Linux Product Manager

AXA Group Operations - Our mission at AXA is to empower people to live a better life. We have to move from a perceived payer of claims to a strong partner in life for our customers. Thus, our role as Group Operations must be to support and to empower all AXA teams in the best way to achieve together this meaningful aspiration.

The most powerful levers to achieve this can be summarized as Innovation and Execution, and will drive all Operations teams:

• Innovation: To create and provide the prerequisites and opportunities for all AXA teams to develop leading innovative solutions for the needs of our current and future customers
• Execution: To create an environment which allows our teams all over the world to bring their ideas to reality and make our strong promise to the customers happen

Our concrete goals are:

• Reinforce and realize our value creation for the global AXA organization.
• Support and foster innovation across AXA in a close alignment and teaming with Group Business Innovation.
• Embed simplicity and empowerment in our day to day working as well as ensure that we powerfully contribute to AXA’s mission and strategy.

THE TEAM

Under Group Technology Operation, Global Service operations, The Linux intermediate product aims at delivering best in class Linux services (deploy tools & services, design & implement new functionalities, provide engineering, In place upgrade creation, Incident, problems and changes support for the L2 managed service) for AXA GO and the entities.

As a member of this team you are responsible for the engineering and the operations of all Linux related solutions and their ecosystem, working in a global mindset with all the regions.

In order to support AXA strategy, support all the initiatives relying on Linux based technologies, participate to the project kickoff, define & share the best practices, create the standards, prioritize the tasks

MISSIONS AND RESPONSABILITIES

As a Linux Intermediate Product manager, you would be promoting the Linux usage within AXA.

You will work closely with a variety of stakeholders within AXA Group and AXA Entities:

• Distributed teams
• Network and Security & CyberDefense teams
• Cloud Brokers
• Cloud global product teams
• Markets
• Group Security teams

Main objectives will be met if the following goals are successful :

Your Profile

• Manage the Product:
• team members in charge of L3
• key Projects (migration)
• Finance
• Quality of Services
• Manage Services- in charge of L1/L2
• Entities/Clients relationship
• Design the structure of the team
• Manage the career and trainings path evolution of direct collaborators (internals)
• Hire and manage external contractors
• Ensure that working methodology is adapted and applied by everyone inside and outside of the team
• Manage the relationship and challenge the Managed Services in charge of L1/L2 tasks
• Coordinate and consolidate needs from any Linux services consumers.
• Prioritizes product backlogs based on entity needs.
• Drives the community around Linux best practices and adoption.
• Promoter / evangelist of the product at global level
• Work with the technical teams to build a roadmap around Linux product at AXA
• Work on standardization and globalization of process

Following knowledge and experience areas are mandatory:

• Background working on/with application development teams on infrastructure as code
• Understand key IT drivers and strategy around AXA infrastructure usage
• Audit and security skills.
• Strong general knowledge in IT and Datacenter infrastructure architectures
• Proven organization skills to manage multiple key stakeholders and providers
• Results oriented and methodical
• Team leader & team management experience
• Capacity to adapt to various situations and react accordingly
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to build trustful relationships at all levels.
• Strong team player, including ability to work in multi-cultural team

Knowledge in one or more of the following areas is an asset:

• Linux knowledge would be a nice to have
• Understand IT application architecture

About AXA

• At least 4 years of experience in IT people management or project management
• Agile methodologies
• Ability to organize and plan events with key stakeholders
• Good verbal and written communication skills
• Good presentation skills
• Fluent English
• Ability to work in an international context, with remote teams, in a matrix organization
• Ability to work in a collaborative environment, as well as independently
• Ability to interact with stakeholders on a regular basis
• Commitment for occasional international travels (Europe, US & Asia) to support new projects

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 ofAbout the Entity

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.

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:

What We Offer

• 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

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.