting diversity and inclusion, and we actively encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we take pride in treating our employees and potential hires with respect and without discrimination based on any Protected Characteristics. 

Accessibility Concierge

As a Disability Confident employer, we’re proud to offer our support and access to the AXA Accessibility Concierge. A unique, industry leading offering created to support and encourage candidates with long term health conditions or disabilities that may require alternative methods of applying or for reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process. Our trained Accessibility Concierge Ambassadors will have a conversation with you to identify the support you need and explain how you will be supported throughout the process. The service is available to all candidates, including those already employed by AXA. To ensure ease of access, every job advert lists a responsible Talent Acquisition contact, who’ll be able to connect you with the Accessibility Concierge if you require any support.

Disability Confident 'Offer of Interview' Scheme

AXA UK are recognised as a Disability Confident Leader. We actively encourage applications from people who face barriers in the workplace due to a disability or long-term health condition. We participate in the Disability Confident ‘Offer of Interview’ scheme. This means a fair and proportionate number of candidates with long-term health conditions or disabilities who meet the essential criteria of a job, will be offered an interview.

  • You'll need to show you meet the essential criteria as detailed in the job advert or job description
  • You don’t need to share the details of your long term health condition or disability for your application to be considered under this scheme

As part of your application, you’ll be asked if you would like to ‘opt in’. To ensure ease of access, every job advert lists a responsible Talent Acquisition contact, who’ll be able to connect you with our Accessibility Concierge if you require any support.

Screening & Conduct

As a regulated financial services company, all successful candidates will be subject to pre-employment checks. Additionally, adherence to the Prudential Regulation Authority’s (PRA) Insurance Conduct Standards and the Financial Conduct Authority's (FCA) Conduct Rules will be required.

How we hire

There are 3 stages to our recruitment process; Application, Interview and Decision. This process provides an opportunity for us to get to know you, and for you to get to know us. We’re looking for people who share our values and ambition.

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