Project Manager

We are looking for a new PM in the Project Portfolio Management Team based in Rome and reporting directly to the Portfolio Manager.

Type of contract: Permanent and Full Time

The PM role will play a key role managing projects with different type of complexity and ensuring that the projects will meet its objectives across quality, time, and benefits.

The role will execute core project management and control activities including project and program reporting, risk and issue management, planning and dependency management, change control, benefits tracking and project budgeting support. As such, the PM should have strong communication, organization and teamwork skills, as well as being a self-starter comfortable both working across multiple stakeholder groups and managing ambiguity.

The PM will be required to cover project management. There is the need to understand that developing new concepts/defining scope involves uncertainty, so the PM profile we are looking for is someone able to push forward with incomplete information and willing to understand a complex problem or process by creating a visual diagram to document the cause and effect of the particular problem or process.

AXA Partners has embarked on a significant transformation with an ambitious timescale to deliver new systems and processes into the organization. This role is part of the overall Global Investment Governance and will operate in a matrix environment with local and global stakeholders.

The PM will interface directly with other project managers, management and transformation team members including project manager and global PMO.

On occasion the PM may need to deputize for the Program Manager/Portfolio Manager in order to complete tasks. Coaching of junior members of staff or consultants in program/Project disciplines may be required with no line management requirements.

**Your Profile** Skill and experience**
- Experience of technology and operating model transformation programs preferred
- In depth knowledge and skills of the Program Management Office disciplines, including program planning, governance, risk and issue management and reporting.
- Strong analytical skills with great attention to detail and a problem-solving mindset
- Project experience using both agile and waterfall methodologies, with the ability to work in mixed teams with both onshore and offshore resources
- Highly proficient in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and MS project as a plus
- Relevant professional certifications (MSP, PMI, APM, Prince 2 etc) are desirable but not required
- Comfortable with ambiguity and capability to challenge and push forward without incomplete information. Ability to define a scope and to be able to break the project scope into different deliverables in an analytical way.
- Resilient and tenacious with a strong propensity to persevere in a moving environment
- Value oriented always looking at “who should do what” before acting
- Self-starter with desire to continuously improve
- Understanding the motivation levers for key stakeholders
- Exceptional written and spoken communication skills, with the ability present complex ideas and concepts at various levels of the organization
- Flexible and adaptable; able to work in ambiguous situations
- Fluent in English (min. B2/C1)
- Spanish would be a plus

**About AXA**

AXA Group is the world leader in insurance and asset management. We protect and advise our clients at every step in their lives, by offering products and services which satisfy their needs in the areas of insurance, personal protection, saving and asset management. AXA is the leading insurance brand worldwide, with over 100 million clients. We are transforming from payer to partner for our client, with a strong focus on risk prevention.

Our mission: Empower people to live a better life.

Our values: Customer First, Courage, Integrity and One AXA.

**About the Entity**

AXA Partners is an AXA transversal business unit offering a wide range of solutions in assistance services, travel insurance and credit protection.

AXA Partners’ role is also to implement innovative solutions emerging from the AXA Innovation unit.

Combining passion with advanced expertise, we design and deliver worldwide solutions for partners and communities. We protect what matters, when it matters.

**What We Offer**

By joining AXA Partners, you will work in a responsible company, which offers a real culture of expertise & diversity. Our focus is on accelerating the development of everyone’s skills, whilst offering attractive and competitive compensation and opportunities for professional development and growth.

Additionally, at AXA, we work to make a real difference to people - when amazing things happen and when we create opportunities for a better life, the feeling of pride is extraordinary.