Strategy Execution Analyst - QBP Process Owner

Strategy Execution Analyst - QBP Process

Owner

UK - London, France - Paris, Switzerland -Zurich

We are seeking a dynamic and detail-oriented colleague to join our team. The successful candidate will play a crucial role in driving our strategic initiatives by facilitating the quarterly business prioritization process (QBP).

As a Strategy Execution Analyst / QBP Process Owner, you will collaborate with key stakeholders, including business leaders, product owners, and journey owners, to ensure effective execution of our organizational strategy ensuring that multiple agile deliveries are optimized across various products in AXA XL.

DISCOVER your opportunity

What will your essential responsibilities include?

• Facilitate and coordinate the quarterly business prioritization process by partnering with Initiative / Journey Owners and Program Managers to plan and execute QBP cycles per governance guidelines (challenge business cases, product increment objectives and roadmaps, align strategies, etc.).
• Consolidate materials from Journey / Product Owners and where needed, support with writing and challenging submitted content.

Consolidate funding requests in standard / joint funding request log. Utilize data-driven insights to support decision-making in the prioritization process.

Prepare and present reports summarizing prioritization outcomes, highlighting key strategic initiatives and their expected impact.

• Facilitate the Squads syncs, QBP Markets as well as QPB Sign off process in line with governance guidelines to ensure a high-quality update to the leadership team and prepare the basis for the BRP (Big Room Planning).
• Drive the alignment of multiple Journeys / Products, help to optimize the cross-product prioritization for AXA XL and develop strategic execution plans.

Provide analysis and recommendations to leadership regarding the strategic impact and feasibility of proposed projects. Ensure that prioritized initiatives align with the company's long-term vision.

• Foster effective relationships with Business stakeholders, Product owners, and Journey owners to build initiative roadmaps and track progress towards milestones during execution.
• Conduct regular meetings and workshops to gather input, address concerns, and communicate priorities effectively. Act as a bridge between different teams to ensure a unified understanding of strategic priorities.
• Identify opportunities for improving the efficiency and effectiveness of the quarterly prioritization process. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement enhancements and streamline workflows.
• Proactively interact with PPM / PMO, and specifically the Masterplanning function, to ensure alignment between QBP and strategic roadmaps, and communicate any conflicts or dependencies to develop mitigation plans.

You will report to the Manager of the Project Portfolio Management Function.

SHARE your talent

We’re looking for someone who has these abilities and skills :

• Work independently / ownership of his / her work.
• Familiarity with project management methodologies and tools with focus on execution delivery.
• Experience in strategic planning, business analysis, or a related role.
• Experience in project portfolio management, agile at scale / SAFE and lean portfolio management.
• Robust analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to translate data into actionable insights.
• Time management and organization skills.
• Capacity to interact inside the team and with stakeholders from various seniority levels and geographies.
• Perfectly fluent in English (written & spoken).
• Highly motivated to work within AXA XL and become part of a dynamic team.
• Rigorous, proactive, and eager to work in highly complex environment.
• Proficient use of Excel and PowerPoint.
• Result and execution orientated.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality.
• Be highly adaptable, due to the international environment as well as to evolving missions.
• Experience with Power BI and Planview of advantage.

FIND your future

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.

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