IT Business Applications Domain Manager

About The Job

This position is dedicated to support GO divisions worldwide with digital business applications fostering process automation with structured data, end-to-end process streamlining across divisions and compliance by design. The IT Business Application Domain Manager is responsible for the full lifecycle of the IT assets (from build to decommissioning through operations) for all GO divisions operating worldwide.

He/She reports to the CIO of AXA Group Operations.

Main Missions

The following are core responsibilities of the role:

• Responsible for end-to-end life‑cycle of the products used by GO Divisions from envisioning IT application needs to decommissioning of products through build, corrective & evolutive maintenance
• Secure strategic alignment and manage day‑to‑day relationship with Business domains
• Set up and operate day‑to‑day relationship management with GO product partners operating the standard technical solutions of GO
• Ensure compliance to technical and management standards of GO and AXA Group
• Lead IT delivery and operations
• Source and manage workforce of the domain

Expected Skills & Experience

We are looking for someone with the following experience and skills:

Experience

• Master in computer sciences or in business administration
• > 5 years of relevant experience in the function to be performed and with proven experience in management of teams.
• Strong IT leadership and skills to drive Business initiatives (Process Automation) or Tech&Data initiatives (AI, Privileged User Access, SDLC Pipeline).
• IT is expected to be professionalized and aligned to Group if not market standards; IT Engineering & management skills are expected to improve.

Technical Skills

• Strategic vision and knowledge of its functional and technical environment, perceiving and anticipating changes
• Good combination of conceptual intelligence and operational abilities
• Strong project management experience in complex and agile context
• Strong appetite for managing the end‑to‑end engineering lifecycle of IT applications
• Ability to define and set up target operating models for new assets
• Ability to define and manage multi‑year budgets above 5M€
• Ability to assess risks, particularly in the context of turnaround, and to propose new strategies and innovations
• Ability to manage a team with multi‑cultural and multi‑sourcing backgrounds
• Ability to develop skills and career evolution as a manager‑coach

Soft Skills / Transversal Skills

• Fluent in English, French
• Complex, strategic and multi‑constrained problem solving
• Manager‑coach with dialogue and listening skills
• Ability to analyse, step back and assess risks and opportunities
• Negotiation and communication skills (impactful and persuasive)
• Ability to facilitate discussions and meetings
• Responding to any reports received from compliance or by regulation agency
• Agile Mindset and self driven

Where will you be in the organization?

The IT application domain manager manages from 15 to 20 team members, includes 5 AXA GO internal employees, relies on partnership with dedicated AXA Group Operations product teams, and uses an external vendor sourcing strategy.

He/She manages the Application Data Domain for GO which is the foundation for enabling AI capacities.

The IT application domain manager serves the 8 GO divisions each with their specific needs.

He/She is responsible to secure the full lifecycle of up to 130 business applications from build to decommissioning, controls and reports performance based on service level agreements aligned with business teams.

He/she manages IT financials for each GO Division including corrective & evolutive maintenance and for IT projects.

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.

Seniority level

Not Applicable

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function

Project Management and Information Technology

Industries

IT Services and IT Consulting

Neuilly‑sur‑Seine, Île‑de‑France, France