Internship - Project Management Tech & AI modernization

AXA Group Operations; Paris; Sur place; EUR 13 392 - 20 088; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

AXA Group Operations in Paris is offering a six‑month internship starting September 2026 as part of the PRIME program to modernize core insurance applications and enable AI‑driven value. You will assist the CoE lead and teams to deliver cross‑entity synergies, develop assets, and support governance through reporting and knowledge sharing.

The role provides exposure to senior stakeholders, a multicultural environment, and hands‑on experience in large transformation initiatives within AXA’s global

Qualifications

• English: Very advanced level (spoken and written).
• Good general knowledge of the IT ecosystem overall.
• Ability to digest complex information (sometimes technical) to present a clear summary for decision‑making and actions (PowerPoint, Excel, …).
• Adapt quickly to changes, demonstrating speed in performing complex tasks efficiently in fast‑paced, moving or uncertain environments.
• Rigorous; ensure discussions and decisions are recorded and followed up with particular care of details.

Responsabilités

• Assist the CoE synergy teams to fully deliver the expected CoE benefits.
• Organise and facilitate synergy working groups and action plans.
• Develop assets (methodology, position papers, lessons learned) in agreement with synergy leads and working group objectives and backlog.
• Develop the community, communication, and knowledge base.
• Develop reporting and analytical views to support steering of synergies and decision-making.

Connaissances

English: Very advanced level

Digest complex information

PowerPoint

Excel

Adapt quickly

Rigorous

Description du poste

We are looking for a 6 months internship starting September 2026.

PRESENTATION OF THE PROGRAM CONTEXT / TEAM

The PRIME Program was set up in 2025 to unlock business value by modernizing the core insurance applications hosted on the IBM mainframe platform while ensuring a controlled ramp down of the technical platform. AXA's challenge is not Mainframe; it is to unlock business value with agentic AI. This requires transforming core legacy applications (claims, underwriting, policy management…) currently running on Mainframe due to functional and data limitations, technical complexity, and skills scarcity. The cloud (private or public) is the natural landing platform as it better supports AXA's business ambition. Competitors and new entrants increasingly choose cloud-based architectures. PRIME was positioned as an umbrella program with a central lean group cockpit and entities responsible for local delivery, business value, and funding. The central team also steered coherence in methodologies, experience curve, and reusability of some program investments. After delivering a full modernization plan and business case with the entities, the central team shifted focus to synergies enablement through the creation of an applications modernization Center of Excellence (CoE).

Job Purpose

Assist the applications modernization CoE lead and team to develop and steer a high-impact Group Centre of Excellence (CoE) to enable faster, de-risked, and cost-optimized core insurance applications modernization journeys across 14+ entities. The CoE acts as a synergies enablement hub by ensuring cross-entity collaboration, knowledge capitalization, sourcing optimization, and reusable asset development while respecting local ownership and context.

MISSIONS

Assist the CoE synergy teams to fully deliver the expected CoE benefits

• Contribute to 4 main synergy areas: community & knowledge building, global procurement, technical platform optimization, and application modernisation.
• Identify relevant AI tooling and services to analyze, understand, and modernise legacy applications (reverse engineering, code analysis, developer tooling, AI assistance, etc.).
• Organise and facilitate synergy working groups and action plans.
• Develop assets (methodology, position papers, lessons learned) in agreement with synergy leads and working group objectives and backlog.
• Develop the community, communication, and knowledge base.
• Develop reporting and analytical views to support steering of synergies and decision-making.

Ownership of specific projects

• Take direct ownership of deliverables in the Center of Excellence, such as studies on potential new tools, large event organisation, and definition of a target operating model, to demonstrate end-to-end ownership as part of the internship.

What You Will Learn And/or Further Develop

• Ability to work in a very multicultural and global environment.
• 360° understanding of key streams of work required to run a very large transformation program.
• The tools and frameworks to organise work efficiently when running a complex programme.
• Take end‑to‑end ownership of some deliverables.
• Exposure to senior stakeholders in the organisation.

Skills

• English: Very advanced level (spoken and written).
• Good general knowledge of the IT ecosystem overall.
• Ability to digest complex information (sometimes technical) to present a clear summary for decision‑making and actions (PowerPoint, Excel, …).
• Adapt quickly to changes, demonstrating speed in performing complex tasks efficiently in fast‑paced, moving or uncertain environments.
• Rigorous; ensure discussions and decisions are recorded and followed up with particular care of details.

What We Offer

We bring together the expertise, cultural diversity, and creativity of over 8,000 employees worldwide and are committed to equal opportunities in all aspects of employment (gender, LGBT+, disabled persons, or people of different origins) and to promoting Diversity & Inclusion by creating a work environment where all employees are treated with dignity and respect, and where individual differences are valued.

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 and with 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 globally, while achieving economies of scale and synergies when necessary. At AXA Group Operations, we aim to be recognized in three fields: state‑of‑the‑art Data Technology, state‑of‑the‑art Procurement & Sourcing, and a high‑performing global team for stronger partnerships with AXA entities.

About AXA

As a world‑leading insurance company, AXA acts for human progress by protecting what matters. With 153,000 employees in 54 countries working for 105 million customers, we have created a truly dynamic and vibrant community. Inclusion and diversity link closely with our values, and together we nurture a culture of respect for each other, for our customers, and for 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.