IT Transformation Officer

**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

**About the job**

**Job purpose**

Contributes to AXA Group Operations development and transformation by identifying, organizing and managing the transformations needed to reach business objectives.

**Main missions**

The IT Transformation officer manages transformations to support AXA Group Operations and the Client organization's adoption to move to a product-driven target operating model and an agile way of achieving business objectives.
- He / She has to oversee all areas of a business, identify and implement necessary changes to enable AXA GO businesses to perform as a product-driven organization with a value-driven mindset.
- Before implementing changes and to support AXA GO strategy he / she has to produce financial assessments of potential initiatives / transformation projects including a review of new and existing processes or ways of working.
- When implementing changes, he / she has to drive the change when initiatives / transformation projects have high impacts on AXA GO organization / population and in the end to deliver measurable improvements.
- He / She must bridge any gap between the departments and maintain strong communications across all aspects of the company
- He / She should help colleagues understand the company more fully and clarify the reasons behind any company restructure or change.

**DETAILED ACTIVITIES**

Lead transformation projects from end to end.
- Manage all phases of a transformation project (as-is collection, target definition, implementation and deployment of the operating model in collaboration with GO organization representatives & teams.
- Manage the involvement, understanding & support of all the stakeholders of the transformation project (division head, department head, product mgrs & teams, support functions...).
- Manage the governance and provide the reporting related to the project.

Support the agile & product-driven transformation of AXA GO.
- Ensure transformation embedded the right agile & product mindset
- Link any transformation topics with agile practices, mindset & roles.
- Ability to drive project with an agile approach

Manage with the team the consistency & clarity of GO Target Operating model.
- Participate to other GO TOM related initiative (reorg readiness, new process/role definition, tools implementation...)
- Contribute to GO TOM governance & forum
- Contribute on the GO TOM adoption & communication (handbook, onboarding)
- Collaborate with IT Sourcing team, Change Mgt and other Transformation program lead

**Expected skills & experience**

We are looking for someone with the following experience and skills:
**Experience**
- Minimum 8 years of experience in the IT field.
- At least 3 years of experience in leading transformation projects.
- Knowledge of Agile methodologies is a plus.
- Master Degree from a business school or engineering school.

**Managerial skills**:

- Empowering team members
- Networking leadership
- Transformational leadership
- Vision & strategic thinking

**Transversal skills**:

- Agility & ability to learn
- Change & stakeholder management
- Collaborative working
- Proactive organization skills
- Decision & execution
- Influence & conciliation

**Technical skills**:

- Project Management
- English Bilingual
- Finance & stats acumen
- Leadership development

**What we offer**

We bring