Job Description
About the job
As a key member of the Cyberdefense Product team, the Product Owner (PO) will lead a team of technical subject matter experts to define and deliver a clear product vision aligned with AXA’s security and compliance objectives. The PO acts as the primary liaison between stakeholders, security teams, and the Product Manager to ensure the product roadmap is executed effectively, delivering maximum value to AXA’s security operations and organizational goals.
Cyberdefense Product Owner will
Develop and refine the product vision and strategy in collaboration with the Product Manager, stakeholders, and end-users to ensure alignment with AXA’s security priorities.
Own and manage the product backlog, prioritizing features, improvements, and technical debt based on business value, risk, and compliance requirements.
Engage with stakeholders across security, IT, compliance, and business units to gather requirements, feedback, and ensure their needs are reflected in the product backlog.
Lead Agile ceremonies (daily standup, sprint planning, reviews, retrospectives) to facilitate team understanding of priorities and deliverables with the support for the SCRUM master
Define clear acceptance criteria for deliverables and validate outputs against business needs, compliance standards, and security requirements.
Support the Product Manager by translating strategic goals into actionable backlog items and ensuring their timely delivery.
Promote transparency by providing regular updates on progress, risks, and dependencies to all relevant stakeholders.
Foster team collaboration and motivate a team of technical SMEs to deliver high-quality outputs, removing blockers and facilitating continuous improvement.
Enhance product understanding within the team and stakeholders to ensure technical and security considerations are incorporated into prioritization decisions.
Measure and analyze product performance using KPIs, trends, and feedback to inform ongoing improvements.
Advocate for the product internally and externally, promoting its value and outlining future roadmap initiatives.
Team structure: The team is led by one Product manager, and 4 people (FTE) for the LOA (run) activity and about 3-6 people part of the team on dedicated strategic project.
We are looking for a team member that will support Cyberdefense Product manager as Product owner role.
Our target is to stay at the “state of art” of security while helping the team to be more agile and to build Risk Operation Center (ROC) product that will enable the next level of AXA Risk-based vulnerability management.
Expected skills & experience
We are looking for someone with the following experience and skills:
Skills and Experience
- Proven experience working as a Product Owner or in a similar Agile role, managing product backlogs and executing roadmaps is a must
- Proven past experience in IT or cybersecurity landscape is highly desirable
Ability to understand technical security concepts sufficiently to prioritize features and communicate effectively with technical teams.
Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills, with a proven ability to translate business needs into technical priorities.
Leadership qualities to guide and motivate a team of technical SMEs in a fast-paced environment.
- Understanding of Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM) is preferred.
- Artificial Intelligence proven experience and knowledge are highly desirable
- Knowledge of Private and Public Cloud Security with general understanding of Workload Protection, including Servers, Workstation, Containers is required.
Agile certifications (e.g., PSPO, CSPO) are highly desirable.
Fluency in English is required; additional language skills are a plus.
Deliverables
As part of your mission, you and your product team will have to produce and to present key deliverables at the highest level of quality, such as:
- Delivery of the 1-18 months roadmap backlog
- Reports (Quality of Services, Capacity planning, …)
- Documentation of standards and procedures
- Reporting to AXA management
- Improvement plans (automation, tools, incident action plan)
Education
Post-graduate degree in IT or a closely-related subject to IS Security.
Certification
AGILE certifications are highly desirable (Product Owner, or other SCRUM/SAFE certifications)
ISC² CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional) or CCSP (Certified Cloud Security Professional) is recommended
Overall work experience in the fields
- Experience in AGILE hands-on experience (required)
- Experience in AGILE hands-on as Product Manager or Product Owner (required)
Experience in Team leadership (required)
Experience in Security > 3 years (strongly recommended)
Language
Fluency in English is required; additional language skills are a plus.
What we offer
We bring together the expertise, cultural diversity and creativity of over 8,000 employees worldwide and we’re 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.