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We have an exciting opportunity within our Lifecycle Portfolio team as an IT Lifecycle Planning Manager.

Reporting into the Senior IT Portfolio Manager, you’ll play a pivotal role in managing the lifecycle of several hundred technology products, both applications and infrastructure. You’ll be part of the Lifecycle Portfolio Team, responsible for ensuring each technology product has a well-defined roadmap, aligning the efforts of IT application owners, enterprise architects and project managers. With our ambitious plan to decommission over 100 applications in the next three years, this initiative aims to simplify our technology landscape, reduce costs and enhance the overall customer experience.

You’ll track, guide and support projects to ensure that we realize the benefits of decommissioning legacy technologies. Whilst this role owns the decommissioning process, it does not encompass direct project delivery, this position is ideal for individuals with a background in architecture, IT service management or IT project management.

At AXA we work smart, empowering our people to balance their time between home and the office in a way that works best for them, their team and our customers. You'll work at least two days a week (40%) away from home, moving to three days a week (60%) towards the end of 2025. Away from home means either attendance at one of our office locations, visiting clients or attending industry events. We’re also happy to consider flexible working arrangements, which you can discuss with Talent Acquisition.

What you’ll be doing:

Engaging with Enterprise Architecture, IT Application Owners, Product Managers and Project Managers to build and maintain comprehensive multi-year roadmaps, including all decoms, ensuring alignment with business objectives
Maintaining visibility across the portfolio of all in-year projects that will result in decommission of technology, tracking key milestones, RAG, funding positions, and delivery confidence levels
Owning the decommissioning framework, processes, and controls, providing guidance to projects through a structured end-to-end technology decommissioning process, acting as a trusted advisor on internal processes, including data protection standards and change management
Assessing risk and agreeing resulting technical debt response and decom plans
Proactively seek opportunities to expedite the decommissioning of technologies
Ensuring the IT platform and any changes are compliant with business, regulatory and group policy requirements
Creating and presenting MI for business stakeholders to monitor progress towards simplification and decommissioning targets

What you’ll bring:

Strong understanding of technology architectures, application dependencies, and integration points is essential e.g. architecture, IT service management (ITIL, ITSM, ITAM), or IT project management
Knowledge of risk management and risk mitigation in a technology setting
Competence in project management methodologies and frameworks
Ability to represent at senior stakeholder forums, effectively communicating the status and importance of decommissioning activities
Proven ability maintaining a network of stakeholders across various disciplines
Focus on continuous improvement within the decommissioning process, leveraging lessons learned to refine methodologies and enhance efficiency

As a precondition of employment for this role, you must be eligible and authorised to work in the United Kingdom.

What we offer:

At AXA UK, we’re appreciative of the people who work for us and our rewards package is reviewed regularly to reflect that. You can expect to receive:

Competitive annual salary of up to £65,000 dependent on experience
Annual company & performance-based bonus
Contributory pension scheme (up to 12% employer contributions)
Life Assurance (up to 10 x annual salary)
Private health cover
28 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays
Opportunity to buy up to 5 extra days leave or sell up to 5 days leave
Wellbeing services & resources
AXA employee discounts

To apply, click on the ‘apply for this job’ button, you’ll then need to log in or create a profile to submit your CV. We’re proud to be an Equal Opportunities Employer and don’t discriminate against employees or potential employees based on protected characteristics. If you have a long-term condition or disability and require adjustments during the application or interview process, we’re proud to offer access to the AXA Accessibility Concierge. For our support, please send an email to lauren.standen@axa-insurance.co.uk.

Who we are:

AXA UK Support Functions power AXA’s three customer-facing business units, providing the infrastructure, support and expertise to ensure our customers can always count on us. Whether you’ve got heaps of experience and qualifications behind you, or you’re just starting out, we’ll give you the support and opportunities to help you grow and develop with confidence.

Seniority level

Seniority level
Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Employment type
Full-time

Job function

Job function
Information Technology

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Location:: Bolton, England, United Kingdom
Salary:: £60,000 - £80,000
Job Type:: FullTime
Category:: Management & Operations