IT Sme

**Job Description**:
**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 for 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

**Where will you be in the organization?**

**The division**

**The department / team**

AXA GO Corporate Finance Team - IT & Transition Europe & America The IT & Transition team is composed of experts in Program / Project management in an M&A environment with a strong expertise and knowledge of AXA GO core business meaning IT ecosystem, products, services & organization.

**About the job**

The main purpose of the IT SME & Transition manager in this team is to:

- Deliver and manage multiple M&A projects (acquisitions, divestitures, internal) with a strong exposure to multiple stakeholders (SMEs within AXA GO, DCFG, CIOs,)
- Manage the relationship and the coordination of SMEs, external providers as part of each M&A project (acquisition, divestiture.)
- Manage these projects in a very agile and reactive way meaning that M&A projects need flexibility, autonomy (ex: acquisition process) and in full alignment with the AXA GO governance and the gating process (from Gate 0 - start of the project to gate 3 - finalization of the project)
- As transition manager, during the TSA period manage the whole commitment of AXA GO services as part of the TSA contract already negotiated
- Participate in divestiture projects since the TSA preparation and negotiation as an IT SME and prepare the Transition Outplan to ensure a smooth and future transition from the situation where a company is an AXA company to the period of TSA where an entity is not an AXA entity anymore but needs a delivery of AXA GO services
- In acquisition projects, participate from the NBO phase (Non Binding Offer phase) and the Due diligence to support DCFG and the acquiring company in the evaluation of the future acquired company (IT strategy, IT ecosystem evaluation.)
- Support the acquiring company during the acquisition project and the TSA period (from 1 to 4 years depending on the complexity of the project)
- Deliver expertise on IT and support Finance team in IT evaluation
- Ensure alignment between the different projects part of the program, validate their scope (content, cost, planning) and secure the Service Delivery during the transition phase for AXA Entities to a buyer.
- Ensure a strong coordination with SMEs.

**Main missions**

Your responsibilities include:

- ** Project structure & organization**:

- Frame projects to get the appropriate project structure and organization based on Corporate Finance guidelines & processes (governance, project organization, budget )
- Set up the detailed program roadmap and project interactions
- Make sure that all teams impacted are actively involved in the program
- Manage the relationships of program stakeholders and vendors
- Validate and manage the program resources, guarantee their availability, and arbitrate, if needed
- Lead SMEs and manage all experts involved in M&A projects as project team members and indirectly associated contributors, who report to the IT & Transition PM during the project period
- ** Governance**:

- Set up the governance within each M&A projects and manage different levels of governance
- Ensure the alignment of the project with the AXA GO internal governance (Gating process, presentation to the Excom, Project Portfolio Committee)
- Depending on topics, ensure the alignment with the Group Security Governance
- ** Budget & resources**:

- Manag