AXA Hiring! Full Time Deputy Program Manager - ASIA Data Center in Selangor - Ricebowl

These responsibilities are jointly shared with ASIADC Program Manager

1. Global Program Strategy & Alignment

• Execute the overall data center relocation strategy, leveraging proven experience from European DC programs
• Define scope, migration approach, and governance aligned with organizational objectives
• Develop and maintain an integrated program roadmap, including migration waves, milestones, and dependencies
• Ensure alignment of relocation activities with business continuity and operational requirements

2. Data Center Infrastructure Set-Up

• Define and manage the infrastructure deployment roadmap in collaboration with Product and engineering teams
• Structure deployment waves, including detailed runbooks, installation sequencing, and cutover planning
• Lead the execution of asset deployment, testing, and validation activities, ensuring adherence to schedule and quality standards
• Drive and successfully pass stage-gate validations to secure approval for production readiness

3. Migration Planning & Execution

• Oversee the inventory, assessment, and dependency mapping of applications, technical services and infrastructure components
• Define structured migration waves, including detailed runbooks and cutover strategies
• Lead end-to-end migration execution, ensuring compliance with timelines, quality standards, and operational constraints
• Establish and validate rollback, fallback, and contingency plans to ensure minimal risk and business disruption

4. Governance & Reporting

• Establish global governance with regional execution frameworks
• Define KPIs aligned across regions while allowing local adaptation
• Deliver executive reporting across different time zones (asynchronous + live sessions)

5. Budget & Resource Management

• Monitor and control program expenditures against the approved budget, providing clear analysis and justification for any variances
• Anticipate, plan, and coordinate resource contributions from Product teams and Asian entities, ensuring strong alignment with program priorities and timelines, with particular attention to maintaining an effective balance of contributors across Europe and Asia

• Expertise in IT Infrastructure Transformation.
• Strong experience in Global Program Delivery across multi-region and multi-time-zone environments.
• Experience defining and managing Migration Roadmaps, Migration Waves, and Governance Frameworks.
• Knowledge of Regulatory Compliance, Data Protection Requirements, and business continuity considerations within migration programs.

• Strong leadership and virtual team management capabilities.
• Excellent remote coordination skills across international stakeholders and time zones.
• Ability to manage complex dependencies across distributed systems.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills across culturally diverse environments.
• Strong planning, governance, and organizational skills with a focus on execution excellence.

• 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