Job Purpose
Demand Intake and Scoping
Capture the business demands and have an overview of all demand for their scope (Country / Market)
Ensure business needs and priorities are understood to support the business strategy.
Work closely with the Account Manager, Product Business Partners, Market Integration Expert and PM when needed to ensure pre-scoping is performed to identify if existing products are available, or if a new solution is required.
Working closely with the Product teams and other relevant GO teams, the Demand Manager is accountable for the scoping and the engagement regarding demand towards the Entity.
For all non-standard requests that require transversal coordination, the Demand Manager collects inputs from the various contributors and orchestrates the overall delivery.
Demand Planning
Manages the Entity project Portfolio
Requests the necessary resources to meet the demand.
Helps with portfolio prioritisation – from an Entity perspective.
Helps address any competing, or conflicting demands.
If the demand is significant enough to become a project, formally adds the project to the Global project portfolio.
Intermediates with GO Project Management allocation.
If no PM is assigned, the Demand Manager ensures funding is approved before proceeding with the next steps.
Delivery, Monitoring & Reporting
Owns the Demand Management Process for the Country / Market / Entity and ensures all defined steps are followed appropriately.
Monitors and reports on the portfolio of demand and ensures effective closure – providing required information to Market Head, Account Manager, PBP to be shared in relevant governance with the Entity (Project Review Board where instated).
When informed that a Product enhancement, or feature request is added to the Product lifecycle timeline and therefore not to be delivered immediately, ensures the information is passed back to the requestor.
Your Profile
Experience
Good IT background
Experience of working in a global Organization
Good understanding of Group Operations Governance
Good understanding of GO financial, project and product processes.
Good understanding of demand management processes
Competencies
A strong understanding of the Demand Management process and any supporting processes.
A sound knowledge of Product families GO structure, Tech and Data roadmap, objectives, organization, and policies.
A strong understanding of the AXA GO Product catalogue.
Where relevant, a good understanding of insurance business needs/challenges of the Opco and technical environment, in the short and long term.
Client focused and service minded with sound business thinking.
Strong understanding of GO Operations activities project/program delivery and have a good overview of all GO Programs and inter-dependencies.
Have a basic technical understanding of the Products.
Ability to understand cost of ownership and the Product pricing model.
Interpersonal skills
To have strong communication and presentation skills.
Ability to collaborate and build relationships, sufficient influence and persuasion skills.
Ability to be a strong team player in a multicultural team with limited or no hierarchical structures, with high motivation.
Ability to work under pressure autonomously.
In terms of leadership, the focus is on delivering simplification and efficiency, the capacity to take ownership towards concrete results with a hands-on and pragmatic attitude, and a high level of personal accountability and strong commitment.
It is important to have a strategic vision, to understand the GO vision & goals regarding Product families, and to understand the Entity strategic direction.
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 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 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.
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.
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