A

AXA

Global insurer offering life, property, casualty

Subdirector de Transformación

Program ManagementPosted on Nov 11
Full-timeMexicoNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A Licenciatura/Ingeniería in Systems, Computing, Industrial Engineering, or a related field is desirable; a Master's degree or MBA is also desirable.
  • At least 10 years of experience in technology managing transformation portfolios in the insurance or financial sector, with executive negotiation skills and a systems-level understanding of architecture and integration.
  • Advanced English proficiency.
  • Experience leading complex IT programs.
  • Experience managing hybrid ecosystems.
  • Experience coordinating multiple technology towers.
  • Experience interacting with Enterprise Architecture.
  • Experience managing technology risks.
  • Experience implementing cloud platforms.
  • Experience integrating through APIs and middleware.
  • Experience managing technology vendors.
  • At least 10 to 12 years of professional experience in Technology and Innovation, including at least 5 to 7 years in leadership or management roles such as Portfolio Manager, Technology PMO Manager, or Delivery Lead.
  • Knowledge of Enterprise Architecture, Solution Architecture, Data Governance, Information Security, Cloud Computing, APIs and Integration, ITIL, Agile Delivery, Technology Risk Management, and IT Project Financial Management.
  • Proven experience managing complex, simultaneous multichannel and multiproject portfolios, with direct responsibility for significant budgets and monitoring delivery indicators for time, cost, and scope.
  • Prior experience in the financial or insurance sector, or in highly regulated industries with hybrid or complex architectures.
  • Demonstrated experience presenting and negotiating in executive committees and with general and business management, translating technical terminology into financial and operational value.
  • A track record managing demand from multiple user areas with conflicting interests, defining objective prioritization criteria, and proposing minimum viable product approaches where appropriate.
  • Experience with migration, integration, or coexistence projects involving core or legacy systems and modern platforms such as cloud, microservices, APIs, and middleware; programming is not required, but understanding how systems connect is needed to assess risks.
  • Experience applying project management frameworks such as Agile, Waterfall, and Hybrid, and understanding release management and ITIL processes to support handover to stability and business-as-usual teams.
  • Ability to influence across functions without hierarchical authority.
  • Systems thinking.
  • Executive negotiation.
  • Stakeholder management.
  • Risk-based decision-making.
  • Conflict resolution.
  • Matrix leadership.
  • Executive communication.
  • Organizational ability.
  • Business knowledge.
  • Innovation.
  • Ability to delegate effectively.
  • Ability to prioritize tasks and communicate complex needs in simple language.
  • Professional conduct characterized by transparency and trustworthiness.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the strategy and governance of the project portfolio, ensuring initiatives are executed and integrated on time and within budget.
  • Act as the strategic link between business areas and the organization’s technical capacity.
  • Coordinate technology transformation initiatives and work effectively with Architecture, Data, Security, Infrastructure, and Development teams.
  • Coordinate with Enterprise Architecture and Solution Architecture to evaluate initiatives and ensure alignment with technology standards, modernization roadmaps, and architectural principles.
  • Ensure projects incorporate data governance, information quality, analytics, and data exploitation requirements in accordance with corporate policies, working with the Data Office, Data Governance, Analytics, Artificial Intelligence, and Data Quality teams.
  • Coordinate with Information Security teams to incorporate cybersecurity controls, regulatory compliance, and technology risk management from the early stages of each initiative, working with Cybersecurity, Vulnerability Management, Technology Risk, and Regulatory Compliance teams.
  • Coordinate across Development, Architecture, Infrastructure, Data, Security, and Operations teams to ensure integrated delivery of technology solutions.
  • Define, prioritize, and maintain the project roadmap, ensuring alignment with business strategy and actual execution capacity.
  • Communicate portfolio status to executives, facilitate decision-making, and negotiate priorities when resources or timelines conflict.
  • Capture and challenge business-area needs to simplify scope, avoid over-architecture, and define minimum viable products.
  • Monitor and ensure milestones, scope, budget, and quality are met for all assigned initiatives.
  • Manage technical-capacity assignments with BAU Subdirectors, acting as an internal customer without compromising operational continuity.
  • Proactively identify bottlenecks, technical or business risks, and project dependencies to mitigate impacts across the ecosystem.
  • Ensure each project respects its overall impact on core systems, integrations, security, and infrastructure before release.
  • Coordinate with external development or consulting vendors assigned to projects and hold them accountable for deliverables.
  • Ensure every delivered project includes documentation, training, and monitoring metrics so the Stability team can take over smoothly.
  • Track post-implementation success indicators, including NPS, user adoption, and efficiency, to confirm that solutions deliver promised business value.

About the Company

AXA

Global insurer offering life, property, casualty

AXA is a global insurer and asset manager that provides life, health, and property and casualty insurance, as well as related financial services. Its products work by customers paying insurance premiums in exchange for coverage against risks; AXA pools risk across many policyholders, prices premiums based on risk, and pays claims when events occur, while also offering investment and retirement products through its asset management arm. The company has grown through large acquisitions, giving it a wide geographic footprint and a diverse mix of personal, commercial, and specialty insurance offerings. This scale and breadth set AXA apart from many competitors, alongside a long history of strategic mergers that expanded its reach to customers around the world. AXA’s goal is to be a leading global insurer and asset manager, delivering financial protection and long-term value to customers and stakeholders.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Paris, France
Founded
1816

Recently Posted Jobs

Explore more opportunities at AXA

See more jobs