Operations Security Lead

**Job Description**:
**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 for 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

**Job position pitch**

You collaborate with the Operations Security Head, local entity CISOs and other local stakeholders as necessary to ensure that information security across the local entity or subsidiary is relevant and cost-effective.

You serve as a senior security expert and as a security leader to senior management of the entities in the implementation and maintenance of information security.

**Where will you be in the organization?**

**The division**

You will join the Group Security division, defining the security standards to be applied by AXA entities, overseeing the overall security posture across the Group and providing centralized services to support entities (Crisis Management, Security Operations Centre, etc.).

Throughout AXA Group, the security community represents composed of 1000 security professionals, working daily to protect our customers, operations, brand and people. To achieve this, we have gathered our three security disciplines: Information Security, Physical Security and Operational Resilience.

Our main missions:

- Monitor the Security Threat Landscape
- Define and oversee Security Standards and Strategy implementation across the Group
- Drive local security objectives with C-Level executive (COO, CIO, CTO, CFO ) of AXA entities
- Ensure the security of Group Operations as an entity
- Provide centralized security services and products to AXA entities

AXA Group Security is divided in 4 main blocks:

- Corporate functions (Group Mandate) : Security Advisory and Standards, Security Governance, Security Risk & Assurance, Security Strategy and Awareness
- CyberDefense (Group security services and products provider)
- Group Operations Security (Security of the hosting entity)
- Corporate Chief Security Officers (Oversight of entities’ security) : Corporate Centre, European Markets, International Markets

**About the job**

**Main missions**
- Contribute to effective teamwork, communication, collaboration and commitment to deliver services in the team
- Act as a key advisor to local entity senior management (CIO, CRO, Regional CISO) on information security matters (e.g. information risk management, cybersecurity, information security control, monitoring, information privacy, operations, identity access management, security architecture, forensics)
- Interact with the local CISO, local Group Operations management
- Act as a leader at the local level to drive information security in terms of assessment, risk appetite, report and promotion in an entity or local subsidiary to advise and challenge businesses
- Drive cultural and organizational change throughout the regional level and implement a sustainable information security practice
- Lead, develop and deploy a portfolio of information security services for the local level leveraging Cyber Defense products

Contribute to the development of the security shared services and ensure implementation of the shared services within the local level

**Expected skills & experience**

We are looking for someone with the following experience and skills:
You hold a Bachelor degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
- An MSc Information Security is a plus
- Information Security and /or Information Technology industry certification (CISSP-ISSAP, CISM, ISO 27001 Lead Auditor, GIAC or equivalent) is