Scrum Master

Our ambition is to be a major catalyst for AXA’s transformation into a tech-led company.
Officially launched in January 2019, AXA Group Operations’ goal is to
support AXA entities around the world in empowering people to live better lives.

As AXA’s ‘engine’, Group Operations is responsible for making the business run on a day-to-day basis, as well as delivering solutions vital to its future. Bringing together seven teams with a wide range of expertise (IT, Data and Emerging Technologies, Security, Finance, Strategic Programs, Procurement and Sourcing, as well as AXA Business Services), we are the ones providing advice, steering technological choices and giving AXA access to innovations that will support its transformation into a customer-centric tech-led company. For this, we work in close partnership with AXA entities.

Ours is an inspiring, global workplace with over 8,000 colleagues in 17 different countries spanning Europe, Asia as well as the US.
OUR USP : Innovation, Global, Dynamic

DEPARTMENT : GROUP IT

Global IT Strategy :
In collaboration with AXA entities, Markets and Corporate Functions, Group IT defines the Group’s technology strategy and leads its implementation to enable innovation and business growth, while ensuring quality of service aligned with business - driven priorities
IT Services :
IT Services serves entities and markets segments as the catalysts for Cloud adoption and the industrialization of operations, while optimizing costs.
The target organization aims to provide predictable, easy - to - work - with and efficient IT services.

DOMAIN PRESENTATION
The Backend infrastructure and transversal tools Products department support the global strategy of the group through managing the backend infrastructure implementations and providing support on several transversal tools & products' streams to ensure complete efficiency and help entities achieve their goals.
• Build the Platform, manage its evolution and maintenance
• Define priorities and implementation roadmap

In the product department, the “Backend Infra & Tools” team missions are to:
• Design, Build Backup server solutions
• Design, Build File Share for solutions for OnPremise storage and AWS & Azure features
• Maintain Storage Arrays solutions
• Design, Build Compute and new generation of on premise IAAS hosting solutions for servers
• Design, build File Transfers solutions

Significant parallel work and reprioritization require a strong adoption of an Agile methodology for delivering the Product's new features.

We are looking for an experienced scrum master to oversee and guide our squads, notably FDMs, developers and testers. The scrum master's responsibilities include ensuring that development teams follow an Agile (e.g. scrum) framework values and practices, mentoring and motivating the teams to improve processes, facilitating meetings and decision-making processes, and eliminating team impediments.

Main Activities :

• Design, adapt and implement an agile methodology's values, principles, and practices to plan, manage, and deliver solutions.

• Train, mentor, and support the project and product teams.

• Define and manage tasks, issues, risks, and action items.

• Schedule and facilitate meetings and decision-making.

• Monitor and improve progress and performance.

• Support the planning and organization of demos, testing, UAT and Pilots/Dry-runs.

• Ensuring proper collaboration with external teams and vendors.

• Prepare and present status reports to stakeholders.

• Forecast capacity vs. demand to identify shortfall or excesses of the resources, streamline workflow for resource requisition and allocation

Your Profile

EXPECTED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

• At least 3-5 years of professional experience in a similar position, with IT Technical program management.

• To be comfortable in a matrix organization.

• To be process and quality oriented.

• Be fluent in Agile and Waterfall methodologies and tooling, e.g. MS Project, Jira.

• Advanced PowerPoint and Excel skills.

• Experience in a complex transformation environment and complex programs.

• Excellent organizational and time management skills. Reliability and accuracy of analyses as key factors.

• Excellent written and verbal communications skills in English.

• Outstanding communication and presentation skills.

• International experience and cross functional skills.

• Be comfortable in a highly dynamic environment and promote change.

• Able to adapt to changing environments, keep calm and know how to deal with stress.

About AXA

As a world-leading insurance company, we act for human progress by protecting what matters. With 153,000 employees in 54 countries working with 105 million customers, we’ve created a truly dynamic and vibrant community. Inclusion and diversity link closely with our values, and together we’re nurturing a culture of
respect, for each other, for our customers and the communities around us. Join AXA and you’ll feel like you belong, are included and can thrive. You’ll be able to shape the way you work and truly grow your potential as you seek out new opportunities, push boundaries and benefit people in critical moments of their lives. This is your chance to build the tomorrow you want. Know you can.

About the Entity

AXA is becoming a sustainable tech-led company and at AXA Group Operations we are one of the major catalysts for this transformation.

We set the tone by triggering and empowering the evolution of our insurance business model through technology and innovation, driving its concrete implementation globally at speed, with a high quality of advisory and execution.

We are present across 17 countries with committed, highly qualified teams. We leverage technology, data, sourcing, security and investment allocation in a global way, but also achieve economies of scale and synergies when necessary.

At AXA Group Operations, we want to be recognized in three fields of action:

State-of-the-art Data Technology to drive customer experience
State-of-the-art Procurement & Sourcing to drive efficiency and better manage risks
High-Performing Global Team for stronger partnerships with AXA entities

What We Offer

We bring together the expertise, cultural diversity and creativity of over 8,000 employees worldwide and we’re committed to equal opportunities in all aspects of employment (gender, LGBT+, disabled persons, or people of different origins) and to promoting Diversity & Inclusion by creating a work environment where all employees are treated with dignity and respect, and where individual differences are valued.

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