Chief Information Officer (F/H) (Basé à Paris)

Our job offer:

The Chief Information Officer is responsible for defining and implementing AXA LM’s Information Technology strategy, contributing to business objectives (Portfolio Acquisition and Finality) in an efficient, secured, and cost-effective way. The goal is to ensure that IT delivers the maximum value to AXA LM to facilitate the success of the business.

This includes:

· Development and implementation of an information Technology strategy;

· Contributing to AXA LM’s security strategy;

· Definition and monitoring IT Departments budgets and manage its policy;

· Organize and lead discussions with the Executive Committee and the various business teams to identify requirements;

· Team management and management of the department's organization;

· Technological innovation watch.

The Chief Information Officer reports directly to a member of the Executive Committee and holds the Chief Information officer accountability. He/She must ensure a smooth relationship management with multiple stakeholders due to the complex matrix environment through different countries and various AXA entities while considering multi-cultural aspects, hindered by the AXA LM business specificity to continuously acquire new portfolios and achieve their finality.

Let’s talk about your main mission if you accept it: 

· T ransversally accountable for all topics regarding the AXA LM IT landscape:

o Define strategies, roadmaps and budget;

o Ensure a smooth and secured continuity of services of the applications for all the users across the 4 entities of AXA LM;

o Implement the AXA Group Tech, Data and Operations strategy and make it a pilar of the AXA LM business strategy;

o Proactive identification of changes in the IT landscape, proposition of solutions to create value and better performance of AXA-LM;

o Accountable for the definition and implementation of the cloudification strategy in compliance with the AXA Group Guidelines and responsible to promote and lead the implementation of AI & new technologies. To secure the adoption of these transformation by the business, he/she must ensure that appropriate change management processes are in place.

· Management of 20 employees supported by transversal managers across the 4 entities of AXA LM (FR, CH, UK, US) :

o Define the strategic plan with BSD managers and lead activities throughout the year across all the BSD departments;

o Develop the ability of the teams to work together in autonomy, empower the managers to perform all together and powers the growth of capability of the global BSD team.

· A ccountable of the BSD Budget and expenses across AXA LM and for timely delivery of all expenses and related reports to the PBR and to the group.

· Management for all BSD projects: adherence to project management standards and procedures; allocation of BSD resources to drive success of transversal & local projects, sponsorship of key projects.

· Support business development to assess M&A opportunities and proposing adequate IT Integration and Offboarding strategy.

· Continuous optimization and simplification of business processes.

· Accountable for the relationship with key business partners and suppliers (incl. AXA GO, Duck Creek, DXC, Vertafore) and responsible for the procurement management. He/she must ensure the Vendor risk framework complies with AXA Group requirement.

· Develop and maintain a qualitative work relationship with AXA LM’s CSO who reports into AXA LM’s ExCom and AXA Group Security. Ensure the IT resources are available to achieve AXA LM’s security objectives.

Let’s talk about the dimension of the position:

· Dimension

o Cost Centre budget: on average EUR 7.5M

o SLAs with AXA GO: EUR 3 M out of EUR 4.5 M running costs

o Projects Budget: EUR 3M for 2024

20 employees based in France, the UK, Switzerland and in the US + some external consultants.

Let’s talk about you: 

1 – Education:

· Master Degree in IT.

2 – Mindset:

· Rigorous and motivated. You like to act and propose your own ideas;

· Synthetic and compelling, you need to propose to the executive committee well balanced business cases measuring Risks and Benefits for the company;

· Methodic, well organized, and capable to manage multiple tasks and jump from one project to another that might be totally different in a fast-changing environment;

· Result-oriented, resilient, and able to deliver on-time and quality;

· Motivated to work within an international and cross-cultural environment;

· Team spirit is a key skill for integrating our dynamic and human-sized company;

· Capacity to challenge the organization of your team to adapt it to the strategy of the company.

3 – Competencies:

· Interest, knowledge and appetence for the Insurance and reinsurance market;

· Holistic view on the IT and capacity to discuss with IT experts and challenge them;

· Capacity to convince and develop robust business cases to promote some changes;

· Fluent in English and French both written and verbal.

AXA est un des leaders de l’assurance et de la gestion d’actifs dans le monde.

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Chaque jour, nous agissons ensemble pour inventer la meilleure manière de les protéger et voulons donner à chacun les moyens de vivre une vie meilleure.

Un challenge qui donne le sourire et envie de se lever le matin !

About AXA:

Our purpose : Act for Human Progress by protecting what matters.

Our business: Our purpose is to act for  human progress by protecting what matters. AXA is one of the world's leading insurance and asset managers. We help our 108 million customers navigate life's big and small challenges. Every day, we act together to invent the best way to protect them and want to empower everyone to live a better life. A challenge that makes you smile and want to get up in the morning!

About AXA Liabilities Managers (AXA LM) – An entity of AXA:

AXA LM’s expertise lies in the acquisition and management of non-life (re)insurance legacy business. In other words, we work to reduce exposure and create value out of the "run-off" portfolios that we have acquired and are managing. We currently manage run-off portfolios and companies both for AXA and for third parties. Our current strategy focuses on group-internal business.

AXA LM is a financial, agile and human-sized structure with 160 employees with very diverse personalities, profiles and culture, located in 4 countries (USA, FR, UK, CH) . AXA LM is a responsible employer, providing a real quality of life at work (3 days of homeworking per week, flex office modern environment, a gym on its premises at a preferential rate in our Paris Office ), free continuing education programs, recognition of employees with opportunities for development (mobility or secondment), etc.