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Gurgaon/ Bangalore, India This key role within the Global Technology Department will drive the successful delivery of all programs and projects within Information Technology and will be called upon to support other business areas as required to provide balance across Project Management Teams.This role has a high focus on strategic alignment, execution excellence, and financial discipline across the project portfolio while maintaining a tight concentration on Application Currency and Security Programs. The Project Management Lead will establish and enforce best practices, optimize resource allocation, and oversee project budgets to ensure maximum efficiency and impact. In addition to managing portfolio execution, this role will provide leadership and mentorship to project managers and support teams, fostering a high-performing organization that adheres to enterprise-wide project management standards. The ideal candidate will bring deep expertise in advanced project management disciplines and a working knowledge of various frameworks, including Waterfall, SAFe, Agile, and Kanban, ensuring the organization can adapt and quickly pivot to meet the technology and business demands. They will play a key role in shaping and enhancing project governance, driving continuous improvement, and contributing to the organization’s long-term success. As a Project Management Lead, you will be at the forefront of our mission, guiding and empowering a team to drive impactful initiatives for our clients. Your leadership will shape strategic direction, foster collaboration, and ensure excellence in execution. If you are a visionary leader, a problem solver, and passionate about driving meaningful change, we invite you to join us and make a lasting impact. Join Us as a Project Management Lead - Make an Impact! The world is evolving fast, and businesses face new challenges every day. At AXA XL, we don’t just keep up—we lead the way! Our clients count on us to help them navigate risks, seize opportunities, and stay ahead in a market. We’re on a mission to create a more sustainable and prosperous future by delivering solutions that go beyond insurance. We tackle complex challenges with innovation and strategic thinking, helping businesses thrive in an ever-changing worldSummary of the position/team, etc. What You’ll Be DOING What will your essential responsibilities include? Lead the Application Currency, Application Security and other Software Obsolescence led strategies and how the project portfolio fits in and contributes to the achievement of those strategies and associated goals. Communicates to the rest of the Project Management team so they have a working understanding of the strategy and goals. Leadership and Guidance: Provides direction and support to a team of project managers and technologists, ensuring they understand their roles and objectives. Coach/mentor team members and guide them to be successful. Performance Management: Monitor the performance of project managers using OKR/KPIs, providing feedback, conducting performance reviews, and identifying areas for professional development. Stakeholder Communication: Build and maintain lasting relationships with all business stakeholders. Facilitate communication between project managers and senior management, stakeholders, and clients to ensure alignment on project objectives and expectations. Run and manage the App Currency and App Security Steering committee using data to support OKR/KPIs. Risk Management: Identify potential risks and issues across projects, guiding cross functional teams on mitigation strategies. Introduces and reinforces issue resolution discipline and provides escalation framework via governance. Budget Oversight: Oversees project budgets and financial performance, ensuring projects are delivered within financial constraints. Having full program level financial oversight for Apps Currency and Apps Security. Conflict Resolution: Address and resolve conflicts within the team or between cross-functional teams, fostering a collaborative work environment. Resource Management: Manage the project manager resource pool including the allocation of resources to ensure the right resources are provided at the right time to support successful delivery. This includes working with vendors when additional staff is required to support a growing demand. Maintain a current view of people supply versus demand for the team, aligning this to the needs of the business. Collaboration: Partner with Peers to plan, solve problems and implement organizational change. Standards and Governance: Ensure utilization of recognized project management tools and techniques, processes and resources while adhering to AXA XL's approved methodology. Project Status: Provide accurate information on the status of projects portfolio for their projects. Project Management: Ensure PM deliverables are met across sprint project and application teams/squads within and across domains for each release. You will report to Head of Global Technology Project Management. What You Will BRING We’re looking for someone who has these abilities and skills: Required Skills And Abilities Extensive technical program and project management experience. Experience leading and working with large, dynamic, virtual teams, across time zones and offshore with high resource utilization and productivity, including where teams are highly matrixed - both in centralized and decentralized environments. Adaptable to new/different strategies, programs, technologies, practices, cultures, etc. Comfortable with change, able to easily make transitions. Ability to present information in an influential manner to senior leadership and all business stakeholders. Effective team management and leadership skills. Ability to manage App Currency and App Security demand against current capacity. Extensive knowledge and experience with Project Management principles, best practices and methods. Excellent understanding of software development principles and methodologies. Planning and execution oriented with ability to provide creative solutions and analytical decision making. Must be able to assist project managers in project initiation efforts which including assisting with definition of high-level scope, estimating work effort and defining proper skillset to fulfill demand. Understands problems from all perspectives and analyze available options and constraints. Experience in budget management and financial planning. Project Management Professional (PMP) certification or equivalent is required. Desired Skills And Abilities Familiarity with Project Management Tools, such as JIRA, Office Suite, and Financial Tracking tools such as PlanView. Stakeholder management which includes updating on portfolio or projects in the portfolio, explaining risks and issues, and celebrating success. Ability to think and act both strategically and tactically. Excellent collaboration and conflict management skills. Proven planning and organization skills, creating own work schedules, prioritizing workload, preparing in advance and setting realistic timescales. Who WE are AXA XL, the P&C and specialty risk division of AXA, is known for solving complex risks. For mid-sized companies, multinationals and even some inspirational individuals we don’t just provide re/insurance, we reinvent it. How? By combining a comprehensive and efficient capital platform, data-driven insights, leading technology, and the best talent in an agile and inclusive workspace, empowered to deliver top client service across all our lines of business − property, casualty, professional, financial lines and specialty. With an innovative and flexible approach to risk solutions, we partner with those who move the world forward. Learn more at axaxl.com What we OFFER Inclusion AXA XL is committed to equal employment opportunity and will consider applicants regardless of gender, sexual orientation, age, ethnicity and origins, marital status, religion, disability, or any other protected characteristic. At AXA XL, we know that an inclusive culture and enables business growth and is critical to our success. That’s why we have made a strategic commitment to attract, develop, advance and retain the most inclusive workforce possible, and create a culture where everyone can bring their full selves to work and reach their highest potential. It’s about helping one another — and our business — to move forward and succeed. Five Business Resource Groups focused on gender, LGBTQ+, ethnicity and origins, disability and inclusion with 20 Chapters around the globe. Robust support for Flexible Working Arrangements Enhanced family-friendly leave benefits Named to the Diversity Best Practices Index Signatory to the UK Women in Finance Charter Learn more at axaxl.com/about-us/inclusion-and-diversity. AXA XL is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Total Rewards AXA XL’s Reward program is designed to take care of what matters most to you, covering the full picture of your health, wellbeing, lifestyle and financial security. It provides competitive compensation and personalized, inclusive benefits that evolve as you do. We’re committed to rewarding your contribution for the long term, so you can be your best self today and look forward to the future with confidence. Sustainability At AXA XL, Sustainability is integral to our business strategy. In an ever-changing world, AXA XL protects what matters most for our clients and communities. We know that sustainability is at the root of a more resilient future. Our 2023-26 Sustainability strategy, called “Roots of resilience”, focuses on protecting natural ecosystems, addressing climate change, and embedding sustainable practices across our operations. Our Pillars Valuing nature: How we impact nature affects how nature impacts us. Resilient ecosystems - the foundation of a sustainable planet and society - are essential to our future. We’re committed to protecting and restoring nature - from mangrove forests to the bees in our backyard - by increasing biodiversity awareness and inspiring clients and colleagues to put nature at the heart of their plans. Addressing climate change: The effects of a changing climate are far-reaching and significant. Unpredictable weather, increasing temperatures, and rising sea levels cause both social inequalities and environmental disruption. We're building a net zero strategy, developing insurance products and services, and mobilizing to advance thought leadership and investment in societal-led solutions. Integrating ESG: All companies have a role to play in building a more resilient future. Incorporating ESG considerations into our internal processes and practices builds resilience from the roots of our business. We’re training our colleagues, engaging our external partners, and evolving our sustainability governance and reporting. AXA Hearts in Action: We have established volunteering and charitable giving programs to help colleagues support causes that matter most to them, known as AXA XL’s “Hearts in Action” programs. These include our Matching Gifts program, Volunteering Leave, and our annual volunteering day - the Global Day of Giving. For more information, please see axaxl.com/sustainability. Show more Show less
