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About the Role

Oversees the internal COO of strategic initiatives spanning operations, technology, and data & analytics. This role provides a clear, integrated view of delivery and helps ensure that initiatives are prioritized, governed, and executed in support of COO business objectives.

Responsibilities

• Drive and guide strategy for COO projects in collaboration with Business Leaders, Product Owners, Value Stream Leads, Release Train Engineers, and delivery partners, ensuring alignment across operations, technology, and data & analytics objectives.
• Ensure operations, technology, and data & analytics initiatives align with enterprise priorities, COO objectives, and measurable business outcomes.
• Manage governance, financials, delivery status, dependencies, and reporting across COO projects, including budgets, actuals, Objectives & Key Results (OKR) attainment, delivery metrics, and other KPIs.
• Identify and mitigate risks that could impact success.
• Maintain clear communication with stakeholders, ensuring transparency and alignment on goals and progress.
• Support prioritization and allocation of resources required to deliver COO initiatives.
• Actively participate in Program Increment (PI) Planning, identifying cross-Value Stream dependencies, helping set priorities, and mitigating impediments.
• Take on additional duties, responsibilities and activities appropriate to the nature of this role.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration or a related field.
• Project Management Professional (PMP), Lean Six Sigma certifications, Agile delivery certifications (e.g. SAFe SPC, SAFe Lean Portfolio Management, PMI-ACP), or other relevant certifications are advantageous.
• Proven experience in strategic delivery leadership, portfolio or project management with a track record of successfully leading and delivering large-scale projects in a matrixed environment.
• Proven experience in the insurance industry preferred.
• Experience overseeing cross-functional programs that include business operations, technology delivery, data & analytics, process improvement, and transformation initiatives.
• Ability to think strategically and align project goals with the overall business objectives of the COO organization, including operations, technology, and data & analytics priorities.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to synthesize complex information.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management abilities, including strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to adapt to changing project requirements and manage ambiguity.
• Keen attention to detail to ensure project plans and deliverables are accurately developed and maintained.
• Strong collaborative skills to work effectively with various teams and stakeholders.
• Ability to balance structure and flexibility, with a focus on results and accountability.
• Strong executive presence and credibility, with experience dealing with senior business leaders.
• Effective influencing, negotiating, and decision-making skills.
• Strong organizational skills, with the ability to coordinate and manage multiple priorities.
• Proficiency in using AI-enabled tools to enhance productivity, improve analysis, streamline communication, and support effective delivery management.
• Proficiency in project management tools and software platforms.
• Embrace the hybrid culture offered at AXIS, you need to be in office 3 days per week.
• Comfort with prolonged screen time is necessary.
• Occasional mobility within the office environment may be required.

Skills

• Strategic delivery leadership
• Portfolio management
• Project management
• Insurance industry experience
• Cross-functional program oversight
• Business operations
• Technology delivery
• Data & analytics
• Process improvement
• Transformation initiatives
• Strategic thinking
• Analytical skills
• Problem-solving skills
• Communication skills
• Stakeholder management
• Adaptability
• Attention to detail
• Collaboration
• Results-oriented
• Accountability
• Executive presence
• Influencing skills
• Negotiation skills
• Decision-making skills
• Organizational skills
• AI-enabled tools proficiency
• Project management tools proficiency

Location

• United States of America

Work Type

• Hybrid

Experience Level

• Strategic delivery leadership
• Portfolio or project management
• Large-scale project delivery
• Matrixed environment experience
• Insurance industry experience preferred
• Cross-functional program oversight experience

Education Level

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration or a related field
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification advantageous
• Lean Six Sigma certification advantageous
• Agile delivery certifications (e.g. SAFe SPC, SAFe Lean Portfolio Management, PMI-ACP) advantageous
• Other relevant certifications advantageous

Salary/Compensations

• $160,000 - $180,000

Benefits

• Competitive target incentive compensation
• Comprehensive and competitive benefits package
• Medical plans for you and your family
• Health and wellness programs
• Retirement plans
• Tuition reimbursement
• Paid vacation

About the Company

• AXIS Capital is a trusted global provider of specialty lines insurance and reinsurance.
• We stand apart for our outstanding client service, intelligent risk taking and superior risk adjusted returns for our shareholders.
• We proudly maintain an entrepreneurial, disciplined and ethical corporate culture.
• As a member of AXIS, you join a team that is among the best in the industry.
• At AXIS, we believe that we are only as strong as our people.
• We strive to create an inclusive and welcoming culture where employees of all backgrounds and from all walks of life feel comfortable and empowered to be themselves.
• This means that we bring our whole selves to work.

Equal Opportunity

• All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any protected characteristic, including age, color, disability, ethnicity, gender identity, marital status, national origin, pregnancy, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any basis prohibited by the laws that govern its operations.